Stand-up show in which Jack Dee marks 40 years in comedy with his favourite old stories, with no new material.
Jack Dee is coming to the Scarborough Spa Theatre on Thursday 11 February 2027, with his show Jack's Joke Show. It's a stand-up night with Dee as the sole bill, and the title tells you pretty much what you're getting: a comedian on stage telling jokes.
If you're not familiar with him, Dee is an English comedian and actor known for his sarcastic, deadpan humour. He's also the creator of the sitcom Lead Balloon, so he's as comfortable writing for the screen as he is working a room. The show itself is billed as a memoir of all his favourite old stories. He's marking 40 years in stand-up, and for this one he's assembled the best of them to give a glimpse of the influences that led him into comedy and helped shape his career. It's worth noting that there's no new material here; the whole set is built from the stories he's been telling over the decades.
It's a bit of a different approach to a stand-up tour. Rather than a new hour of material, he's gone back through his archive and picked out the bits he likes best, so it's more of a career retrospective than a new show. If you've seen him before, you'll likely recognise some of the territory, but the way he's put it together makes it a decent way to see the best of his work in one go.
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Practical details: the show is at the Spa Theatre within the Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HD. Doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30pm. If you fancy eating before you head in, pre-show dining is available at the on-site Farrer's Bar and Restaurant.
