# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Comedian Sammy Obeid (Netflix, Conan) performs LIVE in Manchester! Tuesday, Aug 18, at Manchester Academy (University of Manchester), 7pm.About this Event?✨Sammy Obeid brings the Wit Supremacy Tour to the heart of Manchester.Known for his razor-sharp cultural observations, clever math-inspired humor, and fearless storytelling, Sammy delivers a performance that’s smart, dynamic, and buzzing ? with laughs.Set inside the iconic Manchester Academy, this night will hit different, honey!? Bring your people, grab your seats, and get ready for a show that's funny, stings hard, and keeps you flying high all the way home.?Doors 6:00pm | Show 7:00pmLebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid, double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing and America's Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times.IMPORTANT: This performance will be in English. If you have any trouble purchasing tickets or don't have a PayPal account, please reach out to us by using the "contact organizer" feature. We're happy to send a secure invoice so you can pay by card, no PayPal account needed.Late Arrival Policy: We recommend arriving before or promptly when doors open to allow enough time to check in and be seated before the show begins. Seating in your purchased seating category is guaranteed only until 15 minutes after the scheduled show start time. After that time, guests who have not yet arrived may be seated in the best available remaining seats, and we cannot guarantee seating within the original purchased category. Refunds will not be issued due to late arrival or changes in seating resulting from late arrival. https://youtube.com/shorts/1Ec_HoegPWY?si=AmWYNz7_pwtlKuKg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/sammy-obeid-man-to-manchester/100001988734506444 - **Event Categories**: comedy, entertainment, performances, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-08-18T17:00:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Manchester Academy - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 31.61, max: 70.11, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Manchester Academy - **lat**: 53.463697 - **long**: -2.231457 - **full address**: Manchester Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/bb599f8005af434f2c51fcbd2e378ebf878cfac3dd4028dda1d81b4a4de4999c-rimg-w1200-h1680-dc081119-gmir.jpg?v=1778146275 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester being held? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester takes place on Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Manchester Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester is organized by Sammy Obeid. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Man to Manchester is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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It began on December 26th, 2010, and concluded on September 21st, 2013– four days after an appearance on TBS’s Conan. Breaking the old world record on Day 731, Sammy set the new one at 1,001 Arabian Nights of Comedy.Over the course of the streak, he appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and advanced to the Las Vegas round, and became the first comedian to perform on The Food Network in Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Splitsider conducted an extensive interview with him entering the home stretch. LA Weekly praised Sammy’s “sheer force of will” in performance and lifestyle, and LA Mag recommended his show highly. He was profiled in TIME Magazine, followed soon after by an article in the New York Times. Published on his final day, it describes his material as “full of wordplay” and “clever misdirection.”Chunks of his streak were spent as youngest member of both the CoExist Comedy and Axis of Evil: New Generation national tours. Capping the streak, his debut album, Get Funny or Die Trying, was named a Best Comedy Album of 2013 by iTunes.Sammy has founded his own comedy enterprise, KO Comedy, and enjoys giving unsolicited advice on his blog" } ] } ] ```