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• 1st Feb 2023 - 8th Jun 2024

Tom Allen is back on the road with his brand new show Completely . He has finally moved out of his parents' house, which has been great news for him, better news for department stores and even better news for his latest stand-up tour as he's eager to share his life updates, get your opinions on his vegetable patch and delve into the protocol of inviting friends with children for dinner.

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With his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom Allen has cemented himself as a household name and star on both stage and screen. He’s the hilarious host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired, he co-hosts Cooking with the Stars and is also a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice and Alan Carr’s There’s Something About Movies. In 2021 he became the co-host of Channel 4’s Complaints Welcome, and last year hosted brand-new Dave series The Island.

Other television appearances for Tom include Live at the Apollo, A League of Their Own, Hypothetical, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie to You, The Last Leg, QI, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Royal Variety Performance, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Celebrity Gogglebox and much more.

Tom can be heard on BBC Radio 4 in his own series Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice, as well as shows Just a Minute, The News Quiz and Loose Ends. Tom also co-hosts the hit podcast Like Minded Friends alongside his comedy peer Suzi Ruffell.

If he wasn’t busy enough, 2020 saw the release of Tom’s critically acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller memoir, No Shame, and last year Tom’s subsequent memoir, Too Much, followed, and was described by the Guardian as ‘heartfelt, vulnerable and touchingly sincere’. Both are available in hardback and audiobook.

Tom’s sold-out Absolutely tour of 2018 and 2019 was extended multiple times, selling over 50 thousand tickets, including an unforgettable show at the London Palladium which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4. Tom is back out on the road in 2023 with his brand-new stand-up show, Completely, touring nationwide.

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Tom Allen announces 2023 tour

Completely revolves around him finally moving out of home

Tom Allen has announced new stand-up tour for 2023.

In Completely the 38-year-old comedian will be talking about how he finally moved out of his parents' house, and is now negotiating his vegetable patch and the protocol of inviting friends with children for dinner.

More than 40 dates have been announced for 2023, starting at the Frome Memorial Theatre on February 1 and wrapping up at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on June 9. As it stands, the tour avoids most big cities in favour of towns and smaller cities.

The news comes as it was revealed that he was writing a second volume of memoirs – and was announced as part of the line-up for this year’s Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

Allen has also just stepped down from hosting Bake Off: The Professionals, which returned to Channel 4 last night.

When he announced the news in February, he said he had ’the best time’ on the show ‘bit now is the time to move on’. ‘It was my first TV presenting job back in 2018 and it has taught me so much, he added. ‘Thanks to the amazing team.’

Allen’s last tour, Absolutely, launched at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and went on to sell 50,000 tickets, including his sell out show at The London Palladium where he recorded it as a special for Amazon’s Prime Video.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday.

Tom Allen 2023 tour dates

Wednesday 1 February: Frome  Memorial Theatre

Thursday 2 February: Hereford Courtyard

Friday 3 February: Market Drayton Festival Drayton Centre

Saturday 4 February: Stafford  Gatehouse

Sunday 5 February: Stourbridge Town Hall

Wednesday 8 February: Dorking Halls

Friday 10 February: Hayes Beck Theatre

Saturday 11 February: Chelmsford Civic Theatre

Wednesday 15 February: Loughborough  Town Hall

Thursday 16 February: Kings Lynn  Corn Exchange

Friday 17 February: Lowestoft  Marina

Thursday 23 February: Treorchy Park and Dare

Friday 24 February: Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 25 February: Crawley  The Hawth

Thursday 2 March: Bedford  Corn Exchange

Saturday 4 March: Bury St Edmunds  The Apex

Sunday 5 March: Lincoln  Engine Shed

Thursday 9 March: Telford  Oakengates

Friday 10 March: Newtown  The Hafren

Saturday 11 March: Chester  Storyhouse

Friday 17 March: Buxton  Opera House

Saturday 18 March: Colne  Muni

Sunday 19 March: Harrogate  Royal Hall

Thursday 23 March: Chatham  Central Theatre

Saturday 25 March: Worthing  Assembly Hall

Sunday 26 March: Bexhill De La War Pavilion

Thursday 30 March: Barnstaple  Queen's Theatre

Friday 31 March: Falmouth Princess Pavilion

Saturday 1 April: Redruth Regal Theatre

Sunday 2 April: Yeovil  Westlands

Saturday 29 April: Guildford  G Live

 Saturday 6 May: Douglas (IoM) Villa Marina

Friday 12 May: Leicester  De Montfort Hall

Saturday 13 May: Bournemouth  Pavilion

Friday 19 May: Birmingham  Hippodrome

Sunday 21 May: Cheltenham  Town Hall

Thursday 25 May: Basingstoke  The Anvil

Saturday 27 May: Hull  City Hall

Sunday 28 May: York  Barbican

Saturday 3 June: Southend on Sea Cliffs Pavilion

Sunday 4 June: High Wycombe  Swan

Thursday 8 June: Derry  Millennium Forum

Friday 9 June: Belfast Ulster Hall

Published: 25 May 2022

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Tom Allen confirms 2023 UK stand up tour

• Tamara McWilliam
• 25 May 2022

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The award-winning comic has lined up a 40-date trek throughout the UK next September

British comedian Tom Allen has announced tour dates for his 2023 UK Completely Tour . Tickets go on sale at 10am on Monday 30 May.

The Apprentice: You're Fired! presenter will set off on Wednesday 1 February, performing at venues in Frome, Hereford, Market Drayton, Stafford, Stourbridge, Dorking, Hayes, Chelmsford, Loughborough, Kings Lynn, Lowestoft, Treorchy, Aberystwyth and Crawley throughout the month.

In March he'll head to Crawley, Bedford, Lincoln, Telford, Harrogate and more. The tour concludes on Friday 9 June with a gig at Belfast's Ulster Hall. See a full list of tour dates and venues below.

The announcement comes along with the news that the 38-year-old is set to write a second volume of memoirs about facing the grief of losing his father. Too Much is set for publication in November and is a follow-up to 2020's No Shame .

Tom Allen 2023 UK tour dates: Wednesday 1 February – Memorial Theatre, Frome Thursday 2 February 2 – Courtyard, Hereford Friday 3 February – Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton Saturday 4 February – Gatehouse, Stafford Sunday 5 February – Town Hall, Stourbridge Wednesday 8 February – Halls, Dorking Friday 10 February – Beck Theatre, Hayes Saturday 11 February – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford Wednesday 15 February – Town Hall, Loughborough Thursday 16 February – Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn Friday 17 February – Marina, Lowestoft Thursday 23 February – Park And Dare, Treorchy Friday 24 February – Arts Centre, Aberystwyth Saturday 25 February – Hawth, Crawley Thursday 2 March – Corn Exchange, Bedford Saturday 4 March – Apex, Bury St Edmunds Sunday 5 March – Engine Shed, Lincoln Thursday 9 March – Oakengates, Telford Friday 10 March – Hafren, Newtown Saturday 11 March – StoryHouse, Chester Friday 17 March – Opera House, Buxton Saturday 18 March – Muni, Colne Sunday 19 March – Royal Hall, Harroagte Thursday 23 March – Central Theatre, Chatham Saturday 25 March – Assembly Hall, Worthing Sunday 26 March – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill On Sea Thursday 30 March – Queens Theatre, Barnstaple Friday 31 March – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth Saturday 1 April – Regal Theatre, Redruth Sunday 2 April – Westlands, Yeovil Saturday 29 April – G Live, Guildford Saturday 6 May – Villa Marina, Isle Of Man Friday 12 May – De Montfort Hall, Leicester Saturday 13 May – Pavilion, Bournemouth Friday 19 May – Hippodrome, Birmingham Sunday 21 May – Town Hall, Cheltenham Thursday 25 May – Anvil, Basingstoke Saturday 27 May – City Hall, Hull Sundy 28 May – Barbican, York Saturday 3 June – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend Sunday 4 June – Swan, High Wycombe Thursday 8 June – Millennium Forum, Derry Friday 9 June – Ulster Hall, Belfast

Tickets for Tom Allen go on sale at 10am on Monday 30 May.

Tom Allen: Completely

The household name with his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom is the host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired and co-hosts Cooking with the Stars, Like Minded Friends and he is also a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice and There’s Something About Movies.

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B orn in London, Tom Allen, 40, left school at 18 and pursued a career in comedy. In 2005, he won the So You Think You’re Funny standup competition and the BBC New Comedy award. In 2020, he published a bestselling memoir, No Shame , followed by Too Much in 2022. On television he presents The Apprentice: You’re Fired and co-hosts Cooking with the Stars. Since 2018, he has been a presenter on Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. His show Completely is on tour nationwide until June 2024. He lives in London.

When were you happiest? On holiday in Spain with my family about 20 years ago. Sad, but true.

What is your greatest fear? Isolation.

What is your earliest memory? Getting deliberately lost in the supermarket so I could hear my name being called out on a public address system.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Fearfulness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Selfishness.

What was your most embarrassing moment? I did a corporate gig early in my career, and they opened the buffet in the middle of my set and everybody left.

Describe yourself in three words Uptight, smart and charming.

What do you most dislike about your appearance? My belly: I’ve eaten too much bread and drunk too much wine over the last few years, so none of my suits do up.

Who would play you in the film of your life? Patricia Routledge.

What did you want to be when you were growing up? An actor.

Would you choose fame or anonymity? Fame.

What was the last lie that you told? “Sorry, I’m late, the traffic was bad”, is the one I tell every day.

What do you owe your parents? A home for most of my adult life. I moved out two-and-a-half years ago when I bought my first home.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Bread – hopefully my boyfriend doesn’t read that.

What does love feel like? Security.

What was the best kiss of your life? An air kiss from Joanna Lumley.

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What is the worst job you’ve done? I once had to sit on a sleigh and pretend to be Bing Crosby for a corporate party. I had to mime to White Christmas over and over again.

What has been your biggest disappointment? Not understanding myself until I was in my 30s.

When’s the last time you changed your mind about something significant? Recently about Just Stop Oil. I used to think they were going about things in the wrong way, but now I think they’re right.

How often do you have sex? Once every Whitsun.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life? A wig.

What keeps you awake at night? The fear of nightmares.

How would you like to be remembered? The greatest athlete we never knew we had.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you? Never save anything for best.

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It’s tool time all over again .

For the next few months, outspoken comedian and “Home Improvement” star Tim Allen is back on the road performing stand-up comedy all over North America.

From May 19 through Aug. 19, the conservative performer — who recently got in trouble for flashing his co-star Pamela Anderson on the “Home Improvement” set in the ’90s — will bring his brazen brand of humor to six venues in Oklahoma, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.

The 69-year-old comic isn’t afraid to cross the line with his material onstage either.

“I tell them ‘There’s a whole lot of s— I’m going to say tonight that you’re going to get pissed at,” he told Hour Detroit . “Let’s just get it out in the open.”

And if you need tickets to catch the opinionated and controversial version of live-action Buzz Lightyear live, last-minute seats are still available for all six of Allen’s gigs.

Some are fairly affordable to see the big-name actor in person too.

At the time of publication, we found Tim Allen tickets going for as low as $55 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Those prices are fairly consistent for the mini-tour — that being said, the June 23 show has much more expensive tickets than the others.

Want to see “The Santa Clause,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Wild Hogs,” “Last Man Standing” and “Christmas With The Kranks” actor do his thing uncut and uncensored onstage this summer?

Here’s everything you need to know and more.

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Tim Allen is back on stage doing his original love: stand-up comedy. The television icon is traveling the country entertaining crowds, but he’s noticed a few marked differences from before the pandemic. Allen has some valid concerns, and they strike at the heart of the future of comedy, indoor entertainment, and how we will respond to pandemics in the future.

Tim Allen On His Struggles With The Pandemic

“Last Man Standing,” Tim Allen’s most recent hit sitcom, endured a rocky landing as it wrapped up during the pandemic.

Allen admits he struggled with the show coming to an end. But at least he could go back on the road to do stand-up, right?

Unfortunately, the beloved funnyman experienced problems there, too.

Allen, typically known for comedy that is unafraid to poke fun at the modern world, said he felt hesitant to incorporate jokes about COVID-19 into his act. Especially given the effect the pandemic had on his own friends and family: 

“It’s a tightrope. I have a family member that passed away. I have neighbors that have passed away. Then I’ve had hundreds of thousands of people, a lot of which I don’t know, that had [COVID-19] and didn’t know they had it. This [has] been a very difficult navigation for a comedian. Is it funny for me to do? I printed out hats for a while that just said F-Covid on it. I was so angry with how it was separating my family that I was mad at this virus. Then some people at a local store said, ‘You think this is funny?’ And I had to say, I laugh sometimes because I have nothing else to give. … Sometimes it’s not appropriate, and that’s OK too.”

He was also hesitant about audience response. Allen thought jokes were bombing before realizing that maybe he couldn’t hear their laughter because it was muffled by their masks.

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“[It’s a] big difference for a comedian to hear that muffled laugh. It wasn’t satisfying because it seemed like people didn’t like it. ‘No,’ they said, ‘You got a standing ovation.'”

But with mask mandates dropping all over the place, can comedy be saved, or are we doomed to masked laughter for all eternity?

Speaking of Masks…

I currently live in Los Angeles and, even here, mask mandates are starting to lift.

Now, without going into the more political reasons for whether certain mask restrictions stay or go, I will say that I am just happy I don’t have to wear an N95 to go into a gas station anymore.

But even as mask mandates lift – will things ever be the same? Some people might elect to wear masks forever while others will never don another mask. I can help but worry the mask issue will continue to be a needless divide among Americans.

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So how do we turn the tide? That answer is always mainstream messaging. What’s acceptable and what’s not … according to those with power and platforms.

The mainstream media engine is already hard at work and we’ve seen the first big signal of the cultural shift. But does that mean the once taboo topic is safe for comedians like Tim Allen, too?

Does SNL COVID Dinner Sketch Open Door For Comedians Like Tim Allen?

COVID-19, a subject that was up until very recently completely taboo, was the focus of a surprise Saturday Night Live sketch on February 26.

The SNL skit featured a couples dinner where they took turns confessing their innermost doubts about mask mandates, vaccines, and more. Questioning the science has been a big no-no in mainstream Hollywood and so this SNL skit certainly marked a big pivot.

If a mainstream show like SNL is able to joke about mask mandates and the science, does that mean Tim Allen can too?

You can watch the SNL “COVID Dinner Discussion” skit featuring Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang, Aidy Bryant, and Heidi Gardner in the view below. While what they say likely won’t shock you – you might be shocked to see such statements uttered on NBC.

At the end of the day, I think we’ve all had enough of talking about masks. So let’s watch some brilliant comedy by Tim Allen instead. Enjoy!

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Tim Allen is one step closer to returning to ABC for a third time. The Alphabet net has given a pilot order to his latest sitcom, “ Shifting Gears ,” from 20th Television. Allen is on board to star and executive produce the multi-cam sitcom pilot — which is still a working title — which will also be written and executive produced by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully.

In the project, Allen plays Matt, the “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.”

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Allen also most recently starred in, and executive-produced, the Disney+ series “The Santa Clauses.” In that series, he reprised his role as Scott Calvin/Santa. Also at Disney, Allen has served for decades as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Disney’s Oscar-winning “Toy Story” franchise.

As for the Scullys, their recent credits include the animated series “Duncanville.” Mike Scully is perhaps best known for his time on “The Simpsons,” on which he was an executive producer and showrunner for four seasons. He was also a producer on “The Simpsons Movie,” which was released in 2007. He has also worked as a writer-producer on hit shows like “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The Carmichael Show,” and “Parks and Recreation.”

Thacker Scully was also a writer and co-executive producer on “The Simpsons” as well as shows like “Fuller House” and the animated series adaptation of “Napoleon Dynamite,” which Scully co-developed. She and Scully co-created shows like “Complete Savages” for ABC starring Keith Carradine and Erik Von Dettern and “The Pitts” for Fox, which was an early starring role for Lizzy Caplan. Both Scully and Thacker Scully have also directed in addition to writing and producing.

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The show will "push the boundaries of political correctness," reports said., anna rascouët-paz, published april 8, 2024.

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The post had garnered hundreds of reactions and comments as of this writing. "I'll watch!!!" one of the commenters said. 

The Facebook account pinned a comment on the post linking to a story on esspots.com. That article featured the same images of Allen and Chappelle and read:

Breaking: Tim Allen and Dave Chappelle Team Up for an Un-Woke Comedy Show, "It's Bound to Make Waves" In a thrilling development for comedy enthusiasts, renowned comedians Tim Allen and Dave Chappelle have announced their collaboration on an un-woke comedy show. This exciting partnership promises to bring together two comedic legends known for their irreverent humor and willingness to push the boundaries of political correctness.

This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. Esspots.com, the originator of the claim, is a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature. According to its "About Us" page:

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SpaceX Fanclub had a similar disclaimer on its Facebook  page : "We post SATIRE, nothing on this page is real."

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Tim Allen's New TV Show Cast Another Sitcom Vet As Daughter, And I Can't Wait To See Them Butt Heads

Five out of five manly grunts of approval.

Three years after Last Man Standing ’s finale reunited Tim Allen and his on-screen daughter Kaitlyn Dever , the stand -up comedian is aiming to return to network TV with a new ABC sitcom. And while Dever will presumably be too busy with The Last of Us Season 2 to pop by the set, Allen will indeed have another TV comedy veteran taking on the role of his character’s contentious and daddy-displeasing offspring.

Former 2 Broke Girls co-star and occasional MCU genius Kat Dennings has been cast in the in-development ABC pilot Shifting Gears for the co-lead daughter role, whose name will be Riley. It sounds like Dennings and Allen will possibly be at odds with one another, at least in the traditional television comedy sense, and I like the idea of the Dollface actress being an aggressive foil for the machismo-driven actor, whose character likely won’t be too far off base from what fans are used to seeing.

Who Is Kat Dennings Playing?

First, it should be noted that Kat Dennings is not only set to co-star in the new pilot, but she’s also set up to take on producer duties. That will presumably give her a bit more of a push to see it come to fruition with a series order. Not that she wouldn’t already by vying for its success anyway.

As far as fictional role specifics go, Dennings was cast in the role of Riley, who was often at odds with Allen’s Mike when she was growing up. She sealed her own fate by leaving home to get married to a boyfriend that certainly did not get Mike’s approval, and they apparently spent years estranged from one another. ( Dennings herself tied the knot in December 2023 to musician Andrew W.K..)

When the show picks up, Mike is the widowed owner of a paint-and-body shop that restores classic cars. And he can add “roommate” to that list after Riley makes her way back home with her two teenage kids, having divorced the high school sweetheart. The challenge then becomes trying to build up the loving relationship they never really had before, potentially with different car restorations as episodic metaphors for the stripped chassis of their bond.

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The Shifting Gears pilot was written by The Simpsons vets and Duncanville co-creators Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, who will also be executive producing alongside Tim Allen and other Last Man Standing alum Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina. With Dennings producing, that’s a huge squad of sitcom familiars bringing their talents to this new project, so it seems pretty likely to get ordered up barring any huge whiffs.

Save for her lead role as Jules in Hulu’s Dollhouse , Kat Dennings has largely tethered herself to the MCU in recent years. Her Thor franchise character Darcy Lewis reemerged within the twisted world of WandaVision (which had its own sitcom connections, for what it’s worth), and then cameoed in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder . The actress also voiced Darcy across two episodes of Disney+’s What If…?

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This would mark Dennings’ first network comedy role since 2 Broke Girls wrapped up on Fox in 2017, though she also lent her voice to an episode of The Simpsons that same year. Beyond that, her voice could also be heard in Dallas & Robo and Big Mouth , as well as one of her hubby’s 2021 music videos (“Everybody Sins”).

Head to our 2024 TV schedule to see what other new and returning shows are on the way while waiting to hear more about Shifting Gears ' fate at ABC.

Nick is a Cajun Country native and an Assistant Managing Editor with a focus on TV and features. His humble origin story with CinemaBlend began all the way back in the pre-streaming era, circa 2009, as a freelancing DVD reviewer and TV recapper.  Nick leapfrogged over to the small screen to cover more and more television news and interviews, eventually taking over the section for the current era and covering topics like Yellowstone, The Walking Dead and horror. Born in Louisiana and currently living in Texas — Who Dat Nation over America’s Team all day, all night — Nick spent several years in the hospitality industry, and also worked as a 911 operator. If you ever happened to hear his music or read his comics/short stories, you have his sympathy.

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