Steel yourself for a Grand gig

Comedian Mark Steel returns to Lancashire later this year for a gig at the Lancaster Grand Theatre.
Comedian: Mark SteelComedian: Mark Steel
Comedian: Mark Steel

The comic and activist brings his Back In Town – based on the Radio 4 series ‘Mark Steel’s in Town’ – tour to the city on October 24.

Mark has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC2, is a regular on Have I Got News for You and Radio 4’s Newsquiz.

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He’s written several acclaimed books, including: Reasons to Be Cheerful and What’s Going On and also writes a weekly column for The Independent. Describing the radio show’s enduring appeal Mark said: “It has now been to at least 5million places. It’s a sparkling verdict on humanity that I’ve mocked them all and somehow am still alive.

“I’ve stood behind a Londoner on a cliff in Dorset, who said to his wife ‘That lighthouse is getting on my bloody wick’. I’ve seen rivalries such as that in Corby, when I thanked a librarian for finding me a book and she replied ‘Yes, because here we’re not like those miserable arses from Kettering’.

“I’ve even read a book called ‘A History of the Railway in Didcot’ that starts “This book is in no way a history of the railway in Didcot.”

“For this show I’ve found dozens more towns to humiliate, as well as pledging to discover what makes your own town ridiculous.

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There will be pictures, ranting, some people will call things out, and you’ll be a far better audience than the miserable arses from down the road.”

Tickets £15. Call the box office on 01524 64695 or go to www.lancastergrand.co.uk/

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