comedians on tour uk 2023

Check out our Comedy Guide, packed with legendary stand-up comedians, local venues and social media stars. From big names to emerging talent, entertainment is at your fingertips. Find your favourite or discover something new.

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Greg Davies – 2025 UK Tour

Greg Davies is heading out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Legend.

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Tatty Macleod

Hot off the back of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run Tatty Macleod is bringing her certain je ne sais quoi to the stage with FUGUE

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01/09 – 18/12/2024

Various venues

Secure your seats for Ben Elton’s unmissable comedy extravaganza, Authentic Stupidity!

Katherine Ryan

05/09 – 10/05

Katherine Ryan returns with brand new UK and European tour Battleaxe, starting September 2024.

Jason Manford

12/11/2024 – 07/02/2025

Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show. A Manford All Seasons. Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. A Manford All Seasons is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and is sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’ (Mail on Sunday).

John Bishop

09/03/2024 – 29/03/2025

John Bishop returns to venues across the country with a brand new tour Back At It – don’t miss out!

Greg Davies

29/01/2025 – 24/10/2025

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Michael McIntyre

06/09/2023 – 01/06/2024

Don’t miss Michael McIntyre return to the stage with his huge MACNIFICENT tour!

Milton Jones

03/09 – 15/12/2024

It’s not a musical. Join Milton Jones on a brand-new tour across the UK in Ha!milton. You know it makes sense.

Paddy McGuinness

25/10/2024 – 29/03/2025

Paddy McGuinness returns to stages with Nearly There… his first stand-up tour in eight years.

02/02 – 16/11/2024

Britain’s funniest Pub Landlord is back to put the world to rights

01/09/2023 – 13/12/2024

Ed Byrne presents Tragedy Plus Time

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny

If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy… one of the world’s best loved comedians, Jimmy Carr, is back on tour with a brand-new show for 2024 and 2025, Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny.

Micky Flanagan

19/04 – 01/06/2024

Following the success of his record-breaking show If Ever We Needed It, Micky Flanagan returns with new UK dates.

Omid Djalili

06/02 – 31/05/2025

The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.

01/02 – 01/12/2025

Peter Kay is back. ‘One of Bolton’s funniest comedians’ is returning to stand-up comedy after twelve years.

Rhod Gilbert

13/01/2024 – 13/11/2025

Multi-award winning comedian Rhod Gilbert brings a brand-new live tour to the stage

Romesh Ranganathan

25/01 – 08/06/2024

The incredibly funny tongue-in-cheek comedian from Crawley brings a brand new show on tour

Russell Howard

27/04/2024 – 28/04/2024

London Palladium

Russell Howard, “one of the world’s top comedians” (Sunday Times), is back in London for the final two shows of his global stand-up tour.

Sarah Millican

14/11/2023 – 28/09/2024

Funny, frank and unapologetically filthy, Sarah Millican will be touring the UK with Late Bloomer.

Simon Brodkin

Multiple dates

World-famous prankster, comedian and creator of Lee Nelson brings his smash-hit, acclaimed new show on tour

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Emmanuel Sonubi

10/04 – 02/06/2024

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Emmanuel Sonubi returns on a brand new tour

02/04 – 14/05/2024

Josh Baulf comes to venues across the country with new tour Josh & Friends – don’t miss out!

01/02 – 01/06/2024

Edinburgh Award-nominee Josh Pugh brings his new show Existin’ La Vida Loca to the stage

Laura Smyth

04/04 – 27/06/2024

Star of Live at the Apollo, Laura Smyth, brings a dazzling new tour to the stage

Lucy Beaumont

01/11/2023 – 25/04/2024

Award winning stand up comedian BEFORE she met Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world. Life through the Beaumont lens is more surreal than you could ever imagine.

02/09/2023 – 08/06/2024

Embarking on his biggest tour to date with his brand new show, ‘Underdog’, Tom will be exploring life as the longshot.

20/09 – 24/11/2024

Tom Ward, as seen on Live at The Apollo, QI, Roast Battle and more, is bringing a brand new show to venues across the country.

The Comedy Store

01/02/2023 – 01/11/2024

The world’s greatest comedy club coming to a city near you

Alasdair Beckett King

27/03/2024 – 24/05/2024

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. Cursed to return on tour. Multi award-winning stand-up Alasdair Beckett-King unravels life’s shallowest mysteries. A true Renaissance man, Alasdair is 500 years old. As seen on Mock the Week and the internet.

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17/05 – 08/06/2024

Aurie Styla

01/02 – 04/05/2024

Various Venues

Award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is set to return to the UK with The Aurator Tour!

Big Deal Comedy

21/09/2023 – 03/10/2024

Big Deal Comedy, voted Comedy Club of the year 2023, is known for showcasing the best comedians from across the UK – coming to various venues near you

08/02 – 19/05/2024

New comedian Chris Kent takes to the stage with his Back At It tour

Comedy In Your Eye

Enjoy fast paced funnies, with a new, top secret lineup of amazing comics at Comedy In Your Eye in Camden

Daniel O’Reilly

09/02 – 25/05/2024

Daniel O’Reilly is still boasting one of the largest, strongest, most loyal and fastest growing social media followings in the UK that his fans has grown up with him through the years!

Eshaan Akbar

07/02 – 06/04/2025

Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Catch him at a venue near you.

Grace Campbell

16/10 – 24/11/2024

In her brand new show the unwaveringly honest comedian will ask big questions about the world, her vagina, and her obsession with making her dog her entire brand.

John Kearns

03/02/2024 – 17/05/2024

John Kearns returns to the stage with new tour The Varnishing Days

Just the Tonic

Just the Tonic Comedy Club raids the address book from a 26-year period of producing comedy and pulls in some favours from some of the biggest names in the industry.

Laura Ramoso

09/04 – 25/04/2024

Laura Ramoso is a German-Italian comedian best known for her viral impressions on Instagram and TikTok – coming to stages across the country.

Lloyd Griffith

01/03 – 18/05/2024

Lloyd returns with a brand new show Baroque and Roll

26/09 – 26/10/2024

The stand-up comedian brings his new show Matt Bragg Has Nothing Wrong with Him to venues across the UK

MC Hammersmith

19/03 – 28/04/2024

Hip-hop comedian MC Hammersmith announces his ‘Straight Outta Brompton’ tour will continue throughout March and April 2024!

Michelle Brasier

14/05 – 06/06/2024

After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Michelle Brasier (Aunty Donna, Double Denim) returns with her critically acclaimed show, Reform.

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Sista Flo 2.0

01/05/2024 – 02/06/2024

Following a sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out UK tour, Nurse Georgie Carroll brings her hit show Sista Flo 2.0 back to the UK.

Pierre Novellie

09/10 – 10/11/2024

Pierre Novellie is known for his award-winning comedy/observations as seen on The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio, the hit podcast BudPod with Phil Wang and The Now Show on Radio 4.

He can’t stress enough that he thinks these thoughts are normal and reasonable – it’s you people that don’t make sense. He is the normal one, definitely, but that does raise an important question:

Why are you laughing?

Ray Bradshaw

25/02 – 28/04/2024

Following supporting John Bishop on tour, Ray Bradshaw brings his new show Doppelginger to the stage

Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up

02/10/2024 – 28/10/2024

As seen on Netflix and Comedy Central, and fresh from supporting Trevor Noah on his arena tour.

01/11/2024 – 29/11/2024

Hot off the back of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run Tatty Macleod is bringing her certain je ne sais quoi to the stage with her debut hour of comedy: FUGUE

The Queer Comedy Club

The Queer Comedy Club is the UK’s first LGBTQ+ comedy club specialising in stand up comedy for queer audiences and showcasing the very best LGBTQ+ comedians and allies.

Tom Houghton

01/02 – 12/05/2024

Social media sensation Tom Houghton brings his new tour It’s Not Ideal to venues across the country

26/09 – 28/09/2024

Join bestselling author and global internet sensation Tova Leigh on a new UK tour

Urzila Carlson

15/10 – 02/11/2024

The South African-born New Zealand comedian and actress Urzila Carlson comes to the UK

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Fawlty Towers

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Apollo Theatre

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

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Geoff Norcott

06/09/2023 – 27/04/2024

On this his sixth UK tour, Geoff Norcott will be trying to make sense of the current cultural and political scene with his playfully provocative brand of humour.

Iain Stirling

20/03 – 28/04/2024

Smart-talking comedian and Love Island narrator announces new tour Relevant for 2024

19/04 – 16/05/2024

After dismantling a barge, doxxing himself in the Doubletree, and blanking on the 1992 Ipswich Town crest (Taskmaster, Off Menu, University Challenge), comedian Ivo Graham ropes his audience into more chaos against the clock.

JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Live

10/05 – 23/05/2024

JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast is back on the road with a yet another stage show nobody asked for.

The O2, London

Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colourful family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around the world.

Julian Clary

12/04 – 14/06/2024

Julian Clary embarks on a new 2024 UK tour – A Fistful of Clary

Mind Mangler

14/03 – 18/04/2024

The West End’s mind-bending new comedy, from the creators of global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and BBC series The Goes Wrong Show.

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12/05 – 10/11/2024

Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoir, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable knack for laughs on the fly.

Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back?

08/05/2024 – 16/07/2024

In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed.

In his return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone’s lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?

Rosie Jones

10/02 – 23/04/2024

Russell Kane

Russell Kane is back with a brand new tour next year that is guaranteed to be packed full of his signature high-energy and turbo can-do attitude.

Seann Walsh

17/05 – 30/05/2024

Sophie McCartney

13/05 – 26/04/2024

See Sophie McCartney on her Tired & Tested tour from May 2023 to Apr 2024.

The Jungle Comedy Lock-In

05/04 – 20/04/2024

Arts Theatre

After The Choir of Man on Friday and Saturday nights, join us for The Jungle Comedy Lock-In! Starring some of London’s top stand-up comedians.

Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan’s brand new show ‘tommedian’ is a fun fuelled trip through the comic imagination of one of the best comedians in the world.

This is a wild, uninhibited and fiercely physical display of stand up. A madcap parade of characters, memories and ridiculous flights of fancy. Theatrical, poetical and slightly unhinged…don’t you dare miss it!

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Barclaycard Presents Latitude

Brighton Comedy Garden

Cambridge Comedy Garden

Screen sensations.

Watch them on TV? Listen to them on a podcast? Like them on TikTok? Find the latest social media sensation on tour.

Chris McCausland

19/01 – 13/12/2024

Sharp-edged stand-up Chris McCausland returns with a brand-new show for 2024!

04/02 – 29/06/2024

Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it’s coming to a bun (venue) near you. Don’t miss Hot Diggity Dog!

Lou Sanders

25/03/2025 – 26/03/2025

A show about being human – can you relate???

Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I’m going to do all my own jokes!

A deep, dumb show for the masses.

Mo Gilligan

03/11 – 30/11/2024

Don’t miss out on Mo Gilligan’s In The Moment 2024 world tour, which extended in the UK due to popular demand.

Rob Beckett

19/11 – 21/02/2026

Yes! Bobby Beckles is back on tour. Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that’s in his way.

Kevin Bloody Wilson

17/10 – 21/11/2024

2024 marks 40 years since Kev’s first album was released. INTERNATIONAL DILLIGAF DAY is every day! Celebrate with a brand new tour from Kevin Bloody Wilson.

Maisie Adam

17/09 – 07/11/2024

Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show.

03/09 – 20/09/2024

Wildly popular comedian and actor Matt Rife announced his ProbleMATTic World Tour hitting cities across North America, Australia, and Europe throughout 2023 and 2024

Only Fools and Horses The Musical

17/12/2024 – 05/01/2025

Eventim Apollo

The smash-hit West End musical Only Fools and Horses returns to London for a limited festive season at the Eventim Apollo, before embarking on a HUGE UK tour!

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Clinton Baptiste

29/03 – 09/11/2024

Clinton Baptiste brings his brand new tour Roller Ghoster! to venues across the UK

Jenny Eclair

05/10/2024 – 23/03/2025

Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show, ‘Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, Live’.

21/06/2024 – 23/11/2024

Paul Smith is back and better than ever with his latest tour show, “Pablo”.

03/07/2024 – 07/07/2024

Preston Park, Brighton

Brighton Comedy Garden returns to Preston Park for five nights of laughs and street food. See the likes of Dara Ó Briain, Sara Pascoe, Phil Wang, Sindhu Vee, Maisie Adams, Harry Hill and more take to the stage.

17/07 – 21/07/2024

Parker’s Piece

The all-new Cambridge Comedy Garden lands in Parker’s Piece this July with five nights of all-star stand-up live in the Big Top plus craft beer, street eats and more.

Count Arthur Strong

See Count Arthur Strong in ‘And It’s Goodnight From Him!’, part one of his farewell tour of the world!

Dr. Strangelove

08/10 – 21/12/2024

Noël Coward Theatre

Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan stars in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove.

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16/06 – 23/06/2024

The American boundary-pushing comedian brings The Eric Andre Show Live Tour to the UK this May.

Jason Byrne

03/10 – 30/11/2024

Jason Byrne returns to the stage with brand new tour No Show

11/10/2023 – 03/11/2024

An hilarious evening of world-class stand-up from live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Irish master!

08/09/2024 – 27/03/2025

Larry has been spending a lot of time with his grandmother lately, and he wants to tell you about it.

Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live At The Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty.

18/03 – 31/12/2024

See the best in live stand-up with comedians from such shows as BBC2’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

03/03 – 18/12/2024

Duchess Theatre, London

Comedian Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week and Question Time) brings his hugely successful The Political Party to London’s West End

The Horne Section

14/03 – 21/11/2024

“Britain’s Funniest Band” (The Guardian) have made appearances on The Last Leg (Channel 4), Peter Crouch’s Year- Late Euros (BBC One), and are the only band to ever host Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

09/02 – 08/06/2024

Tom Allen is back on the road with his brand new show Completely.

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Ticketmaster’s Comedy Guide is your complete guide to the best comedy shows and all kinds of funny stuff ranging from comedy festivals, stand up comedy, comedy concerts to theatrical productions. We’ve got loads of information – including announcements, exclusive interviews and reviews – to keep you up to date about all the comedians on tour in 2024 & 2025. From Edinburgh Festival Fringe to world-class favourites, our guide includes everyone from award-winning sell-out tours to up and coming performers. So whether you’re looking to find out what’s happening this week, this year or even next year, our guide will have you laughing in theatres and venues across the UK.

Whether you’re interested in top comedians or emerging stand up comedy, whether you’re looking in London, Manchester, Edinburgh or other cities across the UK… here’s where you’ll find comedy tickets for all the comedic entertainment you need so you can be there to laugh out loud.

Looking beyond comedy for your summer festival fix? Whether you’re into indie, rock, electronic or pop music, there’s a festival out there for you.

2024 is set to be a bumper year for comedy tours of all sizes. Top-class stand-up comics are touring the UK throughout the year, and well into 2025. If you’re looking  for tickets to attend a comedy show or stand up comedy gig near you, there are loads to choose from. Watch established stand up comedians and their razor-sharp wit, or get tickets to an up and coming performer.

Our Comedy Guide features a Coming Soon section, listing all the comedians who are currently touring or embarking on a tour within the next month. Right now, you can catch the following line-up of comedians:

• Al Murray with The Pub Landlord tour
• Bill Bailey with his Thoughtifier tour
• Daniel Sloss with his Can’t tour
• Ed Gamble with his Hot Diggity Dog tour
• Frank Skinner with his 30 Years of Dirt tour
• Romesh Ranganathan with his Hustle tour

In addition to seeing comics perform at comedy clubs and in arenas, you can also experience big laughs in the West End and at other theatres around the country. Edinburgh Festival Fringe has a rich line up of side-splitting talent that’s not to be missed each August.

You can look forward to a lot of comedy superstars hitting the road in 2024 and 2025 as they perform for audiences. In the “Coming soon” section of our Comedy Guide we tell you all about the comedy tours and stand up shows due to launch and head your way in the next six months.

The UK is home to several great comedy clubs. Enjoy stand-up shows, improv, storytelling, sketches, open mics and much more at The Comedy Store which has over 40 years in the business to its name. For a funny night out, visit their two permanent UK homes:  The Comedy Store London  and  The Comedy Store Manchester .

A night of comedy makes a great gift idea for birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas or really any occasion! Buying tickets to a comedy tour – or a Ticketmaster gift card if you’re unsure of the right comedian – are perfect to give anyone you know who likes a belly laugh.

For more event ideas in London, view our  London Guide.  For ideas for events outside of London and across the UK, not just stand up comedy, check out our City Guides and Days Out guides.

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Get ready to laugh out loud! We’re counting down some of the biggest comedy tours to head to in 2023.

This year the much-loved British comedian and national treasure finally confirmed his return to stand-up after a 12-year hiatus.

Bolton’s finest has already kicked off his hugely anticipated ‘ Better Late Than Never ’ tour, with a massive run of shows scheduled throughout 2022-2025, including an historic residency at The O2 in London.

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Ricky Gervais

The award-winning comedian and creator/star of The Office (UK), An Idiot Abroad, and Netflix series After Life, is heading back out on the road in 2023.

Following his hugely successful 2021 ‘SuperNature’ Tour, followed by a string of work-in-progress shows this year, he has now confirmed the ‘Armageddon’ Tour for next year, with a bunch of extra dates just added due to demand.

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The American comedian and actor will bring his ‘Reality Check’ Tour to the UK in 2023.

The stand-up tour will be his first in four years after recently focusing on his film and TV career, which has seen him star in Central Intelligence and the Jumanji franchise alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

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Mo Gilligan + Friends

The triple BAFTA winner and one of the UK’s biggest comedy stars has confirmed that he will be hitting the road once again in 2023 with his ‘The Black British Takeover Tour’.

The comedian will be joined by a host of headline acts for the run of shows, which will kick-off in the autumn.

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Sarah Millican

After recently finishing up her ‘Bobby Dazzler’ UK tour, the comedian has announced her brand-new show ‘Late Bloomer’. Featuring over 100 dates, the extensive run of shows will kick-off in September 2023 and run all the way through to October 2024.

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Frankie Boyle

The Scottish comedian has announced the ‘Lap Of Shame’ Tour for 2023.

As well as embarking on numerous successful tours of the years, he has released a series of stand-up specials including ‘Frankie Boyle’s Autopsy’, ‘Frankie Goes to Russia’ and ‘Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights’ as well as appeared on various popular panel shows such as ‘Mock the Week’ , ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ and ‘Have I Got News For You’.

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Another comedy highlight heading to the UK from across the pond next year is Tom Segura’s ‘I’m Coming Everywhere’ Tour.

The American stand-up is best known for his Netflix specials and co-host of ‘Your Mom’s House’ podcast alongside his wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky.

The comedian will hit the road with his ‘Jibber Jabber Jamboree’ Tour in October 2023 through to March 2024.

The new run of shows will follow his hugely successful previous ‘Humournoid’ Tour as well as mark his 21st solo stand-up tour to date.

Other notable comedy tours to look out for next year include Russell Howard , Tom Allen , Maisie Adam and Russell Kane . Munya Chawawa will also embark on his much-anticipated debut headline tour, with Seann Walsh and Babatunde Aleshe both hitting the road fresh from the I’m A Celeb jungle.

Looking even further ahead and following a sell-out tour in 2022, Romesh Ranganathan is set to return with a brand-new show examining the human condition in 2024.

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Peter Kay tour dates 2023: Full list of UK venues, how to get tickets and what we know about prices

The star comedian has vowed that ticket prices will be affordable amid the cost of living crisis.

Peter Kay has announced the news that he will be returning to stand-up comedy, 12 years after his last tour.

The beloved British comedian retreated from the public eye in recent years, cancelling his last tour in December 2017, citing “unforeseen family circumstances “.

However, the star announced his official comeback to stand-up during an ad break in the series launch of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on ITV earlier this week.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new gigantic tour…

When and where will the tour take place?

Kay announced six new dates for the tour, which will span from this December to August 2023. It will be his first live tour since 2010, when he scored the Guinness World Record for the biggest-selling run of all time, playing to more than 1.2 million people.

Kay will begin on 2 December at Manchester AO Arena before visiting locations including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin.

His run will end on 11 August 2023 at the Sheffield Utilita Arena. He has also announced a monthly residency at London’s O2 arena – the first comedian ever to do so.

Here are the national tour dates:

• Friday 2 December – Manchester AO Arena
• Saturday 3 December – Manchester AO Arena
• Saturday 17 December – Birmingham Utilita Arena
• Friday 6 January 2023 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
• Saturday 7 January – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
• Friday 20 January – Leeds First Direct Arena
• Friday 17 February – Sheffield Utilita Arena
• Thursday 23 February – Belfast SSE Arena
• Friday 24 February – Belfast SSE Arena
• Thursday 9 March – Newcastle Utilita Arena
• Friday 10 March – Newcastle Utilita Arena
• Thursday 23 March – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
• Thursday 6 April – Dublin 3Arena
• Friday 7 April – Dublin 3Arena
• Friday 5 May – Glasgow OVO Hydro
• Saturday 6 May – Glasgow OVO Hydro
• Friday 19 May – Leeds First Direct Arena
• Friday 16 June – Cardiff International Arena
• Saturday 17 June – Cardiff International Arena
• Friday 14 July – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• Saturday 15 July – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• Friday 11 August – Sheffield Utilita Arena

Here are the London O2 dates:

• Friday 16 December
• Saturday 21 January 2023
• Saturday 18 February
• Wednesday 22 March
• Saturday 22 April
• Saturday 3 June
• Wednesday 30 August
• Saturday 9 September
• Saturday 7 October
• Saturday 18 November

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When do Peter Kay tickets go on sale?

Tickets go on general sale on Saturday 12 November at 10am through Ticketmaster . However, O2 Priority and Three+ customers were offered the chance to purchase pre-sale tickets from 10am on Thursday 10 November.

How much will Peter Kay tickets cost?

Kay confirmed that tickets would not be out of people’s reach. He said: “With the cost of living at an all-time high, ticket prices are starting from £35 – the same price they were on my previous tour in 2010.”

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Viggo Venn announces debut UK tour

Thursday 15th June 2023, 11:28am

• Viggo Venn: British Comedian will tour the UK between October 2023 and February 2024
• The Britain's Got Talent will be taking his hi-vis jackets, balloons, and "joyous idiocy" to venues around the UK
• He says: "So excited to bring a show full of fun, quirkiness and surprises for everyone!"

Britain's Got Talent winner Viggo Venn will be taking his new show British Comedian on a tour of the UK between October 2023 and February 2024 .

His promoters say: "After blowing away the UK and judges alike, Viggo is asking audiences to don their hi-vis vests one more time as he heads across the country.

"Kicking off in Milton Keynes at The Stables on 23rd October he will then head to St Albans, Glasgow, Salford, Guildford, London, Sheffield, Norwich, Brighton, Bournemouth, Southend, Exeter, Cardiff, Colchester, Nottingham, Swindon, Newcastle, Winchester, Leeds before concluding the tour in Taunton on 21st February 2024 .

"From balloons to clowning, Viggo has captured the nation's hearts with his joyful and spirited performances and his upcoming show promises to delight and inspire audiences night after night."

The blurb for the show explains: "Norwegian clown Viggo Venn moved to this country with one dream: to be a British comedian. The rest, you already know about. After blowing away the competition in an explosion of hi-vis jackets, balloons, and joyous idiocy, Viggo became the most talked-about new entertainer in the country by winning Britain's Got Talent in June 2023 . Don't miss him as he staggers bewildered into your town for his first national tour."

Venn says: "I have been receiving thousands of videos on Instagram from young and old dancing around in hi vis vests and nothing makes me happier! So excited to bring a show full of fun, quirkiness and surprises for everyone! Can't wait to meet people and go on a highly visible UK tour! (I will bring Viggo-vests with me, if you forget yours!)"

23.10.23: MILTON KEYNES, The Stables 12.11.23: ST ALBANS, Alban Arena 14.11.23: GLASGOW, Glasgow Pavilion 19.11.23: SALFORD, The Lowry Lyric Theatre 06.12.23: GUILDFORD, G Live 10.12.23: LONDON, Shaftesbury Theatre 12.12.23: SHEFFIELD, The Leadmill 13.12.23: NORWICH, Norwich Playhouse 16.12.23: BRIGHTON, Brighton Dome Concert Hall 17.12.23: BOURNEMOUTH, Bournemouth Pavilion 12.01.24: SOUTHEND, Palace Theatre 13.01.24: EXETER, Corn Exchange 14.01.24: CARDIFF, New Theatre 19.01.24: COLCHESTER, Colchester Arts 20.01.24: NOTTINGHAM, Nottingham Playhouse 31.01.24: SWINDON, Wyvern Theatre 02.02.24: NEWCASTLE, Tyne Theatre and Opera House 10.02.24: WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal 13.02.24: LEEDS, City Varieties 21.02.24: TAUNTON, Brewhouse

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In a year where inflation rose, crypto crashed and even Tom Brady got dumped, it’s pretty obvious we all could use a good laugh.

Thankfully, many of the biggest names in comedy like Kevin Hart and Jerry Seinfeld will be making the rounds next year to help audiences wring some humor out of modern times.

There’s more than just Hart and Seinfeld though.

In fact, we did our homework and found 51 (!) of the biggest comics on tour in 2023.

From old school legends like Jay Leno and Paula Poundstone to up-and-coming hot shots Taylor Tomlinson and Kountry Wayne , there’s a little something for everyone.

And who knows? Maybe you’ll even get to boo Elon Musk at a show .

So, if you want to see your all-time favorite comic or discover someone new next year, here’s everything you need to know about the 51 biggest stand-up comedy tours in 2023.

The 51 biggest stand-up comedy tours in 2023

Kevin hart’s “reality check tour”.

Runs Jan. 1 through April 17 Known for Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle , The Upside and Get Hard

Jerry Seinfeld

Runs Jan. 5 through July 29 Known for Seinfeld , Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and Bee Movie

Steve Martin & Martin Short’s “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today Tour”

Runs April 28 through Oct. 28 Known for Only Murders In The Building , Three Amigos , Saturday Night Live

Trevor Noah’s “Off The Record Tour”

Runs Jan. 20 through Dec. 7 Known for The Daily Show , hosting the Grammys, best-selling book Born A Crime

Marlon Wayans’ “Microphone Fiend Tour”

Runs Jan. 13 through May 4 Known for Scary Movie , White Chicks, The Ladykillers

Sarah Silverman’s “Grow Some Lips Tour”

Runs Jan. 27 through March 16 Known for The Sarah Silverman Program , Wreck-It Ralph , School of Rock

Kountry Wayne’s “Help Is On The Way Comedy Tour”

Runs Feb. 3 through May 27 Known for Wild ‘N Out , Holiday Heartbreak , Variety’s 2021 Comics to Watch

Ricky Gervais’ “Armageddon Tour”

Runs May 6 through July 1 Known for The Office , Extras , hosting the Golden Globes

Gabriel Iglesias’ “Back On Tour”

Runs Jan. 6 through May 27 Known for Mr. Iglesias , Magic Mike , Space Jam: A New Legacy

David Spade’s “Catch Me Inside Tour”

Runs Jan. 13 through May 6 Known for Saturday Night Live , Emperor’s New Groove , Just Shoot Me

D.L. Hughley

Runs Jan. 6 through June 4 Known for The Original Kings of Comedy , The Hughleys , Dancing With The Stars

Bert Kreischer’s “Tops Off World Tour”

Runs Jan. 19 through April 8 Known for The Cabin w/ Bert Kreischer , Bert the Conqueror , “2 Bears 1 Cave” podcast

Kevin James’ “The Irregardless Tour”

Runs Jan. 21 through June 3 Known for King of Queens , Hitch , Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Jo Koy’s “World Tour”

Runs Jan. 27 through May 28 Known for Chelsea Lately , Easter Sunday , “In His Elements” Netflix special

Rob Schneider’s “I Have Issues Tour”

Runs Jan. 13 through May 20 Known for Saturday Night Live , Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo , The Hot Chick

Sebastian Maniscalco’s “Live From Vegas Tour”

Runs Jan. 6 through May 28 Known for Green Book , The Irishman , Well Done with Sebastian Maniscalco

Runs Jan. 7 through April 8 Known for The Tonight Show , Jay Leno’s Garage , The Jay Leno Show

Jim Gaffigan’s “Dark Pale Tour”

Runs Jan. 5 through Aug. 26 Known for The Jim Gaffigan Show , Bob’s Burgers , Chappaquidick

Taylor Tomlinson’s “The Have It All Tour”

Runs Jan. 13 through June 10 Known for Netflix’s Quarter-Life Crisis , podcast “Sad In The City,” The Tonight Show

Jeff Dunham’s “Still Not Cancelled Tour”

Runs Jan. 11 through May 1 Known for The Jeff Dunham Show , 11 comedy specials, The Nut Job

Nikki Glaser’s “The Good Girl Tour”

Runs Jan. 12 through June 24 Known for F Boy Island , Not Safe with Nikki Glaser , Comedy Central roast battles

Iliza Shlesinger’s “Back In Action Tour”

Runs March 10 through March 18 Known for The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show , six Netflix specials , Crank Yankers

Tracy Morgan

Runs Jan. 21 through May 13 Known for Saturday Night Live , 30 Rock , The Last O.G.

Matteo Lane’s “The Al Dente Tour”

Runs Jan. 6 through May 19 Known for Guy Code , Ladylike , Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup

Fortune Feimster’s “Live Laugh Love! Tour”

Runs Jan. 6 through April 22 Known for Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar , The Mindy Project , RuPaul’s Drag Race

Runs Jan. 28 through Aug. 20 Known for Real Time with Bill Maher , Politically Incorrect , Religulous

Jay Pharoah

Runs Jan. 15 through March 19 Known for Saturday Night Live , Family Guy , White Famous

Katt Williams’ “2023 and Me Tour”

Runs Jan. 13 through May 6 Known for Friday After Next , Atlanta , The Tracy Morgan Show

Jimmy Carr’s “Terribly Funny Tour”

Runs May 23 through June 24 Known for Roast Battle , Drunk History , The Fix

Russell Peters’ “Act Your Age World Tour”

Runs Jan. 5 through Feb. 5 Known for Hip-Hop Evolution , Russell Peters vs. The World , Last Comic Standing

Nate Bargatze’s “The Be Funny Tour”

Runs Jan. 12 through June 16 Known for The Tonight Show , Netflix’s The Standups , “Nateland” podcast

Sam Morril’s “The Class Act Tour”

Runs Jan. 12 through April 2 Known for America’s Got Talent , The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Joker

Melissa Villaseñor

Runs Jan. 13 through Feb. 11 Known for Saturday Night Live , Hubie Halloween , Toy Story 4

Neal Brennan’s “Brand New Neal Tour”

Runs April 22 through Sept. 17 Known for Chappelle’s Show , The Daily Show , Netflix’s 3 Mics special

Dave Attell

Runs Jan. 26 through March 5 Known for Insomniac , Trainwreck , Arrested Development

Mike Birbiglia’s “The Old Man and the Pool on Broadway”

Runs Jan. 3 through Jan. 15 Known for Orange Is The New Black , Don’t Think Twice , Sleepwalk With Me

Margaret Cho’s “Live and Livid Tour”

Runs Feb. 18 through Sept. 9 Known for Face/Off , 17 Again , 30 Rock

Anthony Jeselnik

Runs Jan. 12 through April 1 Known for The Jeselnik Offensive , Comedy Central Roasts, Last Comic Standing

Tom Papa’s “2023 Comedy Tour”

Runs Jan. 20 through May 13 Known for The Marriage Ref , The Informant! , Bee Movie

Adam Carolla

Runs Jan. 6 through June 9 Known for The Man Show , Ralph Breaks The Internet , Drawn Together

Big Jay Oakerson

Runs Jan. 5 through May 6 Known for Legion of Skanks , Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn , Crashing

Runs Jan. 4 through Feb. 25 Known for Saturday Night Live , Popstar: Never Stop Stopping , Kenan

Nimesh Patel’s “The Lucky Lefty Tour”

Runs Jan. 5 through April 23 Known for Late Night w/ Seth Meyers , Saturday Night Live writer, New York Times

Demetri Martin’s “The Joke Machine Tour”

Runs Jan. 20 through May 20 Known for Important Things with Demetri Martin , Taking Woodstock , Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

David Cross’ “Worst Daddy In The World Tour”

Runs March 3 through May 20 Known for Arrested Development , Mr. Show with Bob and David , Kung Fu Panda

Runs Jan. 19 through March 4 Known for Fourth of July , The Late Show with David Letterman , Last Comic Standing

Lewis Black’s “Off The Rails Tour”

Runs Jan. 21 through May 20 Known for The Daily Show , Inside Out , Spongebob Squarepants

Runs Jan. 26 through May 19 Known for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , Last Comic Standing , Best Week Ever

Runs Feb. 15 through June 3 Known for Saturday Night Live , Pause with Sam Jay , Bust Down

Brian Regan

Runs Jan. 12 through July 29 Known for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , Loudermilk , three Netflix specials

Paula Poundstone

Runs Jan. 28 through April 1 Known for A Prairie Home Companion , Wait Wait.. Don’t Tell Me , The Paula Poundstone Show

Steve-O’s “Bucket List Tour”

Runs Jan. 11 through Feb. 3 Known for Jackass , Wildboyz , Killer Karaoke

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Liverpool’s been called a capital of comedy and has certainly punched above its weight when it comes to giving the world funnymen and women.

So it’s perhaps no surprise we love having a laugh – and that comedians from across the country – and beyond – bring their live shows to the city’s many venues.

Along with bespoke comedy hot spots like Laughterhouse, Hot Water Comedy Club and Liverpool Comedy Club, star names and rising talents also perform at mainstream locations like the Philharmonic Hall, Epstein Theatre, Royal Court Studio and M&S Bank Arena.

The next 12 months are no exception, and comedy fans are in for a treat with a host of names heading for the city with their latest live stand-up shows.

Here’s who you can catch where during 2023.

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Russell Howard

As we reel from one global crisis to another, why not join comedian Russell Howard (the ‘uplifting comedy king’) as he puts the world to rights in his own unique way over three nights at the Liverpool Empire.

Howard’s latest Liverpool visit is part of a wider UK tour with his new stand-up show.

Frankie Boyle

Frankie Boyle brings his new show Lap of Shame to the Empire for one night only.

Buy a ticket, because by the time he arrives the currency will be worthless, and you and your neighbours part of a struggling militia that could probably use a few laughs.

Warning (if you need it): The show will include strong language.

Philharmonic Hall

John Richardson: The Knitwit

January 12-13.

Fans of the diffident comedian have had to wait to see him – this show was postponed from November, but such is Richardson’s popularity that demand means he’s also now playing an extra date.

Will the recycling be put out on the right day? Who is going to smooth over the top of the margarine? And how many lights are on upstairs when everyone is downstairs? Watch Richardson pretend these aren’t his main concerns as he heads out on tour.

Harry Hill: Pedigree Fun!

Harry Hill is back with new jokes in an all-singing, all-dancing one man spectacular which he’s promised will be a ‘very silly show’.

The Liverpool audience will meet Hill’s new baby elephant Sarah and Ian the information worm, while the doctor-turned-comedian will also be joined by his famous sidekick, Stouffer the Cat.

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee

February 11.

After decades of “high concept shows involving overarched interlinked narratives, massive sets and enormous comedy props”, Stewart Lee enters the post-pandemic world in streamlined stand-up mode.

Expect one man, one mic – and one mic in the wings in case the one on stage breaks! Pure, simple, classic, basic Lee. Apparently.

Babatunde Aleshe: Babahood

March 24 (music room).

Comedian – and multi award-winning star of Celebrity Gogglebox – Babatunde Aleshe (pictured) talks family and fatherhood in what is a highly-anticipated debut tour.

If you’ve seen him on TV (Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club, Mo Gilligan’s Black, British and Funny) now’s the chance to see Aleshe in the flesh too. But only if you’ve already got a ticket as his Music Room show is already a sell-out.

Also at the Liverpool Playhouse on October 7.

Sara Pascoe: Success Story

Pascoe decided at 14 that she wanted to be famous and since then she has auditioned for Barrymore, scared Pete Burns and ruined Hugh Grant’s birthday. But look at her now!

The comedian, writer and actor wrote and starred in the recent BBC2 sitcom Out of Her Mind, and when she’s not writing best-selling books and creating successful podcasts, you can find her on the Great British Sewing Bee.

Laughterhouse Live

Laughterhouse returns to the Philharmonic Hall after a successful Christmas show, promising a fantastic line up of top comedians to tickle its audience’s ribs.

David O’Doherty, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Clinton Baptiste, Mick Miller, Emmanuel Sonubi and Paul Sinha are currently on the bill, with Chris Cairns acting as MC for what should be a hilarious night of comedy.

Phil Wang: Wang in There, Baby

Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, David Letterman appearance and role on Life and Beth with Amy Schumer, Phil Wang is bringing a new stand-up show to the Philharmonic Hall.

Expect the comedian and writer to chat race, family, nipples…and everything else that’s been going on in his ‘Philly little life’.

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Rob Newman Live on Stage

January 13/21.

Fresh from his BBC Radio 4 series Rob Newman On Air, the award-winning comedian is promising a stand-up epic of a new show which goes from cave paintings to car-free cities to ask who are we? Where are we going? And do spiders fly?

The 58-year-old tells a story of how dancing in step saved prehistoric humans, and how new scientific discoveries may help us take the right steps to a life after oil.

Mike Wozniak: Zusa

Hirsute comedian, writer and actor Mike Wozniak (pictured) (Man Down, Small Scenes, Taskmaster) comes to the Royal Court Studio with his new touring show Zusa.

Ever wondered how Wozniak’s great-aunt Zusa made it from Poland to Luton with a war nipping at her heels? Well, here’s your chance to find out.

Glenn Moore

Edinburgh Comedy Award best show nominee Glenn Moore brings his acclaimed live show – Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore – to Liverpool in 2023.

Expect a high-energy barrage of the most jokes you’ve ever heard humanely fit into one stand-up show from one of the best joke writers around.

Josie Long: Re-enchantment

Humanity, compassion and some brief political rants infuse Josie Long’s new stand-up show Re-enchantment, which has been inspired by the words of feminist writer Lola Olufemi who said: “After defeat, re-enchantment is necessary.”

Expect musings on the changes wrought by time, passion, moving to Scotland and loving the world under difficult circumstances.

Eddie Fortune: Single

February 18.

Fortune is single, ageing and desperate. In 2019 he dated a Margaret Thatcher-loving Tory while at the height of his career, playing a crab in panto in Bolton. It didn’t last.

From dating musical theatre producers to evil maths teachers from Dudley to red headed spiritualists from Rock Ferry, Fortune shares a life reliant on wine, one night stands and red flags.

Rachel Fairburn: Can I Be Awful?

February 24.

What’s wrong with saying how you see it, why is Fairburn’s ‘truth’ not accepted…and why are you so annoying?

Probably because nobody tells you that you are. Until now that is.

Catch the comedian – and co-host of comedy podcast All Killa No Filla – as she brings her solo tour to the Royal Court Studio this February.

Simon Munnery: Trials and Tribulations

February 25.

Twenty years ago in Edinburgh, Simon Munnery was arrested for “being German in a built-up area”. It wasn’t an early brush with cancel culture, but it did lead to a trial.

Now for the first time the British Comedy Award nominee tells the story of this trial, a second more recent court appearance – and various other distressing life occurrences which he will turn into comedy gold. There may even be a song.

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Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen

Comedy reviewer-turned-comedian Fern Brady opens the Unity’s comedy programme for 2023 with an additional date for her fifth solo show Autistic Bikini Queen.

The fearless funny woman has been seen on a host of TV shows including Live at the Apollo, Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Now catch her live.

Sophie Duker: Hag

Comedian and writer Sophie Duker’s favourite things include breaking hearts, taking names and telling jokes with the confidence of a straight middle-class white man.

Her Edinburgh Fringe show Venus saw her nominated for the ‘best newcomer’ award and garnered five-star reviews, and she’s been garnering fans ever since.

TV appearances include Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Taskmaster.

Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You

Jayde Adams (pictured) steps off the Strictly dancefloor and back on to the comedy stage with her new (postponed from last October) stand-up show Men, I Can Save You.

Change is always hard, and what better person to lead the men selflessly by the hand into the new world than multi award-winning comedian and actress Adams?

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Guz Khan Live

Coventry’s finest brings his big-screen persona and BAFTA-nominated hilarity to Liverpool Playhouse for one night only.

Comedian, impressionist and actor Khan is the creator and star of the BBC’s Man Like Mobeen and has made appearances on shows including The Last Leg, Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo and Netflix’s Turn Up Charlie.

Suzi Ruffell – Snappy

Suited and booted multi award-nominated stand-up comedian, writer and actress Suzi Ruffell (pictured) makes her Liverpool Everyman debut in 2023 with her new live show.

Snappy is all about settling down (but not settling), becoming a mother (without being mumsy) and still worrying about everything – of course, have you SEEN the news?!

John Robins – Howl

November 17.

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Robins is embarking on his first live stand-up tour for four years, with a date at the Playhouse this November.

If you’ve seen him before you’ll know to expect rage, anxiety and a lot of laughs. If you haven’t, you might want to strap in for the ride.

Bridget Christie – Who Am I?

November 18.

Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Bridget Christie can’t ride the motorbike she bought to combat her mid-life crisis because of early osteoarthritis in her hips and RSI in her wrist; and wonders why there are so many films, made by men, about young women discovering their sexuality, but none about middle-aged women forgetting theirs.

If you relish a menopause laugh-a-minute with a confused, furious, sweaty lady who is annoyed by everything then this is the show for you.

Sam Avery – How to Be a Terrible Parent

November 22.

Here’s one for the mums and dads out there from Liverpool’s own Sam Avery who comes to the Playhouse this November.

You’re a good parent, right? You love your kids. They’re everything to you.

You make them eat vegetables and avoid petty crime. You read bedtime stories and don’t let them play with chainsaws.

So why the nagging feeling that you could do better?

In a world filled with bad advice, empty mantras and online ‘experts’, how do we celebrate the small victories of parenthood and stop ourselves from feeling truly terrible?

Lucy Beaumont – The Trouble and Strife

November 24.

An award-winning comedian before she met John Richardson, Lucy Beaumont is on her way to Liverpool as part of a UK tour in which she’s going to let loose and let slip on her rollercoaster world.

And life through the Beaumont lens is promised to be more surreal than you could ever imagine.

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Peter Kay Live

January 6-7.

Peter Kay has been overwhelmed by the response to his return to the stage for the first time in 12 years.

The Farnworth-born, Bolton-raised comedian, actor and writer comes to the M&S Bank Arena for two memorable nights with a show which is as reflective as it is funny.

His 2010 tour was a record-breaker, being seen by 1.2 million people, and with demand for tickets so strong for his return, this latest outing could potentially beat that.

Chris and Rosie Ramsey: S**ged, Married, Annoyed

December 14.

Following the success of their podcast, which has had more than 100 million downloads, Chris and Rosie Ramsay are on the road with a new live show which is heading to arenas across the country.

The couple have been busy. Apart from the podcast, they enjoyed a sell-out Guinness World Record-breaking 2020 tour, a late-night BBC chat show and a number one best-selling book.

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Last week, Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore charts , ranking the top tours, venues, and promoters of 2023. That coverage included analysis of the new wave of genre diverse artists crashing stadium stages, and in turn, our charts. Here, we are breaking down the year’s biggest tours, genre by genre . Today, we continue with comedy.

Comedy is an outlier as a Boxscore genre, as it obviously exists outside of the traditional music industry. That’s not to say that the two don’t intersect – Adam Sandler has been a highly influential in musical comedy since the 1990s – but generally, comedians are playing a different game than Taylor Swift or Beyoncé . Most recently, Bo Burnham ’s genre- and form-blending Inside hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has logged 125 weeks (to date) at No. 1 on Comedy Albums .

With smaller traveling production, touring comedians have simpler stage setups. That can allow them to float from theaters to arenas and from amphitheaters to clubs from night to night. They can also perform multiple shows per night without the physical and vocal tolls of headlining pop stars. Two of 2023’s top 10 comedians played more than 100 shows during the tracking period, which no other act in the entire all-genre top 100 did.

Comedy’s share of the top 100 tours’ overall gross dipped to 1.8% this year. In part, astronomically rising ticket prices for stadium acts are creating a bigger gap between the biggest touring musicians and comedians who have stayed closer to more conservative pre-pandemic prices. Routing is also key – John Mulaney , Sebastian Maniscalco and Hasan Minhaj had much lighter schedules than in 2022.

Scroll to check out the top 10 highest grossing tours by comedy performers, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. All reported shows worldwide between Nov. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023, are eligible.

$13.4M / 198K tickets / 20 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: N/A

Jo Koy played a variety of theaters and arenas in the U.S., mostly promoted by Icon Concerts. He did best on the West Coast, with his six best grosses coming from California, Nevada and Washington.

Adam Sandler

$14.2M / 141K tickets / 15 shows

From the global film box office to Billboard Boxscore, Sandler remains one of the most bankable names in comedy. Austin, Dallas and Nashville were highlights on his 2022-23 tour, which continues into next year.

Sebastian Maniscalco

$16.8M / 130K tickets / 39 shows

Maniscalco has been a road warrior over the last decade, but found a home in Vegas. He played 16 shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Resort, making up almost $3 million of his year-end total. Casinos in New Jersey, Florida and California add to his run.

Taylor Tomlinson

$17.5M / 296K tickets / 132 shows

Tomlinson played more shows than any artist on any of the 2023 Boxscore genre breakdowns. Often with multiple shows per night, she ranged from $1 million over two nights at Radio City Music Hall to $25k and 740 tickets in Brussels.

$20.5M / 276K tickets / 21 shows

Kay hits the middle of the top 10, almost exclusively from shows in England. He repeated throughout the year in major markets such as Manchester, Glasgow and especially in London – in all, he played 10 shows at the O2 Arena during the 2023 tracking period.

Nate Bargatze

$20.6M / 330K tickets / 113 shows

More than 100 shows between November 2022 and September 2023 led to Bargatze’s first hosting gig on NBC’s Saturday Night Live . The Tennessee native played shows in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Memphis and Nashville, plus more than 60 others during the year.

$20.6M / 231K tickets / 37 shows

A mix of theaters, arenas and casinos scored Burr his second consecutive year at No. 4 on the comedy breakdown. He peaked at $1.5 million on July 7-8 at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, N.J.

Bert Kreischer

$32.9M / 460K tickets / 80 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 82

A scan of Kreischer’s top markets of 2023 doesn’t find New York or Los Angeles or Chicago or any other typically major market. His strongest showings were in Tempe, Ariz.; Gilford, N.H.; Tampa, Fla. and St. Louis, Mo.

Dave Chappelle

$36.6M / 254K tickets / 19 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 68

Chappelle made lemonade out of very few lemons, playing fewer shows than anyone in the top 10 other than Sandler. He did it by sticking to arenas exclusively, only dipping below 10,000 tickets at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. (9,862). Four shows at Madison Square Garden earned $7.9 million and moved 49,000 tickets.

$67.5M / 631K tickets / 82 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 29

Yet again, Kevin Hart takes the lead, making him the only act to repeat atop a Boxscore genre chart in 2023. Hart played as many shows as Kreischer and demanded high ticket prices like Chappelle and Sandler, amounting to an 84% lead over his closest competition. In all, he reported 27 engagements with more than 10,000 tickets sold, and 30 over the $1 million mark.

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