Comedy News Round Up
Your cut out and keep comedy tour guide
Lots of tours announced this week to get comedy fans excited. Paul Foot, whose last show Dissolve was his funniest yet, is back with a new show. The Future will launch with a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August ahead of an autumn UK tour running from September – December . If you don’t know Foot check him out, he’s still an oddball par excellence but more accessible than ever these days. Details here. Picture by Jonathan Birch.
Fancy a comedy singalong? BAFTA-nominated comedian, musician and writer Rachel Parris returns with The Rachel Parris Songbook - a new show featuring some of her most beloved comedy songs from the past fifteen years, alongside sharp new stand-up material.
The Rachel Parris Songbook brings together fan favourites including “Speedy Boarder”, “Girl With A Diamond Finger”, “I Went to the Gym” and “Hen Doo On A Train”. Whether audiences are lifelong fans or discovering her work for the first time, there is guaranteed to be “Something Profound” in this “Amazing” show. Audiences are encouraged to come ready to sing along - a cappella may be included. Details here. Picture by Karla Gowlett.
Another act mixing music and comedy is Robert White, who is set to tour with a new show across the UK this October, November and December.
Best known for his appearances on Britain’s Got Talent in 2018 where he came second, Robert’s improvised songs have garnered millions of views online. Details of his tour here.
And Irish stand-up star Jarlath Regan is also hitting the road. After selling out theatres across Ireland and the world, Regan returns with a 21-date tour set to include 6 stop-offs in major UK cities between 8th May – 5th June 2027, including his biggest UK show to date at the London Palladium (8th May). Details here. Picture by Ruth Medjber
Meanwhile some of comedy’s biggest names have extended their tours. Judi Love has announced an extension to her sell-out tour, Judi Love: All About The Love.
Judi will now take All About The Love to more cities in 2026, with new dates including Canterbury, London, Dublin, Belfast, Peterborough, Plymouth, Exeter, Northampton, Swindon, Poole, Yeovil and a special return to London’s Clapham Grand. Details here. Picture by Aemen Sukkar/Jiksaw. Design by Katy.
Following a hugely successful 59-date sell-out tour of his latest show ‘Cranium Of Curiosities’, comedy legend Ross Noble is excited to announce a brand-new extended run of 37 further shows across UK in 2027. After his triumphant 22nd solo stand-up tour travelled the country throughout 2025/26, the revered comic is once more bringing his inimitable train-of-thought comedy and randomist wit to more UK stages from Saturday 27th February – Friday 21st May 2027. Details here.
And finally something for Monty Python fans. John Cleese is going on tour accompanied by screenings of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The film will be followed by Q&As when fans will have the chance to ask questions about one of the funniest movies of all time. Cleese says: “I’m delighted to be celebrating more than 50 years of Holy Grail with these incredible live events around the country…mainly because I genuinely never expected either the film or myself to last this long.” Details here.
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