April 2021
Dear Friends of German Comedy,
I hope you’ve all had a good and enjoyable first three and a bit months of the year. Admittedly this is unlikely to be the case if you are a kid, a student, working from home, on furlough, unemployed, self-employed, single or in a relationship.
But fret not, a handful of pubs are reopening from Monday! (This is true for England, not sure what the score is in other parts of the UK. News footage from Northern Ireland suggests they probably shouldn’t be served alcohol at the moment.) And we are allowed in even without the jab for now! (When I say ‘in’ what I mean is outside in four degrees and rain. But it’s all in our best interest and don’t you question it.)
On the vaccination issue: the German government might give the impression of being disorganised with hardly anyone getting vaccinated. Wrong! It’s a very cunning ruse indeed as while there remain questions about potential side effects Frau Merkel and her cabinet want to see how it works first. Don’t tell anyone but the British public IS the medical trial.
My mother, 84, (rubbish name, I know – boom-tish) got a letter to see her GP for a consultation on potentially having the jab. She’s very firm she doesn’t want anything that might knock her sideways and certainly nothing that needs to be repeated on an annual basis but reckons if it’s a one-off and works she might go for it.
She asked me what she should do and we had a good laugh when I said “Look, you’re 84, whatever you decide is the right decision, because you’ll be in a box before long anyway” reminding me of the quip that Germans are too honest to be polite whereas Brits are too polite to be honest.
The latest update is: she’s decided to wait until she can get the Sputnik vaccine. It might sound surprising but you can’t fault her rationale. “Putin poisons people, no-one finds out about it, he dopes people, no-one finds out about it, the Russians are just good at that kind of thing.”
And on this cheery note…see you on the pavement in the drizzle, pint in hand and handkerchief at the ready
Henning
Please find below a list of upcoming tour shows later in the year. I’d say there’s a decent chance they are going to happen. Please note more dates are constantly being added. I’m also quite hopeful the Edinburgh Fringe in August might go ahead in some shape or form.
April 2024
2nd -
Faversham - The Alex
- SOLD OUT
3rd -
Faversham - The Alex
- SOLD OUT
5th -
Maidenhead - Norden Farm
- SOLD OUT
6th -
Luton - The Hat Factory
- SOLD OUT
13th -
Andover - The Lights
- SOLD OUT
14th -
Andover - The Lights
- SOLD OUT
17th -
Bath - Green Park Brasserie
- SOLD OUT
18th -
Bath - Green Park Brasserie
- SOLD OUT
19th -
Slough - The Curve
- SOLD OUT
25th -
Cholsey nr Wallingford - Cholsey Great Hall
- SOLD OUT
26th -
Cholsey nr Wallingford - Cholsey Great Hall
- SOLD OUT
27th -
Cholsey nr Wallingford - Cholsey Great Hall
- SOLD OUT
May 2024
12th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
13th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
14th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
15th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
16th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
17th -
Brighton - The Walrus
- SOLD OUT
20th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
21st -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
22nd -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
23rd -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
24th -
Brighton - The Walrus -
TICKETS
July 2024
19th -
London - Betsey Trotwood
- SOLD OUT
September 2024
28th -
Winchester - Theatre Royal
- SOLD OUT
29th -
Epsom - Playhouse -
TICKETS
October 2024
3rd -
Southport - Southport Comedy Festival -
TICKETS
4th -
Leamington Spa - Royal Spa Centre -
TICKETS
8th -
Wavendon - The Stables -
TICKETS
9th -
Wavendon - The Stables -
TICKETS
10th -
Wavendon - The Stables -
TICKETS
17th -
Exeter - Corn Exchange -
TICKETS
18th -
Exeter - Corn Exchange -
TICKETS
19th -
Torquay - Babbacombe Theatre -
TICKETS
24th -
Bridport - Electric Palace -
TICKETS
25th -
Bridport - Electric Palace -
TICKETS
November 2024
10th -
Norwich - Playhouse
- SOLD OUT
11th -
Norwich - Playhouse
- SOLD OUT
12th -
Norwich - Playhouse
- SOLD OUT
14th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
15th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
16th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
28th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
29th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
30th -
London - Leicester Square Theatre -
TICKETS
February 2025
14th -
Leeds - City Varieties -
TICKETS
15th -
Leeds - City Varieties -
TICKETS
20th -
Kings Lynn - Corn Exchange -
TICKETS
21st -
Lincoln - Engine Shed -
TICKETS
22nd -
Leicester - De Montfort Hall -
TICKETS
27th -
Hayes - Beck Theatre -
TICKETS
28th -
Peterborough - The Cresset -
TICKETS
March 2025
1st -
Northampton - Derngate -
TICKETS
2nd -
Wycombe - Swan -
TICKETS
14th -
Dunstable - The Grove -
TICKETS
15th -
Southend - Cliffs Pavilion -
TICKETS
16th -
Dartford - Orchard -
TICKETS
21st -
Whitley Bay - Playhouse -
TICKETS
22nd -
Whitley Bay - Playhouse -
TICKETS
27th -
Worthing - Pavilion -
TICKETS
28th -
Folkestone - Cliffs Pavilion -
TICKETS
29th -
Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall -
TICKETS
April 2025
3rd -
Evesham - The Regal -
TICKETS
4th -
Swindon - Wyvern Theatre -
TICKETS
5th -
Swindon - Wyvern Theatre -
TICKETS
11th -
Bath - Forum -
TICKETS
12th -
Guildford - G Live -
TICKETS
24th -
Canterbury - Marlowe -
TICKETS
(On General Sale 9th April 2024)
25th -
Crawley - Hawth -
TICKETS
26th -
Reading - Hexagon -
TICKETS
May 2025
2nd -
Ipswich - Regent Theatre -
TICKETS
3rd -
Cambridge - Corn Exchange -
TICKETS
8th -
Malvern - Festival Theatre -
TICKETS
9th -
Shrewsbury - Theatre Severn -
TICKETS
10th -
Shrewsbury - Theatre Severn -
TICKETS
15th -
Crewe - Lyceum -
TICKETS
16th -
Buxton - Opera House -
TICKETS
17th -
Salford - The Lowry -
TICKETS
18th -
Nottingham - Theatre Royal -
TICKETS
22nd -
Yeovil - Westlands -
TICKETS
23rd -
Weymouth - Pavilion -
TICKETS
24th -
Poole - Lighthouse -
TICKETS
