Show from Nick Mohammed’s alter-ego Mr Swallow goes on demand for charity

Nick Mohammed’s Mr Swallow show about Houdini is to be released online to raise money for NHS charities.

The show, in which the comic’s eager but demanding alter-ego tries to stage a biographical play about the escapologist, will be launch with a live screening via Soho Theatre On Demand  at 7pm on Wednesday April 29.

It will then be available to stream until May 20 for a minimum donation of £4, shared between NHS Charities Together  and a fund to help comedians through this time of financial instability.

Speaking as Mr Swallow, Mohammed said: ‘After a lot of back and forth with the powers that be on how I might be able to contribute to the pandemic, I figured, "What better way to relax than to watch me try and escape from a locked tank of water... all from the comfort and safety of your own home".’

Mohammed  – currently appearing alongside David Schwimmer in the Sky sitcom Intelligence – premiered Mr. Swallow: Houdini   at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016 to a raft of four- and five-star reviews (including Chortle’s, here)

It co-stars David Elms and Kieran Hodgson as Mr Swallow's assistants as he fuses daredevil magic, biographical detail and musical numbers to tell the story of the legendary showman.

Published: 17 Apr 2020