Michael McIntyre News

Comedian and safety-lover Mark Watson returns to UK theatres with his new show How You Can Almost Win at Assembly Studio Two following a remarkable run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A historic theatre - which has hosted a range of stars from Laurel and Hardy to Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan - is set to surpass its former glory thanks to a significant injection of cash.

Will the recycling be put out on the right day? Who is going to smooth over the top of the margarine? How many lights are on upstairs when everybody is downstairs? Watch Jon Richardson pretend that these aren't his foremost concerns as he leaves home on his first tour since the last one.

The quickest wits in comedy are charging into town next month with a spectacular new show.

Comedian, author and, most recently, idiot who agreed to be tortured on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, Shappi Khorsandi is a woman of many parts, but live comedy is where she's in her element. Following her 2019 tour, which included a sold-out 7 night run at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, Shappi is delighted to be extending her tour in to 2020 with a further 12 dates announced between February and May next year.

Phil McIntyre Live Ltd have announced a multitude of additional tour dates in Autumn 2020 for Milton Jones - star of Mock The Week (BBC Two) BBC Radio 4, and Live at the Apollo (BBC One), household favourite, king of the one-liner and one of the UK's biggest selling comedians. His Milton: Impossible tour will now take in a huge total of 100 dates across the UK and Ireland in 2020, beginning at the Dartford's Orchard Theatre on 22nd January 2020 and concluding in London at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 29th November 2020. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday 28th November, with a presale on Tuesday 26th November, available via www.miltonjones.com.

Russell Kane is extending his tour The Fast And The Curious once again to meet extraordinary public demand with a further 20 dates announced for spring 2020.

Laugh-out-loud comedy is returning to town next year as stand-up star Tom Stade brings his brand new show to Pyramid.

An unstoppable comedic force is charging into town next year as it embarks on its sixth national tour.

Comedian, author and, most recently, idiot who agreed to be tortured on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, Shappi Khorsandi is a woman of many parts. But live comedy is where she's in her element, and following her brilliant spring tour and limited 7 night run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August she is delighted to be extending her tour into the autumn with a handful of new dates.

 The Madison Square Garden Company, Off The Kerb Productions and Icon Entertainment Group announced today that Michael McIntyre will take the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 10:00AM.

Following its critically acclaimed UK premiere, leading stand-up comedian, presenter and actor Miles Jupp is to bring his heart-warming show about the life of Walt Disney's consummate English gentleman, David Tomlinson, to London's West End. Written by James Kettle and co-directed by Selina Cadell and Didi Hopkins, The Life I Lead will play at the Wyndham's Theatre from 16 - 21 September 2019.

Phil McIntyre Entertainments are announcing a brand new tour from Milton Jones - star of Mock The Week (BBC Two), BBC Radio 4 and Live at the Apollo (BBC One), household favourite, king of the one-liner and one of the UK's biggest selling comedians. Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible will take in 49 dates across the UK in 2020, beginning at Dorking Halls on 23rd January and concluding at Southend's Cliffs Pavilion on 18th April. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 10th May.

Pop Up Comedy Shop today announces Stand-Up Comedy at Shoreditch Town Hall, an evening of comedy hosted by Jarred Christmas, and featuring Nick Revell, Jarlath Regan, Nick Dixon, and Marlon Davis, on Saturday 27 April at 8pm (7pm doors). Join five of the UK's funniest comics for some side-splitting Saturday night stand-up in Shoreditch Town Hall's magnificent Assembly Hall.

June will be a busy month at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced the nominations for the 2019 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. These awards reward the very best in television craft and television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2018. The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 12 May with the British Academy Television Craft Awards taking place two weeks earlier on Sunday 28 April at The Brewery, London.

With shows exploring the justice system, evolution, boarding schools and the importance of embracing our roots, Pleasance has its eye on key issues that society wants to discuss. But sometimes we just want to escape for an hour or so with some of the top names on the comedy circuit as well as the most exciting newcomers.

Top Comedian Andrew Bird brings his first headline tour to the Swindon Arts Centre on Thursday 7 March.

The UK's premier improv comedy troupe The Noise Next Door bring their live show to Storyhouse for the very first time this spring.

Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment present a brand-new UK tour of the Tony Award winning musical "CURTAINS" starring comedian Jason Manford. The production will open at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on the 4 October 2019 and will tour the UK and Ireland until 4 April 2020 where the production will complete its run at the Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre. Full tour details can be found below and on the website, www.curtainsmusical.com. Further venues and casting to be announced,