{"id":235459,"date":"2025-07-03T19:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/235459\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:01:16","slug":"scouse-comedian-not-surprised-they-got-spat-at-on-way-to-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/235459\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouse comedian ‘not surprised’ they got ‘spat at’ on way to gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Serrano opened up on the reality of wearing make-up as a comedian, not letting the negative experiences deter them\"SamSam Serrano, from Wavertree, had their first gig at 14(Image: Sam Serrano)<\/p>\n

A Liverpool comedian who got spat at said the incident made them even more determined to continue with their career. Sam Serrano, from Wavertree<\/a>, was reportedly travelling to a gig when a man approached them in an alleyway on Church Road, in Ormskirk<\/a> a few years back.<\/p>\n

The then-20-year-old, who is non-binary and bisexual<\/a>, said their attacker tapped them on the shoulder before hurling the abuse<\/a>. They then claimed that the man called them a homophobic slur, before spitting on them.<\/p>\n

Sam believes the disgusting incident came about because they were wearing makeup at the time, something they have done since they were a teenager.<\/p>\n

At the time Sam told the ECHO<\/a>: \u201cIt was upsetting but I wasn\u2019t surprised by it. I get comments or snide looks in the street so often that it\u2019s quite commonplace. What annoyed me most is that I wasn\u2019t surprised it happened.\u201d Fast forward to today and Sam said the incident has spurred them to continue to make a name for themselves in the comedy industry.<\/p>\n

\"SamSam Serrano, from Wavertree, is a regular performer at Hot Water Comedy Club(Image: Sam Serrano)<\/p>\n

Sam said: \u201cAt the time I spoke out because I wanted to raise awareness of what was happening and even to this day, these things still do. Since then, I\u2019ve grown a lot and the incident made me a lot more confident in who I am.<\/p>\n

\u201cI go on stage now easily, five or six nights a week, wearing make-up. Going in front of a crowd, where people don\u2019t want to hear about make-up, being bisexual or non-binary, it\u2019s quite an important thing to do if we want change.<\/p>\n

\"SamSam Serrano, from Wavertree, now performs all the country (Image: Sam Serrano)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s made me realise that comedy isn\u2019t really just a hobby for me. It\u2019s much more important than that, it\u2019s a form of activism. As long as you keep everyone laughing, you can still deliver the message. You can sneak it in and educate them without the audience directly noticing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the incident, Sam has travelled all over the country, entertaining thousands. Most weeks, their fans can catch them performing at the Hot Water Comedy Club.<\/a><\/p>\n

Their main focus now however is an upcoming event in line with Liverpool Pride.<\/a> Sam alongside other talent including AJ Rohan, Pheebs Stephenson and Joe Gurksi to name a few, will be coming together for It\u2019s A Riot at Blackstock Market on Thursday, July 24. Tickets can be bought here for the 7pm slot.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"InsideInside Blackstock Market(Image: Kyle J May)<\/p>\n

Sam said: \u201cThere has been a change in society since the incident. For the most part, society has gotten more acceptive. For a long time, if it was a gig in a quiet village, it was the first time for many people seeing a biological male wear make-up. But now, most people have come across it before so it makes the situation easier.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there is still prejudice. I had a man tell me a few weeks back that he didn’t want to find me funny because I was wearing make-up, but he said he couldn\u2019t help but laugh. I don\u2019t think they would have said that to any other comedian. You still get these comments every now and then.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pride gig is going to be good for us because I\u2019m excited to go on stage in front of an audience of people like me. I\u2019m so used to going up there and having to explain what non-binary is that it will be nice to perform in front of people who already get it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Serrano opened up on the reality of wearing make-up as a comedian, not letting the negative experiences…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,14721,179,2349,67614,14422,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-235459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-lgbtqia","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-city-centre","14":"tag-liverpool-pride","15":"tag-things-to-do-liverpool","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114790851893708222","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}