Paul Foot: The Future

Paul Foot brings his new show The Future to Salisbury Arts Centre on Thursday 6 May 2027, with the performance starting at 7:30pm. If you've never seen him live, he's one of those comedians who's hard to pin down. He's a regular on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and has popped up on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4, as well as The Morning After on NBC, Set List on Sky Atlantic and The Great Debate on Channel 10 Australia. He was once a BBC Comedian Of The Year and a Perrier Newcomer nominee, and he picked up the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in 2026.

He's often described as a 'camp crusader', and his act is built on pedantry, bluff and innuendo-ridden rants. The reviews usually lean into the surreal side of things: Noel Fielding once compared his routines to 'jazz clusters, loose hammocks, choked to the brim with jokes and ideas', and Chortle called them 'inspired, surreal and incomprehensibly funny'. It's the kind of comedy that doesn't quite follow a straight line, so you're usually better off just going with it.

The Future is described as a surreal and uplifting journey through the idea that, even when things feel uncertain, optimism and wonder are still within reach. It blends his eccentric observations with the same freewheeling imagination he's known for, so it's not just a series of disconnected sketches—there's a thread of optimism running through it. It's a new show, and this is one of the dates it's stopping at on its way around the country.

It's a single-night appearance at Salisbury Arts Centre, with the show starting at 7:30pm on Thursday 6 May 2027. If you're into alt-comedy that doesn't play by the usual rules, this is one of the better bets for the spring.