Ignacio Lopez Creates His New Show Before Your Very Eyes

Ignacio Lopez Creates His New Show Before Your Very Eyes

Star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Richard Osman's House of Games & Comedy Central Live; Ignacio Lopez has announced his most ambitious project yet. 

Nada is the captivating comedy experiment which sees ‘Spain’s Best Export’ create a brand new, completely unique and blisteringly funny stand up show right in front of your eyes, from absolutely nothing! Mining his hilarious upbringing, growing up in Mallorca and South Wales, as well as suggestions from the crowd, and everything he’s learnt performing comedy since 2010, Ignacio crafts an intricate story of mystery and suspense packed with sarcasm, silliness and huge laughs.

Ignacio says: ‘Before I kicked off my last tour, I told myself I was going to take it easy when it wrapped. But midway through, in some kind of fever dream as I traveled between Brighton and Norwich, (or Swindon and Cardigan, or Glasgow and Colchester), I realised I had a stack of notebooks filled with ideas for material; observations about the tour stops I’d just ticked off, fantasies about the places I had yet to visit, absurd jokes about things I’d never written about, and more of my ever-present p***taking of the British.

I always challenge myself in the biggest possible ways, and I figured what bigger challenge than to create a different show for every city next time round. No performance on tour is ever the same, so I’ve leant into that in a big way, in a style that guarantees a unique night, everytime. This show is pretentious, invites interaction, and means I’m going to have to think on my feet like never before. Often the most exciting part of a comedy event is the risk involved; standing on stage alone in front of a live audience is a tightrope act, and I’ve decided to get rid of the safety net.’

Ignacio’s 2023 tour (Nine Ig Fails) and 2025 tour (Señor Self-Destruct) sold out venues all over the UK so early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. A regular on British TV, Ignacio can be seen on Children in Need’s Celebrity Bargain Hunt this Friday. Previous TV credits include Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), QI  (BBC Two), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), The Apprentice: You’re Fired  (BBC Two), The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Ch4), Pointless Celebrities (BBC One), Stand Up Sesh (BBC Wales), The Spanish Job (Ch4 online), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two), Celebrity Mastermind (BBC One) and Sorry, I Didn’t Know (ITV).

His radio credits include The Now Show and The United Nations of News (BBC Radio 4), The Leak, What Just Happened and his own special Spain’s Best Export (BBC Radio Wales), Breaking the News and The Good The Bad & The Unexpected (BBC Radio Scotland).

Ignacio regularly headlines leading comedy clubs as well as performing on cruise ships and military gigs and supporting Jason Manford, John Bishop  and Tom Stade on tour.  Ignacio regularly reaches viral status across social media with comedy songs about ‘why spain hates the UK’, and hilarious threads about public transport and has been featured in Top Jokes lists in The Telegraph and The Guardian. 

Tickets for the UK tour of Ignacio Lopez: Nada go on sale this Friday, 14th November at 10am for all dates from September - December 2026. Ticket links here.

 

IGNACIO LOPEZ: NADA  - 2026 TOUR DATES

 

Saturday, 26th September - Pontardawe Arts Centre

Sunday, 27th September - Hen & Chicken, Bristol

Thursday, 1st October - The Glee Club, Cardiff

Friday, 2nd October - Aberystwyth Comedy Festival

Saturday, 3rd October - Pocklington Arts, York

Sunday, 4th October - The Stand, Newcastle

Wednesday, 7th October - The Riverfront, Newport

Saturday, 10th October - Galeri, Caernarfon

Sunday, 11th October - Theatre Severn (Walker Theatre), Shrewsbury

Tuesday, 13th October - Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Wednesday, 14th October - The Wardrobe, Leeds

Saturday, 17th October - Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford

Sunday, 19th October - The Y Theatre, Leicester

Tuesday, 20th October - Steamworks, Sheffield

Wednesday, 21st October - The Glee Club, Birmingham

Thursday, 22nd October - Norwich Playhouse

Sunday, 25th October - Nottingham Arts Theatre

Thursday, 5th November - Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Friday, 6th November - The McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater

Saturday, 7th November - The Spring, Havant

Saturday, 14th November - The Atkinson, Southport

Thursday, 19th November - Theatre Mwldan, Cardigan

Friday, 20th November - The Gwyn Hall, Neath

Sunday, 22nd November - The Savoy Theatre, Monmouth

Tuesday, 24th November - Leicester Square Theatre, London

Wednesday, 25th November - Komedia, Brighton

Wednesday, 2nd December - The Stand, Edinburgh

Thursday, 3rd December - The Stand, Glasgow

Thursday, 10th December - Chelmsford Theatre

Friday, 11th December - Colchester Arts Centre

 

photo by Michelle Huggleston.

 

 

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