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Award-winning stand-up and comedy writer
James's new show One Man and his Piano opens at Edinburgh Fringe in August. Tickets are available now. The show is previewing throughout July - see dates below.
James's previous show At the Piano toured the UK in early 2010, and will soon be available on CD. Pre-order your discounted copy here.
James appeared on the Vote Now Show during the 2010 general election campaign, and he has previously appeared on Loose Ends and 4 Stands Up, all on Radio 4.
He created the Radio 4 topical panel show 'I Guess That's Why They Call It The News' which aired in August and September 2009. He has written for BBC Radio shows including the News Quiz, Look Away Now, and a Sony Award-winning series of The Now Show.
His new musical comedy night 'Piano Bar' runs monthly in central London.
You can book James as a performer through
Jon Briley at
Best Medicine,
or as a writer through Lindsey Bender at
Berlin
Associates.
You can also
watch
James on YouTube.
Forthcoming Gigs
5 July - Leicester Square Theatre "Chortle - Fast
Fringe"
8 July - Comedy Pub, Oxenden Street - EDINBURGH
PREVIEW
10 July - The Boathouse, Chesterton Road,
Cambridge (7.30pm) - EDINBURGH PREVIEW
13 July - The
Hideaway, Junction Road, Tufnell Park - EDINBURGH PREVIEW
15
July - Cox's Yard, Bridgefoot, Stratford-upon-Avon - EDINBURGH
PREVIEW
16 July - Guilfest, Guildford (3pm)
16
July - Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice (7.30pm) - EDINBURGH
PREVIEW
17 July - Buxton Fringe (8.30pm) - EDINBURGH
PREVIEW
18 July - Bar One, Newland Street, Derby (2pm) -
EDINBURGH PREVIEW
18 July - Buxton Fringe (8.30pm) -
EDINBURGH PREVIEW
21 July - The Islington Tap, Liverpool
Road - EDINBURGH PREVIEW
24 July - Marine Theatre, Lyme
Regis - EDINBURGH PREVIEW
27 July - Cafe Koha, Leicester
Square - EDINBURGH PREVIEW
30 July - Bedford Corn Exchange
- EDINBURGH PREVIEW
3 August - CANCELLED - King's Head,
Crouch End - CANCELLED
Photo of James at grand piano by www.kevin-nobin.com
Reviews
"Elegant, intelligent stand-up, with enough regular laughs to keep everyone satisfied." Guardian
"If you ever wondered what would happen if Bill Bailey
and
Marcus Brigstocke had a child..."
Chortle
"Quite brilliant" The Scotsman
"Keeps the audience enraptured" AllTheFestivals.com
"Reminiscent of a young Stephen Fry" callthatashow.com
"If you're a music lover, James Sherwood is
the comedian for
you"
Three Weeks
"Savage satire" Sunday Times
"Piercing" Evening Standard
"Fantastic" Time Out