Award winning comedian Ian Stone coming to Brighton

Due to overwhelming demand, Spirit of Fringe award-winning comedian Ian Stone is extending his UK tour into Autumn/Winter 2026. <i>(Image: Ian Stone)</i>
Due to overwhelming demand, Spirit of Fringe award-winning comedian Ian Stone is extending his UK tour into Autumn/Winter 2026. (Image: Ian Stone)
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Award-winning comedian Ian Stone is bringing his latest UK tour to Brighton.

He will appear at The Forge Comedy Club on December 3, part of his extended nationwide tour Looking for the Wow.

To buy tickets, go to eventbrite.co.uk.

The tour was originally due to end in June 2026 but has been extended through to December due to high demand.

Mr Stone, winner of the 2023 Spirit of the Fringe Award, said: "I love that people are coming to see the show, so I thought why not do more of them?

"There has to be more to life than the humdrum and the routine before the inevitable slide into disease, decay, and death.

"Why can’t we sneak in a hint of awesome, a tad of amazing, and maybe a smidge of wonderful? Where you get it is your business.

"The point is, life could be so much better - so I’m on the lookout. Come and join me on the hunt."

The show follows Mr Stone’s comedic search for the “missing magic” in everyday life and has already been well received in more than 40 towns and cities.

A seasoned comedian, broadcaster and writer, Mr Stone has built a large online following, attracting more than 90,000 followers across platforms including BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

In the last four years, he has performed his one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival to packed rooms and great reviews.

His previous UK tour concluded with a sold-out show at London’s Comedy Store.

Internationally, he has performed to packed crowds at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and is set to return to Australia later this year.

Outside of stand-up, Mr Stone presents Handbrake Off, a twice-weekly Arsenal podcast with around 50,000 downloads per episode, for The Athletic.

A recent live recording of the show sold out the Leicester Square Theatre in London.

He is also a regular contributor on Times Radio.

In 2020, Mr Stone published his book To Be Someone, which has received nearly 500 four- and five-star reviews on Amazon.

He continues to be recognised for his sharp humour and insightful comedy across stage, audio and print.

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