FOLLOWING a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, award-winning and trail-blazing comedian, Paul Foot, has confirmed that he will be performing in Street on an extra date in his UK tour, James Edginton writes.

Foot, embarking on his Dissolve tour, which has just co-won Best Show at the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards and was nominated for the NextUp Comedy Award, has added an extra 39 dates to the tour amid phenomenal demand.

As well as becoming a favourite on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Paul Foot has performed more than a dozen solo stand-up shows and built up a huge cult following of savvy comedy-goers, dubbed ‘The Guild of Paul Foot Connoisseurs’.

He won Best Show at the Sydney Comedy Festival, has twice been nominated for the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival Most Outstanding Show Award, and was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.

On 6 April, 2024, Foot will be performing at the Strode Theatre in Street.

In his new show, Paul breaks new ground as a comedian and as a person. Never has he been so vulnerable, honest, and happy.

You may ask yourself what his secret is, but you will have to hear it from the man himself.

In the year 2022 AD something momentous changed for Paul, and in this show, he will reveal how he discovered the secret of life on the outskirts of Lancaster.

Inevitably he does get distracted by King Tutankhamun, the House of Lords, Sir Cliff Richard, officious lollipop ladies and what Jesus might have achieved if he’d been a plumber.

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. But what happens when everything you thought was important – your problems, grievances against others, your very identity – simply disappears?

Paul said: “It’s been overwhelming to discover how much the show has touched people. I’m used to people saying how much they laughed at my shows (and I’m still getting that!) but now I’m also hearing from people about how much it’s affected them emotionally. After one show, a man even rushed the stage.”

“I thought he might be making an assassination attempt, but it was just to give me a big hug.

"It’s truly a rollercoaster for me to perform the show, to make people laugh, cry (sometimes), and perhaps think about the world a little differently.

"And I am so, so excited to bring the show to even more people with these extra dates.”

Dissolve will kick off at Arts Depot in Finchley on September 28, 2023, with dates across the UK before now concluding on 17th May 2024 at London’s Leicester Square Theatre.

To see all of the extra dates or book tickets for the Spring leg of the tour, you can visit paulfoot.tv, seetickets.com, and plosive.co.uk