Musical comedian extraordinaire Bill Bailey will tour Ireland with his En Route To Normal tour, playing Dublin and Belfast next January.

The star of Black Books and former panellist on Never Mind The Buzzcocks will play the 3Arena in Dublin on January 14 and the SSE Arena in Belfast on January 15.

Bill will draw on his experience during lockdown for the upcoming shows, with the tagline for the tour asking, "How did we get here? How do we find our way through this? And exactly who are we again?"

Topics he will discuss include "changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track and his new-found love of skydiving."

Meanwhile, he recently registered his disgust at the behaviour of English fans at the recent Euro 2020 final and the subsequent fallout with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka being racially abused on social media.

He tweeted, "Well played, England. First final In 55 years, a great achievement.

A young side full of talent, who played well on the pitch and conducted themselves with dignity off it - unlike some thuggish boneheaded fans who deserve our contempt."

Well played England . First final In 55 years a great achievement . Only a year until the World Cup, a young side full of talent, who played well on the pitch and conducted themselves with dignity off it - unlike some thuggish boneheaded fans who deserve our contempt.

— Bill Bailey (@BillBailey) July 11, 2021

Tickets are on sale now for Bill Bailey at the 3Arena and the SEE Arena at ticketmaster.ie.