© Steve Ullathorne Paul Zerdin announces 2025 tour
Ventriloquist back with his characters
Comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has announced a 31-date UK tour for his new show, Jaw Drop, in 2025.
The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015 will hit the road after a weekend headlining Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas this month, and a London Palladium pantomime season. In what will be his 30th panto, he plays Will Scarlet in Robin Hood alongside Julian Clary, Nigel Havers and Jane McDonald.
Jaw Drop will feature characters including Sam, the cocky teenager; Albert, the 96-year-old; and the Baby, who believes the world revolves around him; dim-witted American bodyguard Roger; an outrageous Urban Fox and out-of-work TV presenter Alasdair Rimmer. He also promises a twist on his 'human dummy’ routine.
Zerdin said: ‘It’s a shock that I’m actually going to go out on tour again with this bunch of misfits. It wasn’t my idea it was theirs… they said if I didn’t go they’d clone me with AI and do the show without me. The lunatics have taken over the asylum!
‘Sam is scheming, Albert’s rapping and Baby is now an influencer.Roger my American bodyguard cannot get over how small the roads are in the UK and thinks the potholes are the work of aliens.’
The new tour starts on September 2 at the Norwich Playhouse and culminates with two dates at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on November 7 and 8.
Published: 1 Nov 2024
