We have some gig news this evening. Due to overwhelming demand, Spirit of Fringe award-winning comedian Ian Stone is extending his UK tour into Autumn/Winter 2026. Ian Stone is Looking for the Wow could be coming to a town near you.
The new show follows Ian on his hilarious quest to uncover life’s missing magic and is already delighting audiences in over 40 towns and cities across the UK. Originally scheduled to finish in June 2026, the tour will now continue through to December 2026.
‘I love that people are coming to see the show, so I thought why not do more of them? There has to be more to life than the humdrum and the routine before the inevitable slide into disease, decay, and death. Why can’t we sneak in a hint of awesome, a tad of amazing, and maybe a smidge of wonderful? Where you get it is your business. A forest canopy opening onto a huge vista would be enchanting for some but my ancestors wandered in the desert for forty years — I think we’ve been outdoors enough. Others get their fix from the spiritual, but I’ve been harbouring a grudge against God since my mother stopped me going to Arsenal after my Barmitzvah — forty-nine years ago. ‘God will be watching,’ she said. Well, at least He got to see the game. The point is, life could be so much better — so I’m on the lookout. Come and join me on the hunt.”
Ian Stone is a hugely experienced broadcaster, podcaster, and writer, as well as a brilliantly funny comedian. He performs at major comedy festivals and venues globally. His popular posts and reels on social media have quickly earned him a following of over 90K across BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, amassing millions of views.
In the last four years, Ian has performed his one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival to packed rooms and great reviews. In 2023, he won the prestigious Spirit of the Fringe Award. He took his last show on tour across the UK, finishing with a sold-out performance at London’s Comedy Store. He also had a sold out run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and he’s going back later this year.
Aside from stand-up comedy, Ian currently presents a very popular (50k downloads per episode), twice-weekly Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, for The Athletic. A live version of the podcast recently sold out Leicester Square Theatre in London. Ian is also a regular contributor on Times Radio. His book, To Be Someone, was published in 2020 and has received nearly 500 four- and five-star reviews on Amazon.
Whether on stage, behind the mic, or in print, Ian Stone is the voice of sharp humour, biting insight, and perfectly crafted comedy.
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www.ianstonecomedian.co.uk
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
