Take Me Up the Bosphorus: English Stand-Up Comedy Nights in Istanbul (TMUTB) will host English stand-up comedy nights headlined by comedian Naz Osmanoğlu on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 October. The hilarious Aslı Akbay will serve as host through all the fun.
Tuesday’s set takes place at Hard Rock Cafe Istanbul, kicking off at 21:00 with free entry.
Wednesday’s is hosted by kargART, also kicking off at 21:00, with tickets priced at 25 TL (20 TL for students). Space is limited, so be punctual.
Thursday’s final performance is at Demir Demirgil Theatre @ Henrietta Washburn Hall, Boğaziçi University South Campus. Doors open at 20:00, with the fun kicking off at 20:30. Tickets are priced at 10 TL for Boğaziçi University Students (15 TL for other students) and 20 TL for general admission. Tickets are on sale on campus before the gig and at the door. For further information on Thursday’s show, contact Taha Ercoskun at +90 533 483 0885. Non-Boğaziçi students are asked to e-mail to make a reservation, adding the amount of tickets and contact number at tmutb.standup@gmail.com.
From the organizer:
The show will be hosted by Asli Akbay, supported by the Take Me Up The Bosphorus comedy team and headlined by comedian Naz Osmanoglu.
Anglo-Turkish stand-up comedian, Naz Osmanoglu returns home to Istanbul (even though he’s never been there before…) to finally do some comedy in the heartland.
Naz is known for being the loudest member of renowned sketch group WitTank and has starred in English TV programmes such as BBC3’s ‘Live at the Electric’, Plebs (ITV2), Bull (UKTV), ‘Drunk History’ as well as his own BBC sitcom ‘Flat TV’.
Armed with stories about his angry Turkish father, his strange connection with the Ottoman Empire and his own confused ideas of identity, Naz is very excited about finally coming home.
‘Buckets of wit and charm’ (The Daily Telegraph).
‘Particularly magnetic’ (The Guardian)
‘A blistering hour of ultra-confident comedy’ (ShortList).
‘An uncompromising Turkish warlord… armed with inspired original material, a sharp sense of humour and star potential’ (Metro).
‘Naz is a hard gigging, high performance comedy machine’ (The Sun)
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For more information, check out the official Take Me Up the Bosphorus page.
Featured images courtesy of TMUTB.
