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Neil Delamere tour dates 2024

Neil Delamere is currently touring across 1 country and has 3 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at The Devenish Complex in Belfast, after that they'll be at The Wardrobe in Leeds.

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Glee Club - Birmingham

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The SSE Arena, Belfast

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• Sat 3 Aug Belfast, The Devenish Complex Neil Delamere View tickets
• Thu 19 Sep Leeds, The Wardrobe Neil Delamere View tickets
• Wed 25 Sep The Glee Club Birmingham Neil Delamere View tickets

Neil Delamere says shift in Northern Ireland comedy scene is "brilliant" ahead of SSE show

"I think the whole Covid thing did make us grow grateful for being on the road again"

• 19:58, 28 SEP 2022

Irish funnyman Neil Delamere is getting ready to return to Belfast to take on the SSE Arena once again after his sold-out gig earlier this year.

Bringing his new show 'Delamerium' to Northern Ireland on February 17, 2023, The Blame Game legend says fans can expect a "completely individual" show full of slagging and good laughs.

The Co Offaly comedian told Belfast Live about working in Northern Ireland, the bursting comedy scene and 'who is to blame' for his favourite moment on the iconic BBC panel show.

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Speaking about heading back to the SSE, Neil said: "I can't wait to be back in the SSE - the last time I did it, it was kind of one of the first times you do a punchline and you just wait for it to go all the way around like an amphitheatre or something.

"It's a really weird feeling but I'm looking forward to that again and oddly, it's a better gig than it should be in some ways. It should be echoy and stuff bouncing off walls here, there and everywhere - it feels strangely intimate."

"What we will do is hopefully figure out how many people went last time and then sell two more tickets just so I can say its record-breaking versus the last one," he laughed

Those attending can expect to hear all the weird and wonderful stories from Neil's life over the past while, including a wild experience with fellow comedian Tim McGarry.

"We went to The Champion's League final and the crowd was teargassed. So we will certainly be talking about that at some point - I was trying to explain to the French police that trying to teargas a man who has grown up in the 70s in Belfast might not necessarily have the effect that you would think it would have," Neil joked.

"I think the whole Covid thing did make us grow grateful for being on the road again you know."

Neil's name has been cemented into the Northern Irish comedy scene through him time on The Blame Game. And with everyone and their mother having a favourite moment of their own from the show, Neil revealed the one that sticks out in his mind.

He said: "The one that is my most favourite moment is Gerry Kelly who was a guest host and had to step in because Tim couldn't do it and Gerry Kelly, who is an institution in Belfast and surrounds, was saying something when the producer was saying something in his ear.

"There was just a moment where he was just looking away like this [with his hand to his earpiece] and it just went on a little too long and we absolutely ripped the bit out of him.

"Because he is so skilled and so well respected, he can lean into it - he doesn't get offended because he knows. Rather than him getting upset, he started to laugh that we were taking the piss out of him."

Apart from his arena show next year, Neil has been busy on a number of other projects including Celebrity Mastermind, which was filmed in Belfast, and his own podcast with his friend Dave Moore called 'Why Would You Tell Me That?'

As the comedy scene in Northern Ireland continues to build from strength to strength, Neil believes this shift in the industry is "brilliant" for all the new talent trying to break through.

"Years ago, if you were a comedian and you wanted to get people to come see you, there were certain gatekeepers," he explained. "You had to find someone in radio or TV in a suit who would say they liked it or didn't and even if you were there for a period of time, they might decide it only gets a short run.

"Now in Belfast go direct to market which is brilliant - there are loads of people who have found an audience online and it's this democratisation of content such as podcasts and sketches which is great because they can find their own audience and no one can complain.

"It means you get more diverse voices and there's no one saying that the public deserves to know about one person and not the next - I think it is absolutely brilliant."

Neil Delamere's' Delamerium' comes to the SSE Arena Belfast on February 17 2023. For tickets, see here .

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Neil Delamere: 'Irish people aren't built for wetsuits. I looked like a bullock wrapped in cling-film'

The blame game star and celebrity mastermind winner neil delamere is back on the road with a new stand-up tour, neil by mouth. the co offaly comic chats to david roy about comedy, quizzing, and his imminent return to belfast's sse arena....

"IT'S better than you'd think an ice hockey arena might be," explains comedian Neil Delamere of why he loves performing at Belfast's SSE Arena, home of the Belfast Giants and the largest venue on his new stand-up tour, Neil By Mouth.

"Because there's been an explosion in comedy north of the border over the last few years, they are brilliant at putting on stand-up," he continues.

"So many are doing it now, it's set up for comedy 20 times a year. So all the lighting guys, all the sound guys, all the camera guys, all the backstage staff, they really know what they're doing because they've done it so often.

"And although it's massive, you can still do that interaction with the front row, which is kind of rare – there's lots of places where you couldn't do that if the crowd was that big.

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"So it's the best of both worlds, really. It's as good as an arena can be and I cannot wait to do it again – it's a real occasion."

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Indeed, this will be The Blame Game man's third show at the SSE following the success of the dates on his Liminal and Delamerium tours, and while the February 16 show in Belfast might be the biggest on the Dublin-based comedian's current itinerary, it does come right in the middle of a run through more traditional stand-up venues which kicks off at Strabane's Alley Theatre next Friday night.

"It's kind of weird," explains Delamere.

"Because I look forward to it almost more than any other gig, I have to remind myself, 'No, you've got more dates than this, Neil, this isn't the end of the tour – this is the middle of the tour'."

As for what's in the show itself, the comedian reveals that he'll be delving into a couple of recent experiences which took him well out of his comfort zone.

"I took Edinburgh off last year, so I had a bit of time during the summer," explains Delamere, who also co-hosts the popular 'weird facts'-based podcast series Why Would You Tell Me That? with Today FM's Dave Moore.

"So, I will be talking about doing a triathlon – because I'm of that age, now, where it's mandatory to do a triathlon. And all the ensuing bizarreness that comes from that. Like, you're standing there in a wetsuit, when very few Irish people are built for wetsuits. I looked like someone wrapped a bullock in cling-film.

"I also filmed something for RTÉ 2 recently with a guy called Martin Warde where we went to Ohio to meet a survivalist who has taught the CIA, FBI and Secret Service how to survive in the woods.

"I mean, if you can't get a few minutes of stand-up comedy out of an encounter with a man who looks like Ronnie Drew has joined the Territorial Army, there's something wrong."

While he might be full of praise for our SSE Arena, Delamere also got his first taste of a rather more iconic venue earlier this year when he made his debut on Live at The Apollo, the BBC's long-running stand-up comedy showcase filmed at London's Apollo Theatre, for an episode to be screened on November 21.

"That was an absolute joy," he enthuses.

"It was as good as I expected it to be, and it was really great fun. I had a 20-minute set but I ended up doing less because the laughs were longer and louder than expected: that's one of the really concrete ways to know you've enjoyed your gig."

Another highlight of Delamere's year was his winning appearance on Celebrity Mastermind. The life-long quiz fan – also a regular contributor to Dictionary Corner on Countdown since his friend Colin Murray became host – beat his competitors in the iconic black chair thanks to an encyclopaedic knowledge of his specialist subject, Viking history.

He's also filmed episodes of hit ITV quizzes The Chase and Beat The Chasers, which have yet to be screened.

"I can't tell you how well I did, or which Chaser I was on with," he says, " but I can tell you I was on with Jamie Borthwick from EastEnders, Jasmine from A Place In The Sun and Helen Lederer from Absolutely Fabulous and Blackadder.

"I was especially thrilled to be on with Helen, as I grew up watching her in Blackadder."

Naturally, all of this starry excitement pales in comparison to the prestige of the comic's regular gigs hosting the annual Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards, which took place in June, and last month's Irish News Ulster Allstars.

"This is true," he chuckles.

"Obviously, I view all of these things as a build-up to my work with The Irish News: walking out from under that iconic sign at Live at The Apollo is nothing compared to watching Noel Doran handing out a bauble to someone who really deserves it."

When we spoke, Delamere was also looking forward to the return of BBC NI's topical quiz The Blame Game, back for its 21st series tonight.

"I still absolutely love it," he tells me of the Tim McGarry-hosted panel show.

"The great thing about the Blame Game is that I have no idea what anyone is gonna say. And the absolute gold of any panel show is where you bounce something around: I start a story, somebody else kind of takes up the thread, and then somebody else finishes it off – that's the absolute holy grail of any sort of a panel show, and it happens on The Blame Game.

"Not every single show, because that doesn't happen on any show, but when it does and the audience goes for it, oh my God, that's the holy grail.

"It's the closest thing to live stand-up that you'll do on television."

Neil Delamere brings Neil By Mouth to Strabane's Alley Theatre on November 17 and Belfast's SSE Arena on February 16. See neildelamere.com for full tour dates and ticketing details. The Blame Game airs every Friday at 10.40pm on BBC One NI.

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Following his 100-date international tour, including sell-out shows at SSE Belfast Arena, Neil is back in Edinburgh with his hilarious tall tales, razor-sharp observations and quick-witted improvisation. Neil’s comedy ensures a much-needed night of non-stop hilarity and entertainment for comedy lovers of all ages. From Live at the Apollo, Countdown, News Quiz, The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and viral videos on TikTok and YouTube. 'No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delamere's wit' (Irish Times); 'Simply put, he is a master' (Scotsman).

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Tour dates 2024

At 5 venues:

The Devenish Complex, Belfast

Dolans pub and restaurant, limerick, the glee club, birmingham, pleasance courtyard, edinburgh, the wardrobe, leeds.

£27.50 / 028 9030 1154

£17.60 / 0871 472 0400

Cabaret Bar

£14 (£13) / 0131 556 6550

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

• 21:40 – 22:40

£15 (£14) / 0131 556 6550

£17.60 / 0113 383 8800

• 19:00 – 21:00

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