Micky Flanagan
About Micky Flanagan
Micky Flanagan, born Michael John Flanagan on October 7, 1962, is an English comedian. He has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows. He presented Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? for Radio 4 and has appeared on various TV shows including Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Was It Something I Said?, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and I Love My Country.
Flanagan was born in Whitechapel, East London, and grew up in Bethnal Green. His father Jim worked as a welder and later as a fish porter, and came from County Donegal in Ireland. Flanagan left school at fifteen with no qualifications and got his first job as a fish porter at Billingsgate Fish Market. He later spent summers on Fire Island, New York, and worked as a furniture maker for several years. He resumed education at the age of 25, eventually earning a degree at City University, which he began aged 29, and trained as a teacher before deciding not to pursue teaching.
Flanagan became a professional comedian in 1997 after attending a comedy course at Jacksons Lane in north London. He performed his first full-length solo show, What Chance Change?, in 2006, and in 2007 was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. He toured Great Britain with The Out Out Tour in 2010 and 2011, his "out out" catchphrase from Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow becoming widely recognised. He retains a London base in East Dulwich but lives primarily in the Hampshire countryside with his wife Cathy, with whom he has one son.
Videos (85)
Videos 49 to 72 of 85.
3:17When Micky Went Back to School | Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour
504K views
7:43Micky Flanagan's Full Show Appearance | Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow
500.5K views
5:06Micky Flanagan Was An International Lover In The 1980s | Live at the Apollo
492.7K views
2:04How Many Buttons? | Micky Flanagan on Mock the Week
427.3K views
2:26Going To The Restaurant | Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour
410.7K views
2:02Return To The Vest | Micky Flanagan on Mock the Week
406.7K views
0:32Micky Flanagan On City Breaks | Mock the Week
396.1K views
4:25A Brain Surgeon Couldn't Do My Job! | Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game Live
388.2K views
3:50Provoking the Vicar | Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game Live
368K views
5:30Going To The Toilet In A Kettle | Micky Flanagan On The Jonathan Ross Show
356.6K views
3:21Messing The Joke Up | EXCLUSIVE OUTTAKE | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
348.5K views
3:11VERY Questionable Parenting | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
329.3K views
4:00The Mary Berry Effect | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
284.7K views
2:03What Do You Do In Art Galleries? | Micky Flanagan on Mock the Week
273.6K views
2:39Understanding the Cleaner | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
271.1K views
0:37Micky Flanagan Is VERY Cultured | Mock the Week
267.9K views
1:49How Micky Starts A Show | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
264K views
2:15The Cockney Walk | Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour
231.9K views
2:06When Did Oil Become A Treat? | Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour
227.7K views
5:47What Booze? | Micky Flanagan On Alan Carr: Chatty Man
210.8K views
0:35My wife can't put the phone down! "Buh-bye! Buh-bye! Buh-bye!"
205.6K views
2:04The Chicken Children | Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour
173.1K views
2:12Micky Flanagan Insults Matthew McConaughey | The Graham Norton Show - Peeping Behind the Curtain
172.5K views
2:14Reiki Healing | Micky Flanagan - An' Another Fing Live
170.5K viewsGuest appearances (6)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Micky Flanagan.
Guest appearances 1 to 6 of 6.
2:14:53The BEST Cats Moments - With Aisling Bea, Sean Lock, Micky Flanagan, Rhod Gilbert & More
Jimmy Carr
166.3K views
12:04Micky Flanagan Gets Stoned With A Guitar Playing Lemon | Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
96.2K views
3:39What Micky Flanagan & Jonathan Ross Looked Like in The 80's | Big Fat Quiz | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
56.7K views
46:42Mayhem Unfolds with Jimmy, Greg Davies & Micky Flanagan | 8 Out of 10 Cats S12 E11 | Full Episode
Jimmy Carr
30.3K views
35:54Micky Flanagan's Celebrity Crush.. | 8 Out of 10 Cats Series 13 Episode 10 | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
30.2K views
4:15Talking Pollocks w/ Micky Flanagan | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill
3.4K viewsChannels on this page: Jimmy Carr, Harry Hill
Frequently asked questions
Who is Micky Flanagan?
Micky Flanagan, born Michael John Flanagan on October 7, 1962, in Whitechapel, East London, is an English comedian known for his stand-up tours and television appearances.
What is Micky Flanagan's 'out out' catchphrase?
His "out out" skit, performed on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, is based on the idea that people have different levels of going out, with "out out" referring to a big night out.
When did Micky Flanagan become a professional comedian?
He became a professional comedian in 1997 after attending a comedy course at Jacksons Lane in north London in 1996.
What did Micky Flanagan do before comedy?
He left school at fifteen and worked as a fish porter at Billingsgate Fish Market and later as a furniture maker before resuming education at the age of 25.
Was Micky Flanagan nominated for any awards?
In 2007 he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his solo show What Chance Change?.
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