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: 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)
Date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Venue: Sheffield The Steamworks
Price: £16.55
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Venue: Corsham Pound Arts Centre
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Wells Little Theatre
Price: £17
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Tue 26 May 2026
Venue: Norwich Arts Centre
Date: Thu 28 May 2026
Venue: Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
Date: Fri 29 May 2026
Venue: Helmsley Arts Centre
Date: Sat 30 May 2026
Venue: Otley Courthouse Arts Centre
Date: Thu 4 Jun 2026
Venue: Goole Junction
Date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club Seel Street
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Barton-on-Humber The Ropewalk
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