Tours de force

Brand, Eclair & Merton hit the road

Jo Brand and Paul Merton have both announced UK tours this spring, adding to an already busy season for live comedy.

Chortle is currently listing 43 acts with forthcoming tour dates – the most in our eight-year history.

They range from an ever-increasing number of Edinburgh shows touring smallish club venues to arena tours from the likes of Lee Evans.

Ventriloquist Nina Conti also confirmed her tour schedule yesterday, and Jenny Éclair is adding new dates to her Because I Forgot To Get A Pension tour, which began last year.

Merton will be taking his Impro Chums on the road from May, while Brand’s tour kicks off in Maidstone, Kent, on April 21.

Other acts on tour soon include French and Saunders, Simon Amstell, Stewart Lee, Tim Vine and if.comedy award-winners Phil Nichol and Brendon Burns.

For all the dates, visit our On Tour page.

Published: 2 Feb 2008

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