Leigh Frances ditches Keith Lemon alter ego for first ever dwell tour
C
omedian Leigh Francis has introduced that for the primary time in many years he’s ditching his Keith Lemon alter ego for his first ever UK tour.
The 50-year-old Celebrity Juice star will embark on an 18-date tour entitled My First Time, which kicks off in Bath on March 6, 2024.
He will then go to Guildford, Bournemouth, London, Cambridge, Sheffield, Halifax, Salford, York, Glasgow, Hull, Bradford, Buxton, Newcastle, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham earlier than ending in his dwelling city of Leeds.
Famed for his sketch reveals, Francis will probably be bringing his favorite chracters to life in a dwell setting for the very first time, together with Bear and Avid Merrion in addition to his Bo’ Selecta! tackle David Dickinson, Ant and Dec and Myrtle.
Keith Lemon may also make an look, nevertheless it’s Francis who will take centre stage relatively than the flamboyant presenter.
There’s no phrase, nonetheless, about whether or not the Back Then When podcast host will probably be reviving his controversial Craig David persona.
Speaking in a press launch, Francis stated: “Hey, really exciting news! Well exciting for me! I hope it’s exciting for you! Or at least provokes some sort of interest! I mean, just look how many exclamation marks there is in this quote! It’s definitely news with exciting intent!
“So what is this exciting news? I’m doing my first ever tour! Never done one before. It’s gonna have masks in it! The Bear, Avid Merrion, Amanda Holden’s Gran, not her actual gran but me playing her. I’ll also be playing Keith Lemon, I look just like him! It’s me doing all the characters I do that hopefully have the intent to provoke hilarity!
“So many exclamation marks, and the word ‘intent’ and ‘provoke’ twice! I’m excited! Come see me being other people live for the first time! It’ll be your first time and my first time! Hence the title of the tour My First Time! (There’s another exclamation mark) how exciting!”
Tickets go on sale from Friday June 23 at 10am from ticketmaster.co.uk and gigsandtours.com