Jessica Fostekew to tour Iconic Breath show in 2026
- Stand-up show Jessica Fostekew: Iconic Breath will tour from February to May 2026
Following a run at the Edinburgh Festival this August, Jessica Fostekew will tour her stand-up show Iconic Breath in 2026. The tour will start in Norwich in February and conclude in her hometown of Swanage in May.
The blurb explains: "Iconic Breath is a monster's guide to tolerance and temperance. Jessica can feel herself becoming an emotional wildebeest right when her world (and the whole world, thanks) demands cool, collected ultra detached saint-like kindness and understanding. S**t. The show finds Jessica digging around in her DNA for answers where finds so many beautiful horrors. She gets cancelled, she gets touched, and she gets a dolphin-based epiphany all in one show. The silliest of comedy for the scariest of days.
"As Jessica wrestles with how to stay sane (and vaguely nice) in a world that's on fire - where opinions calcify and empathy is in short supply, can Jess resist her inherited rage? Should she? This show explores personality - how it's shaped and how it's warped. One side of the family tree is held up by a serene, resilient Nana; the other, by a father so angry he once picked a fight with a prawn. Between them? Jessica. There's existential dread, reluctant self-reflection, accidental romance at airport security, and a chance encounter with a sensei half-way through a Hyrox.
"Jessica's following keeps growing and Iconic Breath marks the next bold chapter in a career that continues to go from strength to strength. With podcasts, TV appearances and a coveted comedy award nomination, this show promises to be a highlight of this year's Edinburgh Fringe."
Fostekew herself comments: "All my forces have gone into building this new show. It's the funniest show I've ever written and I honestly cannot wait to take it out and show it off."
2026 dates
13th February: Norwich Playhouse
20th February: Cambridge, Junction 2
21st February: Oxford, The North Wall
22nd February: Leicester, The Y Theatre (Leicester Comedy Festival)
26th February: Brighton, Corn Exchange
28th February: Reading, South Street
5th March: Aldershot, West End Centre
6th March: Nottingham, Arts Theatre
10th March: Newcastle, The Stand
11th March: Edinburgh, Monkey Barrel
12th March: Glasgow, The Stand
15th March: Bristol, Old Vic
20th March: Pocklington, Arts Centre
21st March: Lancaster, The Dukes
22nd March: Salford, Lowry Quays
26th March: Canterbury, The Marlowe (on sale 4th August)
27th March: Eastleigh, The Point
28th March: Colchester, Arts Centre
9th April: Bath, Rondo
10th April: Cardiff, Cabaret (on sale 20th June)
11th April: Corsham, Pound Arts Centre
16th April: Leeds, City Varieties
17th April: Hull, Hull Truck Theatre (on sale 1st July)
22nd April: Plymouth, Quad Theatre
23rd April: Taunton, Brewhouse
24th April: Exeter, Northcott
25th April: Swindon, Arts Centre
1st May: Birmingham, MAC
15th May: London, Leicester Square Theatre
16th May: Swanage, The Mowlem