Paul Smith, the Liverpool comedian whose front-row clips made him an arena act, plays two nights of his tour HAPPY at OVO Arena Wembley.
Paul Smith, the Liverpool comedian known for his front-row crowd work, plays two nights of his tour HAPPY at OVO Arena Wembley on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026.
Smith started in 2006 with a four-week stand-up course, which he took to get over his shyness. After a hard few years on the circuit, he stopped performing for a spell.
The brothers Paul and Binty Blair brought him back to host the open mic night at their Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool. He became the club’s resident compere, which gave him years of nights talking to the front row.
The club began posting clips of those conversations online. Over about five years the clips found a large audience, and he moved from club rooms to theatres and arenas.
HAPPY is the biggest tour of his career, with dates across the UK, Ireland, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. The two Wembley nights are its London shows, and the show runs about two hours and 15 minutes.