Susan Calman: Tall Tales

Scottish comedian Susan Calman spent seven years as a corporate lawyer specialising in freedom of information and data protection before moving into comedy full time, and that contrast between a buttoned-up former career and a wry, self-deprecating stage persona underpins her show Tall Tales, which plays Stoke-on-Trent this date. She is probably best known to UK audiences from Strictly Come Dancing, where she competed in 2017, and from her Radio 4 series Susan Calman Is Convicted, which won a Writers' Guild award for best radio comedy. Tall Tales continues her storytelling-led approach: personal anecdotes and sharp observation built into a full evening rather than a set of unconnected one-liners.