A comedian best known for his roles on Top Gear and Take Me Out will perform his new stand-up tour in Stoke-on-Trent later this year.

Paddy McGuinness will perform around 40 dates across the UK in 2024 and 2025, including Stoke-on-Trent on 23 November.

His promoters say: "One of the country's best-loved and most popular comedians Paddy McGuinness has announced a major UK tour, his first since 2016!

"Starting in Blackburn next October, Paddy's long-awaited return to stand-up will see him perform 40 dates across the UK in 2024 and 2025 including a show at London's prestigious Palladium."

Paddy McGuinness will perform around 40 dates across the UK in 2024 and 2025 (Paddy McGuinness).

McGuinness himself said: "It's been eight years since my last tour and there's lots of things to laugh about! I'm looking forward to getting back in front of a live audience, along with running the gauntlet of cancel culture, click bait and fake news!"

Paddy McGuinness is a much-loved presence on British TV and he has presented primetime shows including Take Me Out and BBC's Top Gear.

Tickets for The Regent Theatre show are available here.

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