Fresh from his appearances on Britain's Got Talent, stand-up Markus Birdman is to head out on a new tour titled Platinum.

Kicking off in Southend on Friday 1st September, he will then head to Guildford, Southampton, Maidenhead, Havant, Northampton, Brighton, Bath, Colchester, Crawley, High Wycombe, Leicester, Hemel Hempstead, Bradford, Chorley, Barnard Castle, Salford, Chelmsford, Corby, Maidstone, Bristol, Newport, Swindon, Darlington, Whitby, Liverpool before closing the tour in Northallerton on Saturday 11th November.

His promoters say: "Markus's quick quips and dark humour have delighted audiences for the last 20 years and recently impressed Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli on the latest series of Britain's Got Talent.

"Markus' skill lies in taking a unique experience about a topic that might often be sniggered over, and making you laugh whilst also raising a little awareness. (Go him!)."

The description of the show is as follows: "June 5th 2021, he had a stroke. It was his second. He found himself in hospital, mid lockdown, with no visitors allowed. He has permanently lost half his eyesight. One night he went to the toilet and sat down on another naked blind man, already there. Markus was too blind to see him. The man was too blind to stop him! So it's not ALL doom! He'd like to tell you about it. Not to create feelings of pity toward him, more a sense of awe & fawning admiration..."

Birdman says: "Britain's Got Talent was a great experience - thanks to all for their support - I'm excited to get out on the road on tour to bring joy to the masses and also to raise a little stroke awareness. Not for your pity, more for your awe & admiration (& cash!*)

"*other methods of payment accepted".

The full list of dates are below. Tickets are on sale now via markusbirdmantour.com

2023 dates

01/09: SOUTHEND, Dixon Studio
02/09: GUILDFORD, G Live Studio
03/09: SOUTHAMPTON, The Attic
07/09: MAIDENHEAD, Norden Farm Centre For The Arts
08/09: HAVANT, The Spring
09/09: NORTHAMPTON, Royal & Derngate
10/09: BRIGHTON, Komedia
14/09: BATH, Rondo Theatre
15/09: COLCHESTER, Colchester Arts Centre
16/09: CRAWLEY, Hawth Studio
17/09: HIGH WYCOMBE, Swan Oak Room
21/09: LEICESTER, The Big Difference
23/09: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, The Old Town Hall
27/09: BRADFORD, Studio Theatre
28/09: CHORLEY, Chorley Theatre
29/09: BARNARD CASTLE, The Witham
30/09: SALFORD, The Lowry
04/10: CHELMSFORD, Chelmsford Theatre Studio
0/10: CORBY, The Core
07/10: MAIDSTONE, Hazlitt Theatre Studio
11/10: BRISTOL, Hen & Chicken
13/10: NEWPORT, Newport Theatre Studio
15/10: SWINDON, Arts Centre
26/10: DARLINGTON, The Forum
27/10: WHITBY, Coliseum Centre
28/10: LIVERPOOL, Hot Water Comedy Club
11/11: NORTHALLERTON, Forum