Adam Kay tour: This Is Going To Hurt... More dates, venues and how to get tickets for doctor turned comic gigs
Adam Kay - former doctor, now award-winning, best-selling author and stand-up, will be touring some of the UK’s most prominent arts venues throughout September 2022.
It marks the comedian’s biggest UK tour to date, commencing at the Edinburgh Usher Hall on September 7, and culminating at London SSE Arena Wembley on September 24.
Called This is Going To Hurt ... More it will feature stand-up based on Kay’s popular, poignant diaries from his time as a junior doctor.
Billed as ‘an evening of stand-up and music’, the live comedy show will also feature brand-new stories from his forthcoming book Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients.
On the new tour, Adam said: ‘It feels like the natural progression of my surreal 2022 to go from Ben Whishaw playing me on television to performing at Wembley.
2023’s really going to have up its game – perhaps I’ll be made king or move to Jupiter. I can’t wait to get This is Going to Hurt… More out on the road and subject the UK to more of my repulsive stories.’
How much are tickets to This is Going To Hurt ... More?
Ticket prices start at £28 but vary according to venue/seat placement. See your local show below for more details.
What is This is Going To Hurt?
This is Going To Hurt is currently winning accolades as a drama on BBC one, with Ben Wishaw portraying the author Adam Kay during his harrowing (and hilarious) time as an obstetrician.
Adapted from Kay’s own novel, it’s received universal praise for it’s depiction of an over-stretched NHS. Our own TV writer Alex Moreland noted “This Is Going To Hurt is deeply watchable; for all that its drama is visceral and intense, it’s intimate too, and always very funny.”
It was adapted from Adam Kay’s novel, also entitled This is Going To Hurt, which in turn was adapted from Kay’s stand-up comedy show based on his time as an obstetrician.
An award-winning talent
As an award-winning live performer, Adam has sold out multiple Edinburgh Fringe runs, West End seasons and UK and international tours.
His live tour of This is Going to Hurt was one of the most-attended UK comedy shows of recent years, seen by more than 250,000 people and described by the Guardian as “electrifying” and “blissfully brilliant” by Mail on Sunday.
In book form, This is Going to Hurt (his debut novel), was a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year.
It has sold over 2.5 million copies, making it the bestselling UK narrative non-fiction book of the 21st century. It is the bestselling non-fiction e-book of all time and has been translated into 37 languages (and counting).
Where is Adam Kay performing?
- Wednesday September 7: Edinburgh Usher Hall
- Thursday September 8: Newcastle Utilita Arena
- Friday September 9: Leeds First Direct Arena
- Saturday September 10: Birmingham Utilita Arena
- Sunday September 11: Hull Bonus Arena
- Thursday September 15: Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
- Friday September 16: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
- Saturday September 17: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
- Sunday September 18: Glasgow OVO Hydro
- Wednesday September 21: Bournemouth Intl Centre
- Thursday September 22: Brighton Centre
- Friday September 23: Manchester AO Arena
- Saturday September 24: London SSE Arena Wembley
Tickets are on sale now via www.ticketmaster.co.uk