Stewart Francis Kicks Off Biggest UK Tour Yet with PUN GENT! Today

Stewart Francis, the star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo embarks on a brand new stand-up tour, starting in Spring 2015, with his fantastic, hilarious new show Pun Gent!

Stewart has devoted this show to his father. So dad - if you're up there? As for having kids himself he's decided he doesn't want any... anyone who wants some let him know and he'll drop them off. Oh he's just kidding of course, he has a beautiful daughter who he named after his mum, and in fact passive aggressive psycho turns five tomorrow. On an unrelated matter, Stewart likes what mechanics wear... overall.

With Stewart Francis it's all about puns. And he's a gent. If time is money, Stewart's the man to do your shopping for he'll fill every minute with comedy bargains in the form of non-stop quick-fire gags, rarely giving you time to cease giggling until the next one starts. And it's not cheap produce either, previous goods winning awards such as Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2012 and earning him a reputation as one of the finest comics around. Quite simply, the service Francis provides is good old-fashioned joke telling with a hook, punch-line and a dose of panache thrown in for good measure. So where's the catch? Well there probably is a pun-related answer, but only word wizards such as Stewart Francis could find one.

Having received international acclaim, in the US, UK and his native Canada, Stewart moved to the UK in 2010 following successful appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe, sell-out nationwide tours and numerous TV appearances. Since then he has continued to sell out venues, appear on TV (besides Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo he has been in 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Dave's One Night Stand and even Celebrity Mastermind) and supported Ricky Gervais on tour. He is also an actor and writer, credits including Not Going Out and The Omid Djalili Show. Along with Craig Campbell and Glenn Wool he is also a member of comedy trio The Lumberjacks, who have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and throughout the UK.

Stewart has written a sitcom that he's currently shopping around. It will star himself and chronicles observations he's made about living in the UK. The working title is The Olivia Colman Show.

This September Stewart will be climbing Everest, along with five other comedians and fifty comedy fans. He'll be part of the Stand Up On Everest trek, which will raise money for Save the Children and aim to set a new record by performing the world's highest stand-up gig.

STEWART'S WEBSITE: www.stewartfrancis.com

TWITTER: @StewartFrancis1

TICKETS: www.livenation.co.uk

STEWART FRANCIS: PUNGENT - 2015 SPRING LEG DATES

Thursday

16-Apr

Epsom

Playhouse

Friday

17-Apr

Swindon

Wyvern

Saturday

18-Apr

Basingstoke

Anvil

Tuesday

21-Apr

Norwich

Theatre Royal

Wednesday

22-Apr

Peterborough

Cresset

Thursday

23-Apr

Loughborough

Town Hall

Friday

24-Apr

Wolverhampton

Wulfrun Hall

Saturday

25-Apr

Malvern

Forum Theatre

Tuesday

28-Apr

Worthing

Theatre

Wednesday

29-Apr

Crawley

Hawth

Thursday

30-Apr

Guildford

G-Live

Friday

01-May

Canterbury

Marlowe Theatre

Saturday

02-May

Bexhill

De La Warr Pavillion

Tuesday

05-May

Maidstone

Hazlitt

Wednesday

06-May

Newbury

New Greenham Arts

Thursday

07-May

Andover

Lights

Friday

08-May

Hayes

Beck Theatre

Saturday

09-May

Warwick

Arts Centre

Sunday

10-May

Nottingham

Playhouse

Wednesday

13-May

Weston-Super-Mare

Playhouse

Thursday

14-May

Yeovil

Octagon Theatre

Friday

15-May

Exeter

Corn Exchange

Saturday

16-May

Jersey

Opera House

Tuesday

19-May

Illfracombe

Landmark

Wednesday

20-May

Bath

Komedia

Thursday

21-May

Cheltenham

Town Hall

Friday

22-May

Reading

Hexagon

Saturday

23-May

Milton Keynes

Theatre

Tuesday

26-May

Bromsgrove

Artrix

Wednesday

27-May

High Wycombe

Town Hall

Thursday

28-May

Dorking

Halls

Friday

29-May

Tunbridge Wells

Assembly Hall

Saturday

30-May

Southampton

O2 Guildhall

Tuesday

02-Jun

Chesterfield

Winding Wheel

Wednesday

03-Jun

Derby

Assembly Rooms

Thursday

04-Jun

Lincoln

Engine Shed

Friday

05-Jun

Kings Lynn

Corn Exchange

Saturday

06-Jun

Cambridge

Corn Exchange

Tuesday

09-Jun

Southend

Palace Theatre

Wednesday

10-Jun

St. Albans

Alban Arena

Thursday

11-Jun

London

Bloomsbury

Friday

12-Jun

London

Bloomsbury

Saturday

13-Jun

London

Bloomsbury

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