Richard Herring is returning to stand-up for the first time in six years with a brand new show, Can I Have My Ball Back?. The 34 date tour will run between May and July 2024.

The show's blurb explains: "In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right testicle seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous ball removed. Would he survive? (No spoilers!). For a comedian who had done a whole show on male genitalia (Talking Cock) and written a book about toxic masculinity (The Problem With Men) this felt like some cruel trick of fate. In his much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?"

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 8th December with an exclusive fan pre-sale today for subscribers to the premium version of his podcast, RHLSTP.

2024 dates

Wednesday 8 May: London, Leicester Square Theatre 7pm
Thursday 9 May: St Albans Arena
Friday 10 May: Gloucester Guildhall
Saturday 11 May: Chorley Theatre
Sunday 12 May: Glasgow The Stand
Saturday 18 May: Pocklington Arts Centre (matinee)
Saturday 18 May: Pocklington Arts Centre (evening)
Wednesday 22 May: Doncaster CAST
Thursday 23 May: Scarborough, Stephen Joseph Theatre
Friday 24 May: Stockton Arts Centre
Thursday 6 June: Swindon Wyvern Theatre
Friday 7 June: London, Bloomsbury Theatre
Thursday 13 June: Cambridge Junction, J2
Friday 14 June: Leicester Y Theatre
Saturday 15 June: Leeds, City Varieties
Sunday 16 June: Salford, The Lowry, Quays Theatre
Monday 17 June: Newcastle The Stand 8pm
Friday 21 June: Bridport, Electric Palace
Saturday 22 June: Ipswich, New Wolsey Theatre
Thursday 27 June: Portsmouth New Theatre Royal
Friday 28 June: Basingstoke, Haymarket
Saturday 29 June: Cheltenham Town Hall
Sunday 30 June: Monmouth Savoy Theatre
Wednesday 3 July: Carlisle Old Fire Station
Thursday 4 July: Lancaster Grand Theatre
Friday 5 July: Barnard Castle, The Witham
Saturday 6 July: Worcester, Huntingdon Hall
Sunday 7 July: Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
Wednesday 10 July: Alton Arts Festival
Thursday 11 July: Frome Festival, Cheese and Grain Theatre
Saturday 13 July: Bristol Old Vic (2:30pm)
Saturday 13 July: Bristol Old Vic (7:30pm)
Sunday 14 July: Sheffield, Leadmill
Tuesday 16 July: Guildford, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Wednesday 17 July: Norwich Playhouse
Thursday 18 July: Andover Lights Theatre