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Live On Stage
September 2026

Marina Hyde: What a Time to Be Alive!

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Described by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as “the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time”, Marina Hyde has become one of Britain’s most popular columnists and podcasters. A Sunday Times bestselling author and co-host of the smash hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment, she has an unrivalled talent for making sense of our stranger-than-fiction times. 

This September, Hyde comes to venues across the UK for a live show about the state of the world, marking the launch of her new book What A Time To Be Alive! From lambasting the Trump presidency, to the increasing popularity of Nigel Farage’s Reform, from the spectacle of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding to the Beckham family feud, she is chief chronicler of our gloriously chaotic age. 

Join her for a joyous and irreverent evening as she uses her incisive wit to skewer the biggest stories from Westminster, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and much more. 

You will also have the chance to ask her your questions during the Q&A.

Praise for Marina Hyde: 

‘An infinite number of gag-writers, working all day in a gag factory, couldn’t come up with any of the perfectly-formed one-liners that populate Marina Hyde’s hilarious writing . . . More than a gentle poke in the ribs: it’s a well-wrought and deftly aimed smash in the teeth.’ ARMANDO IANNUCCI

‘Hyde is the most brilliantly funny columnist of our time.’ GARY LINEKER

‘Hyde’s columns are the solid-silver lining of Britain’s political shitstorm.’ CAITLIN MORAN

 

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Tour Dates

Sunday
20
Sep

London

Soho Theatre Walthamstow, 2:30pm bst
Monday
21
Sep

Oxford

Sheldonian Theatre, 7:00pm bst
Saturday
26
Sep

Brighton Dome

Brighton Dome, 7:00pm bst

What a Time to be Alive!: Scenes from a Strange Age (Hardback)
by Marina Hyde

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  • Marina Hyde

    Guardian columnist and co-host of The Rest is Entertainment podcast

Host for Brighton
  • Jesse Armstrong

    Author, screenwriter and producer


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Marina Hyde

Guardian columnist and co-host of The Rest is Entertainment podcast


Marina Hyde’s weekly Guardian columns have earned her a reputation as one of the most admired journalists in the UK. She has been named Columnist of the Year and Political Commentator of the year multiple times each, and is the only woman ever to have been named Sportswriter of the Year by the Sports Journalists’ Association. She co-hosts the smash hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment with Richard Osman.
Host for Brighton

Jesse Armstrong

Author, screenwriter and producer


Jesse Armstrong is a British author, screenwriter, and producer. With Sam Bain he co-created and co-wrote Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning comedy Peep Show. He also co-wrote The Thick of It and Fresh Meat for TV and In the Loop and Four Lions for theatrical release. He was the creator and show-runner of the HBO TV show Succession and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for each of Succession’s four seasons.

Speakers are subject to change.