Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith (co-host of the Northern News podcast) returns with a new show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and The Stand Up Sketch Show – and heard on The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Just A Minute and his own Radio 4 series, Ian Smith Is Stressed. 'Effortlessly brilliant' **** (Scotsman). 'There are few Fringe shows as purely funny as this' **** (Guardian). 'An outstanding and stressed-out hour of stand-up' **** (Fest).
Upcoming Dates
Date: Tue 25 Nov 2025
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £17
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 26 Nov 2025
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £17
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £17
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 28 Nov 2025
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £17
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 29 Nov 2025
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £17
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 18 Feb 2026
Venue: Birmingham Glee Club
Price: £16.50
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Venue: Bristol Alma Theatre
Price: £14
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2026
Venue: Oxford Glee Club
Price: £16.50
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2026
Venue: Hull Social
Price: £16.50
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 5 Mar 2026
Venue: Brighton Ironworks
Price: £16.66
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 7 Mar 2026
Venue: Southampton The Attic
Price: £16.50
Show starts: 19:45 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 12 Mar 2026
Venue: Leeds The Wardrobe
Price: £17.25
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 13 Mar 2026
Venue: Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Price: £16.50
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Reviews
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Ian Smith’s had a good year, which he fears might be kryptonite for his stand-up, given how much solid-gold material he got last year from his mental breakdown.
4/08/2025