The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins brings her new comedy show, The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins, to the Swansea Grand Theatre and Arts Wing on Thursday 4 February 2027. Most of us know her as one half of the double act Mel & Sue, or as the host of The Great British Bake Off, and she's a regular face on Taskmaster and Just A Minute too. This is a solo night, and the title gives you a fair idea of where it's heading.

The show turns on stigma, humiliation and the things that happen behind the television camera. Perkins looks at what happens when your private self goes off on a live broadcast, how you entertain the public when you didn't mean to fall into the hot seat, and how feelings of shame can be turned into dignity and joy when personal pictures are shared online. It's a bit of a dive into the awkward side of being in the public eye, told from the inside.

She tells these stories while drawing on her experience of travelling the world, so the material reaches beyond the studio. It's a comedy show, but it's built around those moments of misunderstanding and the fallout that follows, rather than just a string of jokes. If you've followed her work across TV and radio, this is a chance to hear her talking through the personal side of it all.

It's a single night at the Swansea Grand Theatre and Arts Wing on Thursday 4 February 2027, with Sue Perkins as the sole bill.