Taskmaster fan favourite Nick Mohammed is bringing his comic creation Mr Swallow back to theatres in 2025 – and tickets are on sale now.
Viewers of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown will already be familiar with Mr Swallow, a multi-talented character with an aptitude for magic tricks and impressive powers of memory, who regularly appears in Dictionary Corner. Mohammed will take his alter ego on a UK tour between April and June 2025 in Mr Swallow: Show Pony.
Show Pony has been described as "payback for everyone who didn't come to the last tour" and the show will see Mr Swallow addressing "everything from not having his own sitcom to not having his own sitcom, and everything in between (critical race theory).
"As per – expect magic, music and a whole load of brand-new mistakes."
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Ted Lasso and Renegade Nell star Mohammed added in a statement: "Once bitten, twice shy! It is with the deepest pride that I subject the nation to another bout of Mr Swallow. And this time, I won't even be doing the whole thing on roller-skates!"
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Mr Swallow – Show Pony calls at the following venues in 2025. Tickets for all venues except Leeds and Canterbury are on sale now:
• April 30 and May 1: Hackney Empire, London Tickets
• May 3: Grand Theatre, Leeds (on sale August 2)
• May 4: Lowry Theatre (Lyric Theatre), Salford Tickets
• May 6: Theatre Royal, Nottingham Tickets
• May 7: Corn Exchange, Cambridge Tickets
• May 8: City Hall, Hull Tickets
• May 10: G Live, Guildford Tickets
• May 11: Corn Exchange, Ipswich Tickets
• May 14: Fareham Live, Fareham Tickets
• May 15: Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Tickets
• May 16 and 17: Richmond Theatre, London Tickets
• May 18: The Waterside, Aylesbury Tickets
• May 21: Lyceum Theatre, Crewe Tickets
• May 22: New Theatre, Cardiff Tickets
• May 23: Royal & Derngate, Northampton Tickets
• May 24: Tyne Theatre, Newcastle Tickets
• May 25: Theatre Royal, Glasgow Tickets
• May 28: Grand Opera House, York Tickets
• May 29: New Theatre, Oxford Tickets
• May 30: Beacon, Bristol Tickets
• May 31: Theatre Royal, Brighton Tickets
• June 1: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (on sale August 5)
Mohammed recently opened up more about his character work when discussing his appearance in series 17 of Taskmaster – and his decision to complete all of his pre-recorded tasks dressed in a vampire costume, including full make-up.
Speaking on the show's official podcast, he explained that one reason for his choice came from feeling "nervous" about being himself in a TV appearance.
"I've never really done anything as 'me' – I've either acted in scripted stuff, or I've been Mr Swallow in stuff, and things like that," Mohammed told podcast host Ed Gamble. "So I very, very rarely, unless it's to publicise something, really, you know, go on as 'me'...
"So I thought, 'Oh, it would be fun to sort of slightly hide behind something', even though it is just me in a Dracula outfit, that sort of instantly relaxed me, thinking, 'Oh, well, there's a costume and make-up, so I can treat it like it's fiction'."
In addition to his recent TV appearances in Renegade Nell, Douglas Is Cancelled and Inside No.9's final season, Mohammed recently lined up a new movie role in Control.
The thriller features an ensemble cast which also includes James McAvoy, Julianne Moore, Jenna Coleman and Andor's Kyle Soller.
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