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Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom

Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor

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Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom

The Frog and Bucket, Ancoats
7 May 2024

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Liam Withnail
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Following his sold-out Fringe run, multi-award-winning comedian Liam Withnail brings his critically acclaimed show Chronic Boom to Manchester’s Frog & Bucket.

Don’t miss this gifted comic storyteller as he battles chronic illness and hilariously reckons with his new reality. Described as ‘extraordinary’ (The Independent), ‘vividly funny’ (Chortle) and ‘ the most amusing at tackling some serious sh*t’ (The Times).

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