It’s already shaping up to be a great year of comedy in York next year.
From your TV screens on Taskmaster to live on stage in York – these four comedy stars are part of the Grand Opera House’s exciting line-up of shows for 2026.
Get ahead and mark your calendars to see Sue Perkins, Bridget Christie, Mike Wozniak, and Maisie Adam who will be cracking the city up next year.
The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy – but stand-up Sue is full of surprises. In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight.
What’s the fallout when your pituitary gland goes haywire on live TV? How do you convince the public you didn’t really fall onto that hoover attachment? And when intimate photos get splashed all over the internet, how do you switch the shame to dignity and joy? In her first live show in over a decade, Sue delivers a hilarious treatise on stigma, humiliation, and misunderstanding.
- Sun 18 Jan 2026
- 7:30pm
- Tickets
Bridget Christie – Jacket Potato Pizza
A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eye-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand new show. Creator and star of Channel 4’s The Change. Taskmaster S13 legend. Annie in BBC’s Ghosts.
- Thu 12 Mar 2026
- 7:30pm
- Tickets
Mike Wozniak – The Bench
New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.
- Wed 25 Mar 2026
- 7:30pm
- Tickets
Maisie Adam – Whatsherface
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the “tall, chaotic one with the weird hair”* as she returns with her trademark wit, firecracker gags, and probably a few angry outbursts along the way.
*A genuine description given by her best friend’s Mum at a wedding this year
- Wed 4 Nov 2026
- 7:30pm
- Tickets
