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The winner of America’s Got Talent
 
PAUL ZERDIN
‘PUPPETMAN’

UK TOUR
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with first stop at Southend's Palace Theatre on
1st September 2023
“technically immaculate, it’s what he does with this slick talent that really sets him apart. His relationship with the characters has all the dramatic tension of a real-life double act’”
THE GUARDIAN
The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015 Paul Zerdin has announced a new UK tour for 2023.  The tour starts on Fri 1st Southend Palace Theatre and culminates with two shows at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on 10th & 11th November.
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“I am so excited to be back on the road later this year and I especially can’t wait to introduce you to my new characters which have really unsettled my existing dysfunctional sponge family, and it’s my most personal show yet”     PAUL ZERDIN 
 
The last few years have been extremely busy for Paul on both sides of the Atlantic since his 1-million-dollar America’s Got Talent win.  He had a headline residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for 6 months in 2016. In 2017 and 2018 he appeared on spin-off shows ‘America’s Got Talent - The Champions’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent - The Champions’. Since then, Paul has toured the US and UK with his critically acclaimed shows ‘All Mouth’, ‘Puppet Party’ and ‘Hands Free’. The latter has Paul Zerdin – Hands Free is now his latest TV Comedy Special and is now showing exclusively on the Paul Zerdin YouTube Channel.
 
Last year he starred in the West End’s biggest and best pantomime at the London Palladium – Jack & The Beanstalk which was his 28th panto season!
 
Zerdin is arguably the UK’s number one ventriloquist and made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of GMTV’s ‘Rise and Shine’. He then went on to win ITV’s The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross. Since then, he has appeared on countless TV shows including The World Stands Up (Comedy Central), The Stand-Up Show BBC1, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1), Tonight at The London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth and Bradley Walsh (ITV1), Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (BBC1) and three appearances at The Royal Variety Performance. Winning Series 10 of America’s Got Talent in September 2015, Zerdin and his sidekicks soon went viral on YouTube, receiving millions of views from around the world.
 
Despite being worried due to lack of work, lockdown proved to be one of the most creative periods in his life during which he wrote his last tour show, his latest comedy special and created his own TV show for YouTube called ‘Sponge Weekly’!
 
During this time, he also became single for the first time in years, which he found a big shock - no job, no partner, and the future of live entertainment at that point looked very, very uncertain. However, he got through it with the help of his close friends including Nigel Havers and his lovely wife with nightly Zooms. He joined dating apps, from which he has multiple stories, even dating a famous actress.
 
He loves travel and has been lucky enough to work all over the world; he even once went on a 30-hour trip to Argentina for a single 15-minute performance, making time for a steak before he came home!  Paul is totally obsessed with his job and even works on new ideas and jokes when he is on holiday!
 
His hobbies include mono skiing and scuba diving!  Paul is a Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and lives with his sponge family and partner, Emma, in Surrey. 
 
The pair got together after reconnecting on Facebook after the second lockdown. At the time she was living abroad, however she came to see him in the UK where they spent quarantine together and then she never left…!  They had previously met 16 years ago when they both appeared in a show together.
The dates are as follows:
SEPTEMBER
Fri 1st                            SOUTHEND – Palace Theatre
Sat 2nd                          HIGH WYCOMBE – Town Hall
Sun 3rd                          MILTON KEYNES – The Stables
Fri 8th                            WORTHING – Pavilion
Sat 9th                           TUNBRIDGE WELLS – Trinity Theatre
Thurs 14th                     BRISTOL- Redgrave Theatre
Fri 15th                          BEDFORD – Quarry Theatre
Sat 16th                         BURY ST EDMUNDS – Theatre Royal
Wed 27th                       ISLE OF WIGHT – Shanklin Theatre
Thurs 28th                     CHIPPING NORTON – Theatre
Fri 29th                          MONMOUTH – Savoy Theatre
OCTOBER      
Sun 1st                          SALFORD QUAYS – Lowry
Thurs 5th                       BRIDGWATER – McMillan Theatre
Fri 6th                            POOLE – Lighthouse
Sat 7th                           LAUNCESTON – Town Hall
Thurs 12th                     NORTHAMPTON – Royal & Derngate
Fri 13th                          DISS – Corn Hall
Sat 14                           ALDEBURGH - Jubilee Hall
 
Sun 15th                        NORWICH – Playhouse (matinee and evening show)
Thur 19th                       DUMFRIES - Theatre Royal
Fri 20th                          DUNFERMLINE - Alhambra
 
Sun 22nd                       LYTHAM – Lowther Pavilion
Thurs 26th                     HEREFORD - Courtyard
Fri 27th                         WINCHESTER – Theatre Royal
Sat 28th                         COLCHESTER – Mercury Theatre
 
NOVEMBER
Thur 2nd                        BRIDPORT – Electric Palace
Fri 3rd                            MAIDSTONE – Hazlitt Theatre
Sat 4th                           RADLETT – Centre
Sun 5th                          SHREWSBURY – Theatre Severn
Tues 7th                  LEICESTER – Curve (Studio)
Wed 8th                         LEICESTER – Curve (Studio)
Thurs 9th                       SOLIHULL – Core Theatre
Fri 10th & Sat 11th          LONDON – Leicester Square Theatre
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WATCH PAUL IN ACTION: https://vimeo.com/746043771/2f2feaeb94
 
Ticket link: https://paulzerdin.com/#tour
 
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