I’ve been on many Carnival cruises and and I do make it a point to go to the PG-rated comedy shows. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the shows until……
This past weekend I sailed on the Carnival Fascination with some friends and we went to two of Manny Oliveira’s PG-rated shows.
I understand that comedy can mean different things to different people, but it seemed that all Manny could do was to walk into the audience and insult the guests, including kids. I walked out of both shows before they ended because I just couldn’t stomach his insults any longer.
I guess if his reviews were so bad, Carnival wouldn’t keep signing him, but for me, I’ll never step into a comedy club where he is performing.
I would appreciate your thoughts in the comment section if you have been to one of his shows.
Scott Lara @scottlara1961 on Twitter
I recently was on carnival spirit and Manny Oliveira was performing. I could not believe how rude he was and I would never go to any of his shows in the future.
I saw him on the Mardi Gras earlier this month and I loved, loved him. His routine is not for sensitive people. Hope he’s on my next cruise.
He has a style that you either like or you don’t. Kind of like Don Rickles. Some hate him, some love him. Manny is an insult/crowd-work comic and he’s good at that, but if you don’t like that kind of style, then you won’t like him. But we saw him 6 times on our last Carnival cruise and laughed ourselves silly every time. In one of the PG-rated shows he found a 13-year-old boy in the crowd and dragged him all over the club “to find him a date.” It was