TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST AT 10AM
“Ramsey has the potential to be a mainstream hit, a cult favourite or almost anything in between”
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
“Frighteningly talented… tearing up every stage he lands on”
James Mullinger, GQ
Having announced his biggest ever stand-up tour for 2020 only last week, critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and TV host Chris Ramsey is adding a London date to his brand new live tour, Chris Ramsey 20/20 on 21st March 2020 at London’s iconic Hackney Empire.
With over 40 dates, including a homecoming performance at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena (having filled the venue twice previously), expect even more of Chris’ high energy, life affirming, trademark stand-up. A full list of Chris’ tour dates can be found here
This follows the exciting news announcing Chris’ brand new live stand-up special, Approval Needed, filmed in front of a homecoming crowd at the Newcastle Tyne Theatre, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime this summer, as well as being revealed as one of this year’s stars foxtrotting their way onto BBC1’s award-winning Strictly Come Dancing.
Away from the live stage, Chris has appeared on TV hosting The Chris Ramsey Show, and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp (ITV2) and Virtually Famous (E4), as well as performing on the Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Live at the Apollo (BBC1) and as a regular on Celebrity Juice (ITV2) and more recently on Celebrity Gogglebox (Channel 4). He also starred as Jack in two series of critically-acclaimed sitcom Hebburn (BBC2), co-starring Vic Reeves and alongside his wife Rosie on Married to a Celebrity and Parenting for Idiots (Channel 4). Chris and Rosie recently launched a brand new podcast series – Shagged. Married. Annoyed which has now been downloaded over 4.5 million times. Chris has over 400,000 followers on Twitter.
Tickets for Chris Ramsey 20/20 at London’s Hackney Empire will be available through www.chrisramseycomedy.com tomorrow, Friday 9th August, at 10am.
For more information and interview requests, please contact Lucy Plosker:
lplosker@avalonuk.com / 0207 598 7222
WHAT THE PRESS HAS SAID ABOUT CHRIS RAMSEY
“A brilliantly engaging natural storyteller”
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“Spinning blokey pub banter and unpretentious patter into stand-up gold”
James Kettle, The Guardian Guide
“Engaging and incisive”
The Independent on Sunday
