Stand-up comic Paul Foot is to tour a new show between September and November 2023 which is being labelled his "most personal, surprising and inspired stand-up offering ever".

Dissolve will kick off at Arts Depot in Finchley on 28th September 2023, with dates across the UK before heading to London's Leicester Square Theatre on 24th November.

His promoters explain: "In his new show, Paul will be breaking new ground as a comedian and as a person. Never has he been so vulnerable, honest and happy. You may ask yourself what his secret is, but you will have to hear it from the man himself.

"In the year 2022 AD something momentous changed for Paul, and in this show he will reveal how he discovered the secret of life on the outskirts of Lancaster. Inevitably he does get distracted by King Tutankhamun, the House of Lords, Sir Cliff Richard, officious lollipop ladies and what Jesus might have achieved if he'd been a plumber.

"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?"

Foot says: "I've re-written this quote 46 times now. In all my years of showbusiness I've never written a quote like this before. This is the most personal show I've ever created and the first time I've spoken about these things on stage. On 20th March 2022 something unbelievable happened to me, that I still struggle to explain. 29 years of mental health crises, childhood trauma and life-altering depression dissolved away in an instant. It is also, incidentally, really funny throughout. I am a comedian after all."

2023 dates

September

28.09: LONDON, Finchley Arts Depot
30.09: READING, South Street

October

05.10: NEWCASTLE, The Stand
06.10: ABERDEEN, The Lemon Tree
07.10: EDINBURGH, Monkey Barrel
08.10: GLASGOW, The Stand
12.10: SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
13.10: BIRMINGHAM, Glee
14.10: STAFFORD, The Gatehouse
15.10: LEICESTER, Firebug
19.10: FOLKESTONE, Quarterhouse
20.10: GUILDFORD, G Live
21.10: SOUTHEND, Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre
26.10: SALFORD, The Lowry
27.10: BRADFORD, Alhambra
28.10: POCKLINGTON, Arts Centre

November

01.11: EXETER, Phoenix
02.11: TAUNTON, Brewhouse
03.11: BRISTOL, Hen & Chicken
10.11: CRAWLEY, The Hawth
16.11: MAIDENHEAD, Norden Farm
17.11: BRIDPORT, Arts Centre
21.11: BARNARD CASTLE, The Witham
22.11: ALNWICK, Playhouse
23.11: KENDAL, Brewery Arts Centre
24.11: LONDON, Leicester Square Theatre