JACK Docherty, the Bafta award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, is taking his critically-acclaimed show David Bowie & Me: Parallel Lives, on tour.
One of the top reviewed shows at 2023’s Fringe, Docherty will tour the show around Scotland this spring, including stops in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greenock, Inverness, St Andrews, and more.
The Scottish comic will also perform a limited run at London’s Soho Theatre over May 7-11, bringing the show to the city’s most vibrant comedy stage for the first time.
Docherty’s love of Bowie and the time spent with his hero on The Jack Docherty Show in 1997 kicks off an emotionally driven journey of comedy as he takes fans on a trip through the inner workings of his masterful mind, from families to teenage years, artificial intelligence to culture wars, first love, hedonism, mortality and why you should always meet your heroes.
Perfecting his craft as a sketch comic, chat-show host, writer, author, actor and presenter, David Bowie & Me showcases Docherty at his very best, as the ultimate storyteller.
Docherty said, “I can’t tell you how much fun I had doing this show at the festival and I can’t wait to take it round Scotland.”
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