{"id":361270,"date":"2011-04-02T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/02\/michael-mcintyre-set-to-take-comedy-crown-with-2million-mega-tour\/"},"modified":"2011-04-02T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T14:46:30","slug":"michael-mcintyre-set-to-take-comedy-crown-with-2million-mega-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/02\/michael-mcintyre-set-to-take-comedy-crown-with-2million-mega-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael McIntyre set to take comedy crown with \u00a32million mega-tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"95.986517498566\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Sarah+Fitzmaurice\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Fitzmaurice<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 3:46 PM on 2nd April 2011<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s sold over 2.5 million DVD\u2019s with his first offering Live and Laughing becoming the fastest selling DVD and his follow up subsequently taking the title too \u2013 so you could say Michael McIntyre has been laughing all the way to the bank. <\/p>\n<p>But now the funny man is set to take his jokes on tour in a record-breaking schedule that could see him net a whopping \u00a32million. <\/p>\n<p>The comic will be hitting the road and tickets to his mammoth 58 date show have already been selling out fast \u2013 and more dates could be added. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/a97635fe351_468x374.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"374\" alt=\"Funny Money: Michael McIntyre's 2012 tour will net him \u00a32million if he sells out all 58 shows and it is likely more dates will be added\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Funny Money: Michael McIntyre&#8217;s 2012 tour will net him \u00a32million if he sells out all 58 shows\u00a0 and it is likely more dates will be added<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Michael is set to play 12 of the biggest venues across the UK and Ireland and if all dates sell out he is set to perform his act to over 600,000 people. <\/p>\n<p>The Britain\u2019s Got Talent judge has found a following with his brand of observational comedy where he pokes fun at everyday actions.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/02ea2f81521_468x561.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"561\" alt=\"Laughing all the way to the bank: Michae, who was sold over 2.5million DVDs is currently working as a judge on Britain's Got Talent \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Laughing all the way to the bank: Michae, who was sold over 2.5million DVDs is currently working as a judge on Britain&#8217;s Got Talent <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/73120e4c622_233x351.jpg.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"351\" alt=\"More than just a few laughs: As well as his tour, TV appearances and DVD's last year the comic released his autobiography\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than just a few laughs: As well as his tour, TV appearances and DVD&#8217;s last year he released his autobiography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> He has been a firm favourite on comedy shows Mock The Week, Have I got<br \/>\nNews for You and Live at the Apollo as well as having his own show<br \/>\nMichael McIntyre\u2019s Comedy Roadshow. <\/p>\n<p>And last year the comic became the youngest-ever host of the Royal Variety Performance and he has also released his autobiography. <\/p>\n<p>But while his upcoming 2012 tour which will kick off in Cardiff is a huge undertaking it will not be the biggest ever comedy tour unless he adds more dates, which is likely given that tickets are already selling out fast. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the comic told The Guardian: \u2018It&#8217;s certainly one of the biggest UK comedy tours ever announced, and probably the biggest tour announced in one go. It is likely there will be a number of extra shows as we go on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bolton comic Peter Kay is currently performing on tour which will span two years and will see him perform to around 750,000 fans while Lee Evans has a 66 date tour starting in August. <\/p>\n<p>Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683. For U.S. stories, phone 310 642 2317.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/a97635fe351_468x374.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1372619\/Michael-McIntyre-set-comedy-crown-2million-mega-tour.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Michael McIntyre set to take comedy crown with \u00a32million mega-tour\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael McIntyre set to take comedy crown with \u00a32million mega-tour<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sarah Fitzmaurice Last updated at 3:46 PM on 2nd April 2011 He\u2019s sold over 2.5 million DVD\u2019s with his first offering Live and Laughing becoming the fastest selling DVD and his follow up subsequently taking the title too \u2013 so you could say Michael McIntyre has been laughing all the way to the bank. But now the funny man is set to take his jokes on tour in a record-breaking schedule that could see him net a whopping \u00a32million. The comic will be hitting the road and tickets to his mammoth 58 date show have already been selling out fast \u2013 and more dates could be added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-361270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Michael McIntyre set to take comedy crown with \u00a32million mega-tour - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/02\/michael-mcintyre-set-to-take-comedy-crown-with-2million-mega-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Michael McIntyre set to take comedy crown with \u00a32million mega-tour - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Sarah Fitzmaurice Last updated at 3:46 PM on 2nd April 2011 He\u2019s sold over 2.5 million DVD\u2019s with his first offering Live and Laughing becoming the fastest selling DVD and his follow up subsequently taking the title too \u2013 so you could say Michael McIntyre has been laughing all the way to the bank. 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