Motormouth news reporter Jonathan Pie is coming to the West End!
Following his current 41-date UK tour of smash-hit new live show Heroes & Villains, which has seen Pie play his first ever arena show as well as two sell-out nights at the Hammersmith Apollo, Pie is coming into the heart of London for a two week run in the West End in April.
Jonathan Pie: Heroes & Villains will play at The Duke Of York’s Theatre from Tuesday 16th – Saturday 27th April 2024 (7.30pm shows, apart from 6.30pm on Sunday 21st, no performance on Monday 22nd). Tickets for all Pie dates in the UK are on general sale NOW here.
Catch an unmissable slice of Pie as the scathing news reporter gasps for breath once more, taking to the stage with his weapons grade takedowns of the people in charge and the state of the nation in this massive election year.
On the announcement of Pie’s first West End run, Tom Walker, the man behind Jonathan Pie said: “In an age where the West End is full of jukebox musicals, a six hour play about Harry Potter, audiences who pretend to understand Shakespeare and critics who think Waiting For Godot is in anyway ‘laugh out loud’ funny, I am proud as punch to be bringing a touch of class to London’s once thriving theatre scene. Join me for an evening of me talking about politics and other things you might have already seen in the news recently. It might not be as much fun as the Harry Potter thing… but it’s probably cheaper and certainly a lot shorter.”
‘Jonathan Pie’ is the brilliant satirical character creation of actor, writer and comedian Tom Walker. Now with over 1.7 million Facebook followers, Pie’s ‘frustrated news reporter’ videos regularly achieve millions of views, with Rory Bremner once describing the character as ‘the most important satirical creation since Partridge’.
‘Heroes & Villains’ has already seen Pie play to countless sell-out rooms on his current UK tour (remaining dates listed below), including two bumper nights at the Hammersmith Apollo, whilst also stopping in for the character’s first ever arena show – the Utilita Arena in Cardiff. Pie’s previous award-nominated live tours since 2016 have played across the US, Canada and prestigious venues such as the London Palladium. His second live show ‘Jonathan Pie: Back To The Studio’ aired on BBC One.
Last year, Pie debuted a now multi-award-nominated BBC Radio 4 series and podcast titled ‘Call Jonathan Pie’, which saw Pie stumble unexpectedly into the presenting job on his own radio phone-in show. As his personal and professional worlds collided, we saw why he’s so incredibly angry about absolutely everything. The series launched to widespread critical acclaim, with The Sunday Times calling it “the most consistent, compelling satire and sitcom to have been aired by the BBC this decade.” It was recently announced as a BBC Audio Drama Awards 2024 finalist in the ‘Best Sit Com or Comedy Drama’ category. You can listen to the podcast now on BBC Sounds.
Pie’s work with the New York Times went viral internationally. As well as regular YouTube videos, over Pie’s broadcasting career, Walker has also created a series of longer-form documentary-style short-films with the character. ‘The World’s End’ saw Pie heading to COP26 to get annoyed about Climate Change. ‘Jonathan Pie’s Hard Brexit’ saw Pie report on a UKIP protest march and find himself at the centre of a twitter-storm, whilst ‘Pie Net Zero’ saw him present a second documentary about climate change, where he thought he might be in for a jolly couple of days by the seaside. He also found time to interview ‘HRH The Duke of Chesterton’ in a hilarious pastiche of the infamous Panorama interview with Prince Andrew.
JONATHAN PIE: ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’
REMAINING 2024 UK TOUR DATES:
Friday 1st March 2024
N/A
Saturday 2nd March 2024
N/A
Sunday 3rd March 2024
Salford, The Lowry (Matinee)
0161 876 2000
Sunday 3rd March 2024
0161 876 2000
Wednesday 6th March 2024
0238 063 2601
Friday 8th March 2024
0141 332 1846
Saturday 9th March 2024
0141 332 1846
Monday 11th March 2024
0160 462 4811
Tuesday 12th March 2024
0160 462 4811
Wednesday 13th March 2024
0122 778 7787
Thursday 14th March 2024
0118 960 6060
Friday 15th March 2024
0127 370 9709
Saturday 16th March 2024
Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
0115 989 5555
Wednesday 20th March 2024
0116 233 3111
Thursday 21st March 2024
0161 832 1111
Saturday 23rd March 2024
0172 784 4488
Sunday 24th March 2024
0343 310 0040
