Phil Ellis Brings UK Tour To Oxford Glee 2nd April

Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Phil Ellis brings his UK tour to Oxford on 2nd April at Glee (The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE). Called Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show, it’s his biggest tour to date.

In his funniest, most creative and cost-effective show to date, Phil (Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winner 2014) digs deeper than ever before to bring you a truly Excellent Comedy Show, delivering superbly crafted stand-up, show-stopping hit songs, and hilarious heart-warming revelations.

One of the top 20 best reviewed shows of the 2023 Fringe, this is an hour of barnstorming stand-up and fun from the North West’s most punctual working-class comedian. Tickets are on sale now at  www.philelliscomedy.com

Phil Ellis was nominated for the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award and winner of the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, and best known for appearing on The Russell Howard Hour, Roast Battle, and There She Goes.

Phil co-wrote and starred in three series of his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Phil Ellis is Trying, alongside Johnny Vegas, Lolly Adefope, Amy Gledhill, Alexei Sayle, Sindhu Vee, Jack Dee, Lee Mack, Mark Lamarr and Sean Lock. The series was nominated for a BBC Audio Award in 2019.

Phil’s TV appearances include The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Roast Battle (Comedy Central) There She Goes (BBC Two), Drunk History: UK (Comedy Central), as well as writing and performing credits on BBC Three’s The Tapeface Tapes and co-writing 3 comedy shorts for Dave. 

Phil hosted BBC Radio 4’s Funny From The Fringe podcast 2 years running. Since 2022, Phil has hosted his own hit daily Edinburgh Festival podcast Fringe Binge, interviewing top comedians and newcomers throughout the month.

After meeting incredible critical acclaim for his Edinburgh Panel Prize winning show, Funz and Gamez, it was broadcast as part of BBC Radio 4’s Fresh from the Fest and BBC Comedy Feeds (BBC Three). The show went on to have an 18-show run at the Soho Theatre and all major UK comedy festivals. Phil’s recent Edinburgh shows, Au Revoir (2019) played at the Soho Theatre and Hedgehog (2023) led Phil to embark on a successful first ever UK tour.

Phil Ellis Reviews

‘Ellis’s performance is touched by comic genius. Every moment he is on stage something funny, and then funnier, is happening.’
★★★★★ Kate Copstick, The Scotsman 

‘The density of gags is impressive… There’s not many better exponents of this message-free, ego-free, knockabout comedy than Ellis in his prime. And this is that show.’
★★★★½ Steve Bennett, Chortle

‘It’s a surreal and unforgettable hour which firmly cements Phil Ellis as one of the funniest and finest comedians in the UK today.’
★★★★★ James Macfarlane, Broadway Baby 

‘A supremely well-crafted and thoughtfully paced performance…He is the master of his genre and truly a performer at the top of his game.’
★★★★★ Geoff Evans, One4Review

Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show UK Tour Dates- Spring 2024