Comedian Andy Zaltzman holding and reading an old newspaper with a puzzled expression against a solid blue backdrop.

Andy Zaltzman – 2026: The Certifiable History

Duration

1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)

Date

Sat 30 Jan 2027 7pm

Venue

Theatre

Need to know

Tickets: £27

Groups: Parties of 10 or more pay the standard concession rate and get one free ticket. Please email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk or contact box office for more information and to book.

Some comedians use very strong language and express controversial opinions. Please come prepared.

Recommended Age:

14+ (All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)

Andy Zaltzman returns with his stand-up review of the global year, for the first time this decade.

Following his sell-out The Zaltgeist tour show, Andy Zaltzman — Taskmaster champion, Test Match Special statistician, and host of The News Quiz and The Bugle — will assess the state of our world-renowned planet at the conclusion of another furiously odd year, in his unique comedic style.

Even the biggest 2026 fans would concede that it has been far from flawless as a year, even in the context of this incurable buffoon of a decade. Humanity has stared into the ravening maw of Artificial Intelligence, wondering whether or not it has already eaten us. Across the world, existential crises have become the must-have accessories for nations, art forms, sports and species.

Andy will attempt to harness the powers of modern and ancient technologies to find shards of genuine hope amongst the cavalcade of cantankerousness, before 2026 is certifiably consigned to the history books, where it emphatically belongs.