Lee Kyle: I Shot A Man In Chinos, Just To Watch Him Die, But I Did Not Shoot The Deputy (I Did Shoot The Deputy) at Newcastle Stand
Newcastle Stand Comedy Club,
Monday 20th July 2026
South Shields comedian Lee Kyle is heading back to The Stand this month with a show that comes with one of the longest titles on the circuit and, by his own account, not many answers.
After selling out Tyne Theatre in both 2024 and 2025, Kyle is deliberately going smaller and rougher round the edges for I Shot A Man In Chinos, Just To Watch Him Die, But I Did Not Shoot The Deputy (I Did Shoot The Deputy). Where his recent Tyne Theatre shows leaned into storytelling and carried something of a message, this one sees him step back from that and return to straight stand up. Kyle has decided that current events call for comedians to have something to say, tried to find his own take, and concluded that he doesn't really have one.
Expect the usual mix of big ideas and surprise set pieces that regular audiences at The Stand have come to expect from him, even if he can't quite promise what shape the evening will actually take.
Kyle is well known on the North East circuit for his quick-witted crowd work and compering, skills honed from years of hosting lively Saturday night club gigs and performing family stand up. His full-length shows are where he tends to be at his best, blending storytelling with a steady stream of punchlines and his own skewed outlook, and it's that reputation that has also made him an increasingly sought-after director of other comedians' stand up shows.
North East Theatre Guide readers will already know Kyle well: we reviewed him on his 2018 UK tour date at the Chillingham Arms in Newcastle, and have followed him across several other shows over the years, including his Edinburgh Fringe run and past festive outings. Full details of our earlier coverage of Lee Kyle can be found below.
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Speaking ahead of the show, Kyle said: "I'm really excited to be back at The Stand, which is a haven of unusual comedy and can't wait to throw these ideas at the metaphorical wall. Or a real wall if the mood takes me. This show won't be for everyone and that is actually quite a refreshing thing to say."
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