Aarian Mehrabani, the multi-award-winning co-writer and performer of the smash-hit play IT’S A MOTHERF**KING PLEASURE, premieres his highly anticipated debut stand-up show, How’s Your Head? at Lowry from Friday 31 July to Saturday 01 August 2026 ahead of taking the show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
Aarian has always considered himself a triple threat: Brown, Blind, and Bi. Arguably, that was already plenty of material for a single hour of comedy, even before his 2024 diagnosis of aggressive brain cancer. Drawing on these profound, life-altering experiences, Aarian expertly weaves together his distinctive wit, biting irreverence, and a powerful personal narrative that spans the secret joys of STI tests, his complex relationship with his Persian identity and his gruelling hospital battle with a brain tumour.
Bold, deeply personal, and relentlessly funny, How’s Your Head? introduces a fresh, vital voice to the stand-up circuit.
How’s Your Head? is written and performed by Aarian Mehrabani, directed by Dec Munro and commissioned and supported by Lowry through its ‘Developed With’ Artist Development Programme with additional support from Arts Council England. Marking an exciting milestone, this is the first time a member of the acclaimed theatre company Flawbored has presented their own solo work outside of the collective.
LISTINGS
Lowry, Salford
Friday 31 July & Saturday 01 August 2026
Runtime: 1hr
AGE GUIDANCE: 16+
Tickets thelowry.com
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