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Talented Artists proudly presents:
 
The winner of America’s Got Talent
 
PAUL ZERDIN
‘JAW DROP’
UK TOUR 2025


Fri 26th September 2025
Palace Theatre 

SOUTHEND​
The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015 Paul Zerdin has announced a brand-new touring show, ‘Jaw Drop’, after the huge success of his last ‘Puppetman’. ‘Puppetman’ sold out 50+ dates across the UK and was extended due to overwhelming public demand.  The tour starts on 2nd September at the Norwich Theatre Playhouse and culminates with two dates at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on 7th & 8th November. Prior to this Paul will be heading back to Vegas for a new residency headlining at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club for selected weekends from March to August.
 
Expect a night of laughter and jaw-dropping entertainment featuring the remarkable talents of ventriloquist Zerdin, with a show that brings to life his delightful cast of characters including Sam, the cocky teenager; Albert, the 96-year-old with a razor-sharp wit; and the Baby, who hilariously believes the world revolves around him. Adding to the hilarity are Paul’s dim-witted American bodyguard Roger and an outrageous Urban Fox. This tour also marks the return of Paul’s TV and radio personality character, Alasdair Rimmer, who is eager to make a comeback with Paul’s help.  The evening will also include his famous human dummy routine with an exciting new twist.
 
“It’s a shock that I’m actually going to go out on tour again with this bunch of misfits! It wasn’t my idea it was theirs! They said if I didn’t go they’d clone me with AI and do the show without me! The lunatics have taken over the asylum! Sam is scheming, Albert’s rapping and Baby is now an influencer! Roger my American bodyguard cannot get over how small the roads are in the UK and thinks the potholes are the work of aliens!”              PAUL ZERDIN OCTOBER 2024
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He recently finished a long run at the London Palladium starring as Will Scarlet in Robin Hood alongside Julian Clary, his best mate Nigel Havers and Jane McDonald. This also marked Paul’s 30th pantomime season! Paul also married his fiancé Emma last September.
 
Over the last few years’ Paul has been stratospheric on both sides of the Atlantic. 2016 saw Zerdin head to the Las Vegas Strip for a headline residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. 2017 and 2018 saw Paul appear 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 comedy shows.
 
Zerdin is regarded as one of the top ventriloquists in the world 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.  Paul is a Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and lives with his wife and sponge family in Surrey.
 
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! ​
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SEPTEMBER                                                                            BOX OFFICE
Tues 2nd              NORWICH - Theatre Playhouse             01603 630000
Wed 3rd               MAIDSTONE - Hazlitt Theatre                 01622 758611
Thurs 4th             STEVENAGE - Gordon Craig Theatre    01438 363200
Fri 5th                   LEICESTER – Curve                                   0116 242 3560
Tues 9th              LINCOLN - New Theatre Royal               01522 519999
Wed 10th            LITCHFIELD - Garrick                               01543 412121
Thurs 11th          RADLETT - The Radlett Centre                01923 859291
Fri 12th                DUNSTABLE - Grove Theatre                  01582 602080
Sat 13th               MILTON KEYNES - The Stables              01908 280800 
Thurs 18th           BRISTOL - Redgrave Theatre                   0117 315 7800
Fri 19th                EXETER - Corn Exchange                         01392 665938
Sat 20th               ISLE OF WIGHT - Shanklin Theatre       01983 868000
Sun 21st              WORTHING - Pavilion Theatre               01903 206206
Fri 26th                SOUTHEND - Palace Theatre                 0343 310 0030
Sat 27th               YEOVIL - Westlands                                  01935 422884
OCTOBER
Wed 1st               SHREWSBURY - Walker Theatre           01743 281281
Thurs 2nd            NEWTOWN, WALES-  The Hafren         01686 948100
Fri 3rd                   MONMOUTH - Savoy                                01600 772467
Sat 4th                 TENBURY WELLS – Regal                        01584 811442
Sat 11th               RETFORD - Majestic Theatre                   01777 706866 
Sun 12th              LOWTHER - Pavilion                                  01253 794221
Thurs 16th          BASINGSTOKE - Haymarket                   01256 844244
Fri 17th                BRACKNELL - South Hill Park                 01344 484123
Sat 18th               BROMLEY - Churchill Theatre                0343 310 0020
Sun 19th              CLACTON - West Cliff Theatre                01255 433344
Sun 26th              BURY ST. EDMUNDS - The Apex            01284 758000
Wed 29th            NORTHAMPTON - Theatre Royal           01604 624811
Thurs 30th          LEAMINGTON SPA - Royal Spa Centre 01926 334418
Fri 31st               STAMFORD - Corn Exchange                  01780 766455
 
NOVEMBER
Wed 5th               DUMFRIES - Theatre Royal                      01387 254209
Thurs 6th             LEEDS - City Varieties Music Hall          0113 243 0808
Fri 7th & Sat 8th  LONDON - Leicester Square Theatre    020 7734 2222
 
WATCH PAUL IN ACTION: https://vimeo.com/1023342976/0886fd762b?share=copy
 
Ticket link: https://paulzerdin.com/#tour
 
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