RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio is heading to Brighton next spring with a brand new stand-up show celebrating 30 years in drag.
The comedy icon will bring It Gets Bitter to the Brighton Dome on 31 March 2027, the opening night of a 13-date UK and Ireland tour. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 9 October.
Known offstage as Roy Haylock, Bianca has become one of the most successful stars to emerge from the Drag Race franchise. The season six winner has built a global following thanks to her no-holds-barred comedy, razor-sharp insults and quick-fire audience interactions.
The new tour marks Bianca’s seventh solo stand-up show and celebrates three decades in drag. According to the comic, audiences can expect an uncompromising take on everything from current affairs and pop culture to the everyday frustrations that make modern life ripe for ridicule.
“There’s a lot going on in the world today, and I have a lot to say about it,” Bianca said. “I’m looking forward to finally getting back on the road and venting to anyone who will listen. The old saying is ‘It gets better’, but I’m proof that after 30 years in drag ‘It Gets Bitter’.”
Promoters promise a mix of tightly crafted stand-up, spontaneous crowd work and the acerbic wit that has earned Bianca the nickname “the Joan Rivers of the drag world”. Those sitting near the front have been warned they may find themselves directly in the line of fire.
Away from stand-up, Bianca has starred in the films Hurricane Bianca and Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate, released several television comedy specials and made a West End appearance in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The performer is also set to appear in the upcoming sixth season of The Traitors US.
Following the Brighton date, the It Gets Bitter tour will visit Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southend, Bristol, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, London and Cardiff before concluding in mid-April.
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