Jimmy Carr returns with his dark, fast one-liner stand-up show 'Killing Jokes!' at the Sunderland Empire.
Jimmy Carr brings his new show Killing Jokes to the Sunderland Empire on Wednesday 12 May 2027, with two performances on the one night: 7:00pm and 9:30pm. It's part of his 2027/28 tour, and the show is billed as a 90-minute jokefest delivered in his usual style, drawing on both light and very dark humour.
If you've seen him before, you know the format. He's known as the 'king of the one-liner', and Killing Jokes keeps to that: fast, dark, and built around a high volume of jokes rather than long stories. The material doesn't shy away from the bleak, with jokes about all kinds of terrible things, and it's that mix of the light and the very dark that gives the show its name. He's a constant on British television, hosting and appearing on some of the country's most popular comedy game shows, but this is him back on the stand-up circuit.
Beyond the stage, he's worked his way across the globe, with confirmed kills in over 50 countries and 13 specials to his name. Audiences describe the show as 'a brutal, hilarious, life-affirming night out'. The set runs 90 minutes with no interval, so it's a straight run from start to finish.
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Tickets range from £42.48 to £76.84, and that includes a £3 ticket commission fee. The show is for ages 16 and over, and with two performances on the night, you can pick the 7:00pm or the 9:30pm slot.
