Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show comes to Lancashire this week: where, when & ticket info
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“It's something that's constantly moving and changing, just by the very nature of the fact that it is improv”
A highly anticipated comedy show comes to Lancashire this week.
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, are currently on the road with an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy.
Called the ‘Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show’, the first half of their 2026 UK tour proved so popular that they added 29 more dates back in February.
The additional dates mean the pair will arrive in Lancashire at last with the show.
First up Paul and Suki will perform at Burnley Mechanics Theatre on October 4, with the show starting at 8:00pm
They will then return to Lancashire a week later for a gig at Lancaster Grand Theatre on October 11, also at 8:00pm.
What can we expect from the Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show?
According to the team behind it, audiences can expect “a show full of fast, fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laugh out loud surrealism as these two masters of Comedy Improvisation join forces with their very special guests to create cascades of laughter and joyful silliness”.
What have Paul or Suki said about the show?
The pair spoke to one of our sister paper’s arts editors earlier this month about their improv show.
Paul described its improvisational nature as everyday spontaneity with an extra ingredient: “We are improvising now as we are speaking, and you improvise as you drive, as you go along. You don't drive in exactly the same way as you did yesterday. The difference is obviously that with this you have to add a layer of comedy to it.”
The improvisation also means that each performance will be different to the next- Burnley’s audience will get a different show to those in Lancaster.
“It's something that's constantly moving and changing, just by the very nature of the fact that it is improv”, he said.
Suki explained that this gives the pair more freedom, there are fewer rules and more principles: “I think one thing you have to do and think about is saying ‘yes and’. You say ‘yes’ to keep something going and you say ‘and’ to take it somewhere.”
On her experience of doing improv, Suki added: “I think you do have to trust your instincts, but the more you do it, I think the more relaxed you become and the happier you get doing it.”
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Where can I get tickets and how much are they?
Tickets for both the Burnely and Lancaster shows are available on Ticketmaster.
Prices start from £32.05 for the Burnley show and they can be booked here.
Only two rows still have availability however so you’ll have to be quick.
Tickets for Lancaster however have already sold out.
You can browse other avaialble dates for the Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show here.