What happens when you combine razor-sharp stand-up with live illustration? Comedian, writer and cartoonist Henry Paker is set to find out in his brand-new show, Pencil Case, a unique evening that blends inventive comedy with live drawing. The tour opens this September and will take in dates until Spring 2027. Tickets are on sale now from www.henrypaker.com
Henry Paker said: “I am beyond thrilled to be going on tour with my brand-new show, Pencil Case. It’s a genre-defying evening that fuses stand-up comedy and live illustration. You’ve looked behind a wizard’s curtain, you’ve visited a sausage factory, but have you ever seen inside an illustrator’s pencil case? Of course you haven’t. No one has, until now! I’ve had so much fun developing this show, and I can’t wait to share it with the fantastic and quietly noble people of the United Kingdom.”
Henry has written for some of Britain’s biggest TV comedy shows, including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You?. He is also one of the hosts of the hugely popular Three Bean Salad podcast and an acclaimed illustrator whose distinctive work has featured in Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography and the best-selling children’s book Kay’s Anatomy.
Henry Paker is an award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster, illustrator and cartoonist whose work spans television, radio, books and animation.
As an illustrator, Henry has collaborated with Adam Kay on seven bestselling children’s books, which have sold more than a million copies worldwide and been translated into 32 languages. Their picture book Amy Gets Eaten won The Week Junior Book Awards Best Picture Book in 2024, while Kay’s Incredible Inventions received the Laugh Out Loud (Lollies) Book Award in 2025. He also co-wrote and illustrated the cartoon books Don’t Arm Wrestle a Pirate, selected for Richard & Judy’s Book Club, and Why Steve Was Late.
Henry is the co-creator, designer and executive producer of the forthcoming animated children’s series Aquila and the Medieval Misfits, produced by Tiger Aspect Kids & Family for Canal+ and ITV. He is also writing an episode of the forthcoming second series of BBC One sitcom Can You Keep a Secret, starring Dawn French, Mark Heap and Craig Roberts.
OCTOBER 2026
FRI 23 OCT 2026 – NORTHAMPTON ROYAL & DERNGATE
THU 29 OCT 2026 – LONDON SOHO THEATRE WALTHAMSTOW
FRI 30 OCT 2026 – LONDON SOHO THEATRE WALTHAMSTOW
NOVEMBER 2026
SUN 15 NOV 2026 – GUILDFORD YVONNE ARNAUD
SUN 22 NOV 2026 – BRISTOL BRISTOL BEACON
FEBRUARY 2027
FRI 5 FEB 2027 – EXETER EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE
SAT 6 FEB 2027 – PLYMOUTH THE QUAD THEATRE
SAT 20 FEB 2027 – LEEDS LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
MARCH 2027
THU 4 MAR 2027 – LANCASTER LANCASTER GRAND
FRI 5 MAR 2027 – NEWCASTLE TYNE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE
SAT 13 MAR 2027 – LEICESTER THE Y THEATRE
WED 24 MAR 2027 – BRIGHTON THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON
MAY 2027
SAT 22 MAY 2027 – CARDIFF THE NEW THEATRE
SUN 30 MAY 2027 – GLASGOW THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW
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