I wonder what he will spend the £10,000 prize on…more skinny jeans? Pleasing shirts? Quill pens? His own personal bouncy castle?

Of course, we at Norwich Playhouse like making sure we have the country’s best comedians here to amuse and entertain the Norwich population – so the next question is will Mr Kane be making his way back here in the next few months? Well…

That would be telling.

Bo Burnham, Josie Long, Sarah Millican, Greg Davies and Russell Kane are up for the much-coveted award, formerly known as the Perrier, which has been won in past years by the likes of Sean Hughes, Lee Evans, Eddie Izzard, Frank Skinner, Steve Coogan and the League of Gentlemen.

As you may have noticed – three of the five nominees are coming to the Playhouse this September and October alone. Josie Long will be here on Thursday 16 September, followed by Sarah Millican on Thursday 30 September and Friday 1 October, and then Greg Davies rounds off the trio on Saturday 30 October.

Come along and see for yourselves what all the hype is about!

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Have a look at their video made for the BBC Comedy Website to see what we’re talking about…

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You can look forward to comedy from Ardal O’Hanlon, Jeremy Hardy, Jenny Eclair, Kevin Bridges, Brendon Burns, Rich Hall, Mark Watson and more.

There are music shows coming from Dennis Rollins, PP Arnold, The CK Gospel Choir and some top swing bands, and you can catch great drama such as the Greek comedy Lysistrata, Shakespeare’s Hamlet and contemporary drama The Pillowman.

If  you’re looking for something a bit different, September sees the return of Adam Buxton’s BUG music video night. We also have comedy and magic from Pete Firman (Chanel 4’s Dirty Tricks), contemporary dance from C-12 Dance Theatre, and the brilliantly burlesque Circus of Horrors who are here in December.

There’s sure to be something you like… click HERE to look at all our shows for the coming months.

If you want to see this very special one-off show, make sure you book quick sharp because, believe us, he’s quite a popular chap.

Click HERE to book online, or call our Box Office (based at Norwich Theatre Royal) on 01603 598598

Cheeky chirpy comedian DANNY BHOY will be here on Saturday 4 September with his comic musings at 8pm. Danny is one of the most well-travelled comedians around, and has performed across the globe. Makes for some very funny stories. 

Click here for some more info and details on how to book…

We have been sent a message by the lovely Mr Murray, which he has asked us to pass on to you…

Dear Loyal Fans of Norwich Playhouse – I am really sorry but I have been taken ill and won’t be able to do a show for you tonight.  I know this is short notice, but we would like to reschedule the show for you later in the year.  I’m as gutted as you are as the last show I did at the Playhouse was great.
Best wishes and sorry to disappoint
Al Murray

The show has been rescheduled for THURSDAY 1 JULY. If you have tickets for the original date, they will be valid for the new show. If you can’t make the new date, then you can get a full refund by calling our box office on 01603 598598 – and please do give them a bell if you have any other questions.

Many apologies for the inconvenience – and we will hopefully see you all, along with a fully-recoved Al, in July.

We have released a handful of extra tickets for sale for Al Murray’s Pub Landlord work-in-progress show, here at the Playhouse on Thursday 27 May. Tickets are only £10, so what are you waiting for?

Call our Box Office to book on 01603 598598, or click HERE to buy online.