Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian
Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian at Leicester Square Theatre, London
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Tickets go on sale Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 09:00 am
£42.55
About the show
Join Jon Richardson along with a special guest as he takes you through his new book and much more.
What possible value could there be in revisiting the awkward, unfiltered thoughts of a 14-year-old boy, especially now, in his forties and a successful comedian, actor and father? As it turns out, quite a lot.
In this candid memoir, Jon reconnects with his younger self – a boy growing up in an era when Oasis dominated the charts and Baywatch dominated his imagination.
From embarrassing teenage misadventures, including a mortifying PE lesson involving a climbing rope, to small but significant triumphs like earning a pack of Chewits for the ‘cleanest tent’ at scout camp, Jon revisits the moments that shaped him and, ultimately, set him on the path to comedy.
Featuring - Jon Richardson
The critically acclaimed comedian is currently a team captain on Channel 4's panel show '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'. He has been an Edinburgh If comedy nominee, and was the 2008 winner for best breakthrough act in the Chortle Awards.
'He's a gentle and ever-smiling anecdotalist who sees the world in a rather skewed way... consistently funny about life and its foibles... We leave the theatre feeling full of the joys of life' (The Arts Desk)
'So good he actually bends time' (Chortle)
'Jon Richardson is developing into a quietly sophisticated comedian who is at turns hilarious and disturbing and under no circumstances should you miss' (Daily Mirror)
'One of our most individual and interesting stand-ups' (The Times)
'Sublimely brilliant, stunning' (Time Out).
Jon Richardson was named in Ents24's top 10 hardest-working comedians 2017.