Jordan Gray announces first UK tour

Jordan Gray takes her show on the road – September & October 2023
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As very memorably seen on Channel 4’s Friday Night Live

“Jordan Gray might be the next stage of human evolution. A gorgeous, accomplished and deeply funny hour of comedy combining Gray’s musical talents with nuanced, creative stand-up” The Guardian ★★★★★
“Megawatt charisma … Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s the sound of a star taking flight” Telegraph ★★★★★
“One of the stand-out shows of the Fringe… This hilarious, bold show will change lives.” Independent ★★★★★
“Cutting satire wrapped up in poptastic packaging” ★★★★★ The Age (Australia)
“This [show] is one of the flat-out funniest: flippant yet heartfelt, self-aggrandising yet self-mocking” Times ★★★★
“Bona-fide star power… one of the most entertaining shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe this year”
Evening Standard ★★★★

Phil McIntyre Live is delighted to announce that Jordan Gray will embark on her first UK tour, with her smash hit show ‘Is it a Bird?’ throughout September and October 2023. Jordan will visit twenty-one venues across the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Is it a Bird? – which now has over 20 x 5-star reviews – brings together Jordan’s love of superheroes, her strong Essex roots, and her life as a transgender woman in an hour of raucous comedy that resonates within and far beyond the LGBTQIA+ community. The UK’s hottest comedian takes on babies, boobies, bigots and Batman; it’s big, silly, witty, sexy, and fun.

It seems strange to think it, but due to the speed of her monumental rise to fame, a year ago, not so many people had heard of Jordan Gray. In August 2022, after 10 years in the music biz (and a memorable run on The Voice), Jordan took her brand-new show “Is it a Bird” to the Edinburgh Fringe. To call her show a runaway hit does not do justice to the enormous buzz the show created. Suddenly, Jordan is one of the UK’s most exciting and celebrated comics. And for good reason.

In September of last year, she sold out her first two week run at Soho Theatre and returned in October to sell out a further two weeks.

In October, she changed the landscape of British TV, appearing on Channel 4’s Friday Night Live with a very memorable performance; a showstopping song that brought down the house when she did away with her pink power suit and stripped naked – bringing trans bodies a level of visibility hitherto never reached within the mainstream national press.

Not to lose the pace, she followed that a week later by being the first trans person to play the London Palladium – solo. Which garnered another slew of praise and five-star reviews from the press.

And since she seemingly has an aversion to free time, Jordan also launched her brand-new podcast – Transplaining with Jordan Gray, where she answers questions both big and small. Rest assured, whatever the question, Jordan has a theory – even if she knows absolutely nothing about the subject. https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/transplaining-with-jordan-gray

And just this month she smashed the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, securing a nomination for ‘Most Outstanding Show’.

Now, Jordan is very excited to be taking her show on tour right across the UK.

Although having only started in comedy in 2017, Jordan’s Comedy Central web series Transaction has been acquired for TV development by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. In 2023, Diva Magazine named her one of the “Top 13 most influential women in the UK”. Under the stage name Tall Dark Friend, Jordan recorded and released 7 albums, touring Europe several times and racking up numerous awards for her work, including WINNER – Artist of the Decade: Panic Awards (2018), WINNER – Special Recognition Award, Best Original Song, Best Original Artist: National Entertainment Awards (2015-2018)

“Is It A Bird? deserves all the acclaim coming to it, a romp and a riot of an hour” The Scotsman ★★★★★
“An hour of raucous stand-up and banging tunes in glorious celebration of herself and her transition.” Chortle★★★★
“Utterly charming, born in part from her Essex cheek and bolstered by her unequivocal musical talent” The List ★★★★★
“The superhero you never knew you needed” Fest ★★★★★
“A show full of instant laughs yet also moments that will linger long in the memory.” The Skinny ★★★★
“An empowering and life-affirming hour of exquisite comedy in equal parts raw and polished; it’s generous and glorious.” The Reviews Hub ★★★★★