Lucy Porter is back on the road from 6th February, 2026 to November 2026 with her eighteenth solo show, Let Yourself Go - an hour of stand-up exploring what it means to age, evolve, and loosen your grip on everything from self-image to social expectations. The show will tour the UK including dates in Leeds, London, Cambridge and Sheffield.
Best known for her appearances on Live at the Apollo, QI, and BBC Radio 4 staples like The News Quiz and Just a Minute, Lucy has built a career on smart, personable comedy that draws audiences in with warmth and wit. In this new show, she reflects on the strange freedom of midlife - from the reality of botox regrets and menopausal rage to her newfound love of slankets, garden centres, and doing the register at the start of each show.
The title, Let Yourself Go, was inspired by a YouTube comment she spotted after appearing on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip - a show she admits feels a world away from her earlier gigs on Mock the Week and Buzzcocks. It prompted a deeper look at how she’s changed over the years, and how letting go - of control, of ambition, of your pelvic floor - might not be a crisis, but a calling.
Audiences can expect stories about clubbing in the '90s, working at Granada Television, and being married to a man more than a foot taller than she is. There may also be embroidery, a few stern words for poor indicators, and a gentle message of encouragement to anyone currently trapped in a pub toilet in a jumpsuit.
Lucy’s big passion is quizzing - she hosts the successful Podcast ‘Fingers on Buzzers’ alongside Jenny Ryan AKA The Chase’s Vixen, they have also recently released their debut quiz book. Lucy has achieved some personal quizzing goals by bringing home a Pointless trophy and becoming the Celebrity Mastermind ‘Champion of Champions’.
Lucy’s dulcet tones are regularly heard on BBC Radio 4. She’s starred in her own series “In the Family Way” and is a regular voice on The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Unbelievable Truth and Just a Minute. Lucy is a keen student of comedy history and is on the board of Bristol’s annual Slapstick Festival.
Tour Dates: For tickets visit www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
06-Feb-26 BRISTOL HEN AND CHICKENS
07-Feb-26 MAIDSTONE HAZLITT
13-Feb-26 DIDCOT CORNERSTONE
21-Feb-26 HAVANT THE SPRING
26-Feb-26 FINCHLEY ARTS DEPOT
27-Feb-26 BORDON PHOENIX ARTS CENTRE
28-Feb-26 WINCHESTER THE ARC
06-Mar-26 SOUTHEND PALACE THEATRE
07-Mar-26 MAIDENHEAD NORDEN FARM
13-Mar-26 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD OLD TOWN HALL
14-Mar-26 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD OLD TOWN HALL
19-Mar-26 NEW MILTON FOREST ARTS
20-Mar-26 COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE
21-Mar-26 ALDERSHOT WEST END CENTRE
17-Apr-26 SWINDON ARTS CENTRE
18-Apr-26 BRACKNELL SOUTH HILL PARK
19-Apr-26 BASINGSTOKE THE HAYMARKET
30-Apr-26 TUNBRIDGE WELLS TRINITY THEATRE
01-May-26 TAUNTON BREWHOUSE
02-May-26 COVENTRY WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
03-Sep-26 CRAWLEY THE HAWTH
04-Sep-26 CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION
05-Sep-26 NORWICH PLAYHOUSE
11-Sep-26 CHELMSFORD THEATRE
12-Sep-26 CHELMSFORD THEATRE
18-Sep-26 READING SOUTH STREET ARTS CENTRE
19-Sep-26 DORKING HALLS
25-Sep-26 LINCOLNSHIRE THE ROPEWALK
26-Sep-26 LEICESTER ATTENBOROUGH ARTS CENTRE
27-Sep-26 LEEDS THE WARDROBE
02-Oct-26 LUTON HAT FACTORY
03-Oct-26 MILTON KEYNES THE STABLES
04-Oct-26 SHREWSBURY THEATRE SEVERN
10-Oct-26 LONDON BLACKHEATH HALLS
16-Oct-26 SELBY TOWN HALL
17-Oct-26 OTLEY COURTHOUSE
18-Oct-26 SHEFFIELD STEAMWORKS
23-Oct-26 FOLKESTONE QUARTERHOUSE
24-Oct-26 GUILDFORD G LIVE
06-Nov-26 BANBURY THE MILL
07-Nov-26 EPSOM PLAYHOUSE
13-Nov-26 SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE
20-Nov-26 DEAL ASTOR THEATRE
21-Nov-26 NEWBURY ARLINGTON ARTS CENTRE
