Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty

Following a sold-out run in the Autumn, the two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns to Soho with his critically acclaimed hour.

A show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon.

Best Show NomineeEdinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 ‘Ian Smith turns incredulity into an art form, confirming his status as the undisputed sultan of nerve-shredding stress’Rolling StoneAs seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and The Stand Up Sketch Show - and heard on The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Just A Minute and his own Radio 4 series, Ian Smith is Stressed.

Co-host of Northern News podcast with Amy Gledhill.His last show Crushing was shortlisted for the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Award, runner-up in Next Up’s Biggest Award in Comedy and nominated for a Chortle Award for Best Show.

It was one of the Guardian’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2023 and featured on the British Comedy Guide’s Best Reviewed Shows of 2023.