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John Kearns: The Varnishing Days

John Kearns
Stand-up
  • 13th Feb 2023 - 25th May 2024

The Varnishing Days is the heart-stopping, glasses-dropping, hard-rocking, wig-shaking, levothyroxine-taking, knee-knocking, boot-licking, justifying, teeth rattling, digressing new show from stand up comedian to the stars John Kearns. Go silent as I walk on! Acknowledge when something funny happens! Leave discussing dinner plans! Others will be implicated. Points will be circled and missed. Hell, it's a man trying his best! When I visit your town dogs will start barking, as will clergy. Your microwave will go haywire. The lights in your vestibule will flicker and the Bank of England will nervously look at interest rates. On the day I write this, the pound has hit an all time low against the dollar. Mark my words. This show will break that record again and again and again.

Press

  1. 24th April: Sky orders specials from Stewart Lee, John Kearns, Tom Davis and more
  2. 10th April: John Kearns: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) (The Guardian)
  3. 14th March: John Kearns review (Exposed Magazine)
  4. 4th March: Chortle Awards 2024 results
  5. 16th February: "We're going back to silly": what's the next turn for British comedy in era of nostalgia? (The Guardian)
  6. 8th February: Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced

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