BAFTA-winning comedian performs hit NHS diaries show in Tipperary in early February
Adam Kay brings This Is Going To Hurt live to The Source Arts Centre Thurles
The Source Arts Centre in Thurles will host Adam Kay’s hit live show This Is Going To Hurt in early February, bringing one of Britain’s most successful comedy tours to Tipperary.
The BAFTA-winning comedian and former doctor is due to take the stage on Thursday, February 5th 2026, with the performance beginning at 8pm. Tickets are priced at €36, inclusive of fees.
The show draws on Kay’s time working as a junior doctor, material that first found a vast audience through his bestselling book and later through the award-winning television adaptation.
More than 350,000 tickets have already been sold worldwide, underlining the appetite for comedy that finds humour in the pressures and absurdities of modern medicine.
On stage, Kay blends stark stories from the NHS frontline with comic invention, including spoof songs and sharp wordplay.
The Mail on Sunday described the show as one that “intersperses horror stories from the NHS frontline with a catalogue of sublimely silly spoof songs, and some blissfully brilliant wordplay,” awarding it five stars. Broadcaster Charlie Brooker has called it “hilarious and heartbreaking.”
The performance is recommended for audiences aged 16 and over. It carries a content warning for medical themes and stories that some may find distressing.