John Bishop... is heading for Newcastle next year and tickets go on sale from Thursday, October 6, at 10am.

His new live show, Winging It, plays two dates at the MetroRadio Arena on Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday, November 9, 2017.

"When I start this new tour, it will be three years since my last live show, Supersonic, which is the longest break I've ever had. I'm very much looking forward to getting back on the road - there really is nothing like performing stand-up in front of a live audience. The new show is called Winging It, and in some respects having come to comedy relatively late, it sometimes feels like that’s what I'm doing in life! But I'm enjoying every minute of it," says Bishop.

It will be the comic's fifth UK tour, performing in his own inimitable style. His last tour was watched by more than 500,000 people and received huge critical acclaim. Rollercoaster in 2012 was another sell out, and followed the successes of his Sunshine tour in 2011 and the Elvis Has Left The Building show in 2010, for which he was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Bishop's comedy, entertainment and documentary shows include John Bishop’s Australia (BBC1), John Bishop’s Britain (BBC1), John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky1), The John Bishop Show (BBC1), The John Bishop Christmas Show (BBC1) and John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure (ITV1).

Earlier this month John turned his hand to something completely different – interviewing. A new series called John Bishop: In Conversation With… sees him chatting, one on one, with some of the UK’s biggest names from the world of entertainment, sport and music.

Box Office: 0844-493-6666 or metroradioarena.co.uk or johnbishoponline.com