Fresh from two sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, a twice-extended UK and Ireland tour, and a sold-out run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, multi-award-winning comedian Paul Foot is set to release his special Dissolve on 9th June 2025.
The special will premiere via Paul Foot, 800 Pound Gorilla, and Soho Theatre’s websites as a "Pick Your Price" model, allowing audiences to pay what they want and support the artist directly. Dissolve will then roll out globally from 16th July 2025.
Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. But what happens when everything you thought was important – your problems, grievances against others, your very identity – simply disappears?
In 2022 something momentous changed for Paul. His stand-up special Dissolve, filmed at London’s iconic Soho Theatre, reveals how he discovered the secret of life on the outskirts of Lancaster.*
The result is a unique comedy special — packed with laughs, intensely moving, and full of surreal detours as Paul gets distracted by Tutankhamun, the House of Lords, officious lollipop ladies, and what Jesus might have achieved if he’d been a plumber. Paul expertly delivers this hour with an uplifting human edge that will leave you thinking about it long after it finishes.
*To be clear, Paul discovered the secret of life while he was located on the outskirts of Lancaster. Not the secret to living on the outskirts of Lancaster. There isn’t an answer to that.
Paul Foot is one of the UK’s most original and celebrated comedians, and over the last two decades has become renowned for his unique, eccentric, and imaginative style . On TV, he is a favourite on popular programmes such as Would I Lie To You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
He has performed more than a dozen solo stand-up shows, enjoying huge critical acclaim that has seen him win Best Show at the Sydney Comedy Festival, be twice nominated for the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival Most Outstanding Show Award and nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is a firm cult favourite at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has built a following of savvy comedy-goers, lovingly dubbed ‘The Guild of Paul Foot Connoisseurs’.
His 2023 show Dissolve marked a career high, earning widespread critical acclaim, major award nominations, and sold-out houses across two continents. With his trademark blend of surreal fantasy, forensic observation, devious imagination and philosophical insight, Paul continues to confound expectations and delight audiences.
Pre-order Dissolve here.
