After a sell-out West End performance in 2024, Rob Brydon is set to take his celebrated Christmas show around the country. Accompanied by a fabulous eight-piece band, the Gavin and Stacey star will usher in the festive season with a wonderful, warm-hearted evening for all the family.
Rob Brydon and his band took the UK by storm in 2022 before playing to sold-out venues across Australia and New Zealand in 2023. They then returned to the UK and Ireland last year, culminating in a sold-out show in London.
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The comedian, actor and musician will now be performing his A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter show with his fabulous band across the country, starting at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on November 26, before heading to Brighton, London, Glasgow, followed by Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on December 8 and culminating in Cardiff on December 16. Featuring his own inimitable style with songs, stories and even an impression or two, Rob Brydon’s show is one way to get into the festive spirit.
Rob Brydon’s varied career began with the TV comedy shows Marion and Geoff and Human Remains in 2000, for which he won British Comedy Awards. Since then, his comedy credits have included A Small Summer Party, The Keith Barret Show, Directors Commentary, Supernova, Cruise Of The Gods, Black Books, I’m Alan Partridge, Little Britain, Live At The Apollo, Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive, QI, The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, Have I Got News For You, Gavin and Stacey, Rob Brydon’s Identity Crisis, Would I Lie To You? and The Trip.
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He has also appeared in the dramas Oliver Twist, Heroes and Villains: Napoleon, The Way We Live Now, Murder In Mind, Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore, Marple and the films 24 Hour Party People, MirrorMask, A Cock and Bull Story, Swimming with Men, Cinderella, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Blinded By The Light, Holmes and Watson and Barbie.
In 2009, alongside Ruth Jones, Robin Gibb and Sir Tom Jones, Rob reached number one in the UK charts with the single Islands in the Stream, in aid of Comic Relief. He also embarked on an 87-date tour of the UK with his stand-up show, Rob Brydon Live, which included a three-week run in London’s West End.
More recently, Rob performed in the one-off concert, Old Friends, at The Sondheim Theatre in May 2022, which celebrated the life of the legendary composer Stephen Sondheim and raised funds for the Stephen Sondheim Foundation, which generates new musical theatre talent for the future.
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Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band: A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter tour dates
November 26 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
November 30 – Dome, Brighton
December 1 – Lyceum Theatre, London
December 7 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
December 8 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
December 9 – Philharmonic, Liverpool
December 16 – Arena, Cardiff
How to get tickets to see Rob Brydon at his Christmas show
Tickets to see Rob Brydon and his fabulous band at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester are already on sale and can be purchased here. Prices start from £46.25.