Comedian Jo Caulfield, acclaimed as 'Comedians’ Comedian of The Year 2022', is bringing her new tour show to Lyme Regis.
Familiar to fans from TV appearances on programs including Mock The Week, and Richard Osman's House of Games, Ms Caulfield's performance is titled 'Here Comes Trouble'.
The performance is scheduled to be at The Marine Theatre on February 2.
Ms Caulfield has won accolades including "the best female Stand Up in the country" (Chortle) and "one of the Top 100 Comedians" (Channel 4).
Speaking about the show, Ms Caulfield said: "My tour show is a collection of my favourite jokes from my last three Edinburgh Fringe shows and some brand-new material about what I’ve been up to since I was last on the road.
"I think it’s going to be a lot of fun to get out there and tell these stories, and generally talk about everything that’s happened – and everything that’s currently annoying me.
"It’s my celebration of anger.
"It’s been really difficult getting the show down to just an hour and a half because so much has happened since my last tour.
"I moved house, I wrote a book, and I won a comedy award.
"I’ve never been so busy".
A source of ongoing hilarity and inspiration for Jo is her husband, Stuart.
She said: "My husband is a constant source of inspiration and material – just not always in the way that he would necessarily hope to be.
“He’s constantly doing or saying the wrong thing or coming up with a wildly impractical idea for making life easier.
"I think there are a lot of men of his age like that out there, so while Stuart is unique in a lot of ways, I think a lot of women relate to what it’s like sharing your life – and your home – with someone like him.”
In 2023, alongside a successful run at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, Ms Caulfield published her debut book, The Funny Thing About Death in August.
The memoir delves into Ms Caulfield's life with and without her late older sister, Annie Caulfield, a comedy writer and author.
Ms Caulfield added: "I started out writing a few articles to help me get my head around Annie’s death, they sort of evolved into a few spoken word performances at a couple of events, and then once lockdown meant I was stuck at home instead of out gigging, I started to put those articles and scripts together and they gradually turned into the book.
"I’d always assumed writers were being dramatic when they said it took years to write a book, but it’s hard work!"
A part of Jo’s profits from The Funny Thing About Death will go towards charity MacMillan Cancer Support – a cause Ms Caulfield has championed by raising over £50,000 since 2017.
Fans will also have opportunity to purchase a copy of the book at the end of each tour show.
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