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  • Running time 80 minutes (no interval)

Get tickets to The Last Laugh comedy – UK & Ireland tour

Following sold-out runs in the West End and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hit comedy The Last Laugh is back on tour for 2026.

This new play by award-winning writer and presenter Paul Hendy is about three legendary comedians – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.

As they sit backstage in a dressing room, the three comedy legends discuss the secrets of life, death, comedy and what it means to be funny.

The Last Laugh stars Steve Royle as Eric Morecambe, Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper and Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse.

Filled with great gags and touching stories, The Last Laugh is nostalgic and poignant and guaranteed to be the ultimate comedy night out.

Don’t miss this warm, funny, nostalgic and poignant new comedy.

The Last Laugh is touring the UK and Ireland in 2026.

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Who is in the cast of The Last Laugh?

Starring Steve Royle as Eric Morecambe, Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper and Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse

Who are the creative team of The Last Laugh?

  • Written and directed by Paul Hendy
  • Set Designer Lee Newby
  • Composer and Musical Arranger Ethan Lewis Maltby
  • Sound Designer Callum Wills
  • Lighting Designer Johanna Town
  • Costume Designer Amy Chamberlain
  • Casting by Kate Roddy

Important Notes

Tour schedule 2026:

Tuesday 28 April – Saturday 2 May 2026
Malvern Theatres

Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 May 2026
Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 May 2026
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 May 2026
Kings Theatre, Portsmouth

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 May 2026
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne

Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 June 2026
Princess Theatre, Torquay – BOOK NOW >

Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 June 2026
Watford Palace Theatre

Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 July 2026
New Theatre, Cardiff

Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 July 2026
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Tuesday 28 July – Saturday 1 August 2026
Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple

Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 August 2026
New Theatre, Peterborough

Wednesday 12 – Saturday 15 August 2026
Jersey Opera House

Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 August 2026
Darlington Hippodrome

Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 August 2026
Buxton Opera House

Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 September 2026
Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Wednesday 9 – Saturday 12 September 2026
Wolverhampton Grand

Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 October 2026
Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton

Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October 2026
Curve Theatre, Leicester

Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 October 2026
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

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Critics' reviews of The Last Laugh

★★★★ "Reliving some of their best-loved gags, routines and songs" - What's On Stage

★★★★ "Superlative comedy performances" - The Stage (Edinburgh)

★★★★ "Three brilliant performers with an affectionate script that gives them the chance to shine" - Chortle (Edinburgh)

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The running time of The Last Laugh is 80 minutes (no interval)
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