Funny man Russell Kane joins us live to talk about is UK tour – find out where you can catch him here

Russell Kane is an English writer, comedian, actor and media personality. An Edinburgh Fringe Festival Favourite, he filmed the World Comedy Tour in Australia in 2005.

A year later, he took his debut comedy show ‘The Theory of Pretension’ to the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2006 he became the face of digital channel Five US only to go and present Big Brothers Big Mouth in 2007.

Russell was also on the presenting team for the 2009 and 2010 series of ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ and has appeared on numerous comedy panels. He has won a number of awards including 2004 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, 2004 So You Think You’re Funny runner-up and was the 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner.

His stand up live show, ‘Manscaping’ is touring the UK between the 18th September and the 23rd March, starting at the Lowry Centre in Salford. . His DVD, Russell Kane - Live 2011 is being released on November 7th 2011 and is available to pre-order now.

2011/2012 ‘Manscaping’ tour

  • Sun 18th Sep, The Lowry Centre, Salford 
  • Mon 19th Sep, St David's Hall, Cardiff 
  • Tue 20th Sep, Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre), Brecon 
  • Wed 21st Sep, William Aston Hall @ Glyndwr University, Wrexham 
  • Fri 23rd Sep, Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford 
  • Sat 24th Sep, Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford 
  • Mon 26th Sep, The Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn 
  • Thu 29th Sep - This event has been rescheduled to the 8th of October - South Holland Centre, Spalding 
  • Fri 30th Sep, Embassy Theatre, Skegness 
  • Sat 1st Oct, Grand Opera House, York 
  • Sun 2nd Oct, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton 
  • Tue 4th Oct - This event has been moved to the Hexagon Theatre. Reading Concert Hall, Reading 
  • Fri 7th Oct, The Dome, Doncaster 
  • Sat 8th Oct, South Holland Centre, Spalding 
  • Sun 9th Oct, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry 
  • Sat 15th Oct, Harrogate Comedy Festival 2011, Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate 
  • Sun 16th Oct, New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham 
  • Tue 18th Oct, Northern Stage (formerly Newcastle Playhouse), Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
  • Wed 19th Oct, Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 
  • Fri 21st Oct,The Junction, Cambridge
  • Sat 22nd Oct, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester 
  • Sun 23rd Oct, Sheffield Comedy Festival Sheffield City Hall & Memorial Hall, Sheffield 
  • Mon 24th Oct, Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea 
  • Tue 25th Oct, Pavilion Theatre & Ballroom, Bournemouth 
  • Sun 30th Oct, Winter Gardens, Margate 
  • Sat 10th Dec, Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow 
  • Sun 11th Dec, HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 
  • Wed 14th Dec, The Engine Shed, Lincoln 
  • Wed 1st Feb 2012, The Laugh Inn, Chester 
  • Thu 2nd Feb 2012, The Courtyard Centre For The Arts, Hereford 
  • Sat 4th Feb 2012, Theatre Royal, Brighton 
  • Sun 5th Feb 2012, The Stables, Milton Keynes 
  • Mon 6th Feb 2012, The Royal Centre, Nottingham 
  • Sat 18th Feb 2012, Hall For Cornwall (HFC), Truro 
  • Mon 20th Feb 2012, Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury 
  • Wed 22nd Feb 2012, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne 
  • Thu 23rd Feb 2012, Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham 
  • Sat 25th Feb 2012, Library Theatre, Luton 
  • Sun 26th Feb 2012, Grand Theatre, Blackpool 
  • Wed 29th Feb 2012, Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham 
  • Fri 2nd Mar 2012, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells 
  • Thu 8th Mar 2012, Princes Hall, Aldershot 
  • Mon 12th Mar 2012, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon 
  • Thu 15th Mar 2012, Aberdeen Music Hall, Aberdeen 
  • Fri 16th Mar 2012, Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2012, The Garage & G2, Glasgow 
  • Sun 18th Mar 2012, Pocklington Arts Centre, Pocklington 
  • Mon 19th Mar 2012, Horsecross (Perth Theatre & Concert Hall), Perth 
  • Wed 21st Mar 2012, Chorley Little Theatre, Chorley 
  • Thu 22nd Mar 2012, Loughborough Town Hall & Charnwood Theatre, Loughborough 
  • Fri 23rd Mar 2012 Civic Theatre, Barnsley