Taskmaster star and host of hit podcast Three Bean Salad, Mike Wozniak will embark on a UK tour with a brand-new stand-up show ‘The Bench’. Marking Wozniak’s biggest tour to date, the acclaimed comic will perform at venues including London’s Soho Walthamstow, Bristol’s The Old Vic, York’s Grand Opera House, and Dublin’s Ambassador Theatre among many others. A ticket pre-sale will go live at 10am on Thursday 30th October, with general on sale at 10 am on Friday 31st October at MrMikeWozniak.com
‘The Bench’ sees new material from the “deliciously distinctive” (Bruce Dessau, The Evening Standard) stand-up in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.
This announcement arrives mid-way through a nationwide tour of the chart-topping cult hit podcast Three Bean Salad which Wozniak co-hosts alongside Benjamin Partridge and Henry Paker, playing to venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall to sold out audiences.
On screen, Wozniak is set to star in the BBC’s brand-new adaptation of the hit children’s novel Dexter Procter: the 10-Year-Old Doctor, written and created by BAFTA-winner Adam Kay (This is Going to Hurt), Wozniak will star alongside Jameela Jamil (The Good Place), Konnie Huq (Blue Peter), Harry Enfield (Harry Enfield and Chums), and Sue Johnston (The Royle Family).
Elsewhere Wozniak is best known for playing Brian in Man Down (Channel 4) and for creating some of the show’s most memorable moments as one of the contestants on series 11 of Taskmaster (Channel 4), after which life was never quite the same. He has also been seen on Would I Lie To You (BBC One), We Are Not Alone (Dave), Horrible Histories (CBBC), It’s Kevin (BBC Two) and many more, while his film credits include Prevenge (directed by Alice Lowe).
Wozniak’s writing credits include series three and four of Man Down, all four series of Small Scenes (BBC Radio 4) and a one-off physical comedy for Sky Arts entitled Ruby Robinson which starred Kim Cattrall alongside a troupe of acrobats. He also wrote and directed the short film Sump, starring Gemma Whelan, Daniel Rigby and Jeany Spark, which was selected in competition for numerous film festivals around the world including Palm Springs International Film Festival, PÖFF Estonia and Calgary International Film Festival and which won a clutch of awards including the Special Jury Prize at the Amsterdam Film Festival.
Wozniak has been a comedy festival regular for many years and has penned numerous solo shows. His debut show was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008 and in 2013 his show Take The Hit was nominated for Best Show. Most recently he took his one-man show Zusa on a sell-out tour across the UK and Ireland. He also created the St Elwick’s Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast to critical acclaim and is a regular performer on The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast.
