Britain’s biggest comedian, Michael McIntyre, is set to return to the stage with his eagerly awaited new tour and this time he is going global! Michael McIntyre’s Big World Tour will see Michael perform to audiences across the world including Australia after a sell-out tour in 2016. “joyously performed” The Times “The man is quite simply top-to-toe hilarious” ★★★★★ The Telegraph In the UK, Michael has sold over 1.5 million tickets, including a record-breaking 28 performances at London’s 16,000 capacity O2 Arena where he was awarded the keys to venue in 2015, alongside musical talents Prince, Take That and One Direction. Around the world, Michael has previously sold out arenas in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai and he holds the record for the biggest selling comedy shows in South Africa and Norway. 2016 saw the launch of Michael’s own television show Michael McIntyre’s Big Show on BBC One. The last series averaged over 6.5 million viewers and recently earned two BAFTA nominations including Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for Michael himself. The series has been commissioned for a third series, returning to BBC1 in the coming months. His other TV accolades include; hosting the Royal Variety Performance twice, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), Michael McIntyre's Easter Night At The Coliseum (BBC One), Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show (BBC One) and as a judge on Britain's Got Talent (ITV1). Michael has released four best-selling DVDs by Universal Pictures (UK) - Live and Laughing in 2008, Hello Wembley in 2009 (which became the fastest-selling UK stand-up DVD of all time), 2012's Showtime and 2015's Happy & Glorious, both of which became Christmas DVD best-sellers. Collectively Michael has sold a staggering 3.5 million DVD's to date. Michael McIntyre’s Big World Tour is sure to sell out, so be quick – tickets on sale to the general public at 10am, Wednesday 11 April through Ticketek.