Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment). In RAISE THE OOF John celebrates 40 years in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TV’s Clarinet Man - next door neighbour Ken Worthington who came last on New Faces in 73 (Tony Hatch crucified him).
“Actually, I feel rather calm” muses John, “although after forty years and still no chart success, perhaps I should be slightly anxious. My wife Mary says I should get a proper job, but there's not time - I'm about to retire! Besides, Comet - where I used to demonstrate audio equipment - no longer exists. As for the sweet factory in the Rotherham area where I worked as a security guard in the 1980s - that’s now an Axe Throwing Centre. Oof!"
John Shuttleworth is the creation of Graham Fellows, Sony and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and winner of the Edinburgh Critics Award. He is the man behind Radio 4’s longest ever running comedy sit com The Shuttleworths, as well as many other radio series and specials. Graham was also the man behind Jilted John and the smash hit of that name (AKA Gordon is a Moron). The ‘RAISE THE OOF’ tour coincides with the release of a new book: John Shuttleworth Takes the Biscuit – A Crumbly Selection of Songs & Stories published by Omnibus Press. On sale 6th March 2025.
Dates below, buy tickets here.
FEBRUARY 2025
Saturday 8th DEMONTFORT HALL LEICESTER
Tuesday 11th EVERYMAN PLAYHOUSE LIVERPOOL
Wednesday 12th WINCHESTER THEATRE ROYALE
Saturday 15th TYNE THEATRE NEWCASTLE
Sunday 16th OPERA HOUSE BUXTON
Wednesday 19th CHELMSFORD THEATRE
Thursday 20th YVONNE ARNAUD GUILDFORD
Friday 21st CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL
Sunday 23rd THE LOWRY, SALFORD
Monday 24th NEW VIC NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
Wednesday 26th CLAPHAM GRAND (OVER 14S ONLY)
Thursday 27th TIVOLI GRAND WIMBORNE
March 2025
Tuesday 4th CORN EXCHANGE BRIGHTON DOME
Thursday 6th BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL
Friday 7th NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
Tuesday 11th WOLSEY THEATRE IPSWICH (NOT YET ON SALE)
Wednesday 12th CITY VARIETIES LEEDS
Thursday 13th CITY VARIETIES LEEDS
Saturday 15th WHITE ROCK HASTINGS
Sunday 16th HAZLITT THEATRE MAIDSTONE
Tuesday 18th THEATRE ROYAL LINCOLN
Wednesday 19th REDGRAVE THEATRE BRISTOL
Saturday 22nd THEATRE SEVERN SHREWSBURY
Tuesday 25th THE STABLES MILTON KEYNES
Wednesday 26th SHEFFIELD CITY HALL
April 2025
Tuesday 1st KINGS HALL ILKLEY
Wednesday 2nd HULL TRUCK (NOT ON SALE YET)
Friday 4th LANCASTER GRAND
Saturday 5th QUEENS HALL EDINBURGH
Sunday 6th ORAN MOOR GLASGOW
Monday 7th ORAN MOOR GLASGOW
Tuesday 8th SHERMAN THEATRE CARDIFF
Thursday 10th THE FORUM NORTHALLERTON
Friday 11th SCARBOROUGH SPA
Tuesday 15th BLOOMSBURY THEATRE LONDON
Wednesday 16th BLOOMSBURY THEATRE LONDON
Saturday 19th LOUTH RIVERHEAD (NOT YET ON SALE)
