Prior to this Paul will be heading back to Vegas for a new residency headlining at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club for selected weekends from March to August.
Expect a night of laughter and jaw-dropping entertainment featuring the remarkable talents of ventriloquist Zerdin, with a show that brings to life his delightful cast of characters including Sam, the cocky teenager; Albert, the 96-year-old with a razor-sharp wit; and the Baby, who hilariously believes the world revolves around him. Adding to the hilarity are Paul’s dim-witted American bodyguard Roger and an outrageous Urban Fox. This tour also marks the return of Paul’s TV and radio personality character, Alasdair Rimmer, who is eager to make a comeback with Paul’s help. The evening will also include his famous human dummy routine with an exciting new twist.
“It’s a shock that I’m actually going to go out on tour again with this bunch of misfits! It wasn’t my idea it was theirs! They said if I didn’t go they’d clone me with AI and do the show without me! The lunatics have taken over the asylum! Sam is scheming, Albert’s rapping and Baby is now an influencer! Roger my American bodyguard cannot get over how small the roads are in the UK and thinks the potholes are the work of aliens!” PAUL ZERDIN OCTOBER 2024
He recently finished a long run at the London Palladium starring as Will Scarlet in Robin Hood alongside Julian Clary, his best mate Nigel Havers and Jane McDonald. This also marked Paul’s 30th pantomime season! Paul also married his fiancé Emma last September.
Over the last few years’ Paul has been stratospheric on both sides of the Atlantic. 2016 saw Zerdin head to the Las Vegas Strip for a headline residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. 2017 and 2018 saw Paul appear on spin-off shows America’s Got Talent - The Champions and Britain’s Got Talent - The Champions. Since then, Paul has toured the US and UK with his critically acclaimed comedy shows.
Zerdin is regarded as one of the top ventriloquists in the world and made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of GMTV’s ‘Rise and Shine’. He then went on to win ITV’s The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross. Since then, he has appeared on countless TV shows including The World Stands Up (Comedy Central), The Stand-Up Show (BBC1), Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1), Tonight at The London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth and Bradley Walsh (ITV1), Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (BBC1) and three appearances at The Royal Variety Performance. Winning Series 10 of America’s Got Talent in September 2015, Zerdin and his sidekicks soon went viral on YouTube, receiving millions of views from around the world. Paul is a Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and lives with his wife and sponge family in Surrey.