Double Dee!

Jack extends his tour by 40 dates

Jack Dee is doubling the length of his stand-up tour Off The Telly.

The comic has today announced an extra 40 dates for the spring, to add to the 38 original dates, which kick off at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, next Wednesday.

It is his first tour in seven years, following the So What tour of 2012, subsequently released as a DVD

He joked: ‘In these difficult and uncertain times people need hope – a ray of sunshine to brighten their day. And that’s very much where I come in.’

The new dates are:

Thursday, 13 February: Dunstable, Grove Theatre
Sunday, 16 February: St Albans, Alban Arena
Friday, 21 February: Lowestoft, Marina Theatre
Saturday, 22 February: Bedford, Corn Exchange
Sunday, 23 February: Bromley, Churchill Theatre
Thursday, 5 March: Aberystwyth, Arts Centre
Friday, 6 March: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre
Saturday, 7 March: Chatham, Central Theatre
Thursday, 12 March: Reading, Hexagon
Friday, 13 March: Liverpool, Philharmonic
Saturday, 14 March: Blackpool, Grand Theatre
Friday, 20 March: Salisbury, City Hall
Saturday, 21 March: Lincoln, Engine Shed
Friday, 27 March: Chester, Storyhouse
Saturday, 28 March: Malvern, Forum Theatre
Sunday, 29 March: Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
Thursday, 2 April: Buxton, Opera House
Friday, 3 April: Scunthorpe, Baths Hall
Saturday, 4 April: Guildford, G Live
Friday, 17 April: Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Saturday, 18 April: Northampton, Derngate
Sunday, 19 April: Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
Friday, 24 April: York, Barbican
Saturday, 25 April: Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Sunday, 26 April: Norwich, Theatre Royal
Wednesday, 29 April: High Wycombe, Wycombe Swan
Friday, 1 May: Bexhill on Sea, De La Warr Pavilion
Saturday, 2 May: Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Sunday, 3 May: Southend on Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
Wednesday, 13 May: Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
Friday, 15 May: Portsmouth, Kings Theatre
Saturday, 16 May: Basingstoke, The Anvil
Sunday, 17 May: Dartford, Orchard Theatre
Wednesday, 27 May: Stockport, Plaza
Thursday, 28 May: Carlisle, The Sands Centre
Saturday, 30 May: Woking, New Victoria Theatre
Tuesday, 2 June: Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
Friday, 5 June: Brighton, Dome
Saturday, 6 June: Swansea, Grand Theatre
Sunday, 14 June: Leeds, Grand Theatre & Opera House