“His anecdotes are well-crafted and peppered with smart, self-deprecating humour… Gamble is not short of gusto, pumping every rant full of bracing bursts of physical humour…” ★★★★
Bruce Dessau, The Evening Standard
“…a consummate comedian. Slick delivery, efficient gag writing, great rapport with the audience.”
Mark Wareham, Mail on Sunday
It was announced today (Wednesday 11th March) that award-winning comedian, co-host of the chart-topping Off Menu podcast, Taskmaster champion, host of both Taskmaster: The Podcast and The Traitors: Uncloaked, and host of upcoming new panel show Unacceptable, Ed Gamble will embark on his highly anticipated brand-new UK stand-up tour, Fresh Hell. This follows his first ever international show, Ed Gamble Live, which saw him perform sold-out performances across major European cities before heading to the USA and Canada, as well as his extended and biggest UK and Ireland tour to date, Hot Diggity Dog, which played venues nationwide before heading to Australia and New Zealand.
Fresh Hell will see Gamble perform more than 60 dates across the UK, opening at The Regent, Ipswich on 30th January 2027. The tour includes two nights at the London Palladium in March before concluding at The Swansea Grand on 26th June 2027.
Everyone’s annoying cousin is going back on tour with some more of his grot. Come and see the self appointed Crown Prince of Visualised Companion Podcasts harrumph about the stage.
Gamble said, “After months slogging away in the visualised companion podcast game, I am delighted to be back doing what I do best – grubbing my way up and down the theatres of the country and eating peri chicken in the dressing rooms.”
There’s an exclusive pre-sale on Wednesday 25th March at 10am for those signed up to Ed’s official mailing list, followed by a Ticketmaster and venue pre-sale on Thursday 26th March at 10am. General sale begins Friday 27th March at 10am. Full dates and tickets at www.edgamble.co.uk.
About Ed Gamble:
Ed has seen another very busy year having recently finished his first-ever international tour – Ed Gamble Live –which saw Gamble perform across major European cities from November 2025, closely followed by a special run of shows across the USA and Canada in February 2026. Prior to this he performed his extended and biggest UK and Ireland stand-up tour to date, Hot Diggity Dog, which included five consecutive nights at London’s iconic Hackney Empire plus a sold-out performance at the London Palladium culminating in a run across Australia and New Zealand in June 2025. His previous stand-up tour, Electric, was given an Autumn extension after his twice-extended 2019 show, Blizzard, and his 2019 Amazon Prime special, Blood Sugar. Ed brought his multi award winning Off Menu podcast with co-host James Acaster to the live stage with six nights at the Royal Albert Hall this March. Off the stage, he has hosted The Traitors: Uncloaked podcast which recently moved over from BBC Two to BBC One (and BBC Sounds) with over six million tuning in for the Series 4 finale. Crowned the Series 9 champion of the award-winning TV show Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4), Ed was featured on the second Champions of Champions episode in 2022 and is the current host of the Taskmaster Podcast. He has been a contestant on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer and appeared in over 30 episodes of the hit satirical panel show Mock the Week between 2015 to 2021, making him one of the most frequent regulars on the show. He was also a judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu for four series and co-hosts his Sunday morning show on Radio X with Matthew Crosby. Ed additionally served as one of six rotating guest-hosts for Pointless (BBC One) – alongside Alexander Armstrong. He will take on the role of team captain on the new escape-room show The Way Out, which premieres on U&Dave later this year. Other stand-up appearances include Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Conan (TBS). His numerous guest appearances include QI (BBC Two), Would I Lie To You (BBC One), Hypothetical (Dave), The Apprentice: You’re Fired (BBC Two), I’ll Get This (BBC Two), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two), Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Warrior (Dave), Insert Name Here (BBC Two) and Roast Battle UK (Comedy Central). Ed first came to prominence playing Georgie Carlton in two series of Almost Royal (BBC America/E4/Netflix) and co-wrote series 3 and 4 of Greg Davies’ sitcom Man Down (Channel 4), as well as appearing in two episodes. He has also written his first book Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy.
What the press has said about Hot Diggity Dog
“Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport…Hot Diggity Dog may be as good as comedy can be.”
Brian Logan, The Guardian
“…amusing, energetic, self-deprecating…Gamble is never too far from some neat line or other… he’s good at what he does…”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“Hot Diggity Dog is filled with light but tasty morsels from a skilled raconteur, serving up animated escapism.”
Rachael Healy, The i
What the press has said about Electric
“Mesmerically funny and original…consistently eye-wateringly hilarious” ★★★★
Rachel Aroesti, The i
“Platefuls of stand-up talent…You can bet on Gamble to deliver laughs”
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“A Class Act. Comedy Gold” ★★★★
Saffron Swire, Time Out
“Gamble shows masterful comedy skills” ★★★★
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“It’s easy to enjoy Ed Gamble”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“his set is slick and, as expected, electrifyingly excellent.” ★★★★
Christine Stanton, Reviews Hub
“There were a lot of laughs throughout the show…It was nice to see Ed Gamble return to his comedy roots and see him do it justice.”
Tanya Howard, The Live Review
Other things the press has said about Ed Gamble
“he is on irresistible form”
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph
“If he keeps up this momentum he’ll be playing arenas in a few years”
British Comedy Guide
“a seriously strong show…Gamble is a powerful, compelling orator”
Paul Fleckney, Chortle
“a hugely likeable performer…an excellent comic”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
“a fully-rounded stand-up fiesta”
Brian Donaldson, The List
“Gamble holds the audience in the palm of his hand…never falters in his creative and clever humour that leaves the audience in stitches”
Adam Thornton, Edinburgh Festivals
“crudely inventive and very funny…bursting with great lines”
Jay Richardson, Fest
“Superb stand-up”
Ben Williams, Time Out
Fresh Hell runs from 30th January – 26th June 2027
For more information and interview requests, please contact: Lucy Plosker – lplosker@avalonuk.com
