Winner of the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014 & Newcomer Prize 2013. The Varnishing Days is the heart-stopping, glasses-dropping, hard-rocking, wig-shaking, levothyroxine-taking, knee-knocking, boot-licking, justifying, teeth rattling, digressing new show from stand up comedian to the stars John Kearns.| 15 Mar 24 | Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Mar 24 | The Harlequin Redhill, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Mar 24 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Mar 24 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Feb 24 | The Glee Club Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Feb 24 | 1532 Performing Arts Centre Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Feb 24 | Y Theatre Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Feb 24 | The Crescent York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Feb 24 | The Stand Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Feb 24 | Sherman Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Nov 23 | The Glee Club Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Nov 23 | The Crescent York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Oct 23 | The Glee Club Nottingham Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Oct 23 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Oct 23 | The Old Market Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Oct 23 | The Glee Club Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Oct 23 | Gloucester Guildhall Gloucester, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Oct 23 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Oct 23 | Y Theatre Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Sep 23 to 12 Nov 23 | Bloomsbury Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Sep 23 | Unity Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Sep 23 | Old Fire Station Carlisle, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Sep 23 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Sep 23 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Sep 23 | City Varieties Music Hall Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Sep 23 | The Glee Club Cardiff Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Sep 23 | The Riverfront Newport, Gwent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Jun 23 to 24 Jun 23 | Soho Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Jun 23 | Bloomsbury Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 May 23 | The Stand Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 May 23 | The Stand Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 May 23 | The Rondo Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Apr 23 | The Garage Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Apr 23 | The Glee Club Nottingham Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Apr 23 | The Wardrobe Theatre Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Apr 23 | The Crescent York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Apr 23 | The Forum Northallerton, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 Mar 23 | The Witham Barnard Castle, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Mar 23 | The Glee Club Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Mar 23 | Hyde Park Book Club Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Mar 23 | The Stand Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Mar 23 | The Rondo Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Mar 23 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Mar 23 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Feb 23 | The Glee Club Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Feb 23 to 18 Feb 23 | Soho Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
