Stage/Fright Celebrity Guests
This post was used to track guest appearances during the Inside No 9 Stage/Fright shows during the original West End Run at the Wyndham's, the Autumn Tour at the end of 2025, and the final shows at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith.
This post was updated after - and sometimes during - every single show! A huge thank you to anyone who contacted me with a tipoff🖤
Under the cut you will find a full list of guests, the charades for their name, and the running gag. Where a guest's name is linked it will take you to a post with more details about their appearance courtesy of @fuckyeahstagefright!
(Latest version updated 10/01/26)
West End Run 16/01/25 - 05/04/25
Previews
16/01/25 - Jim Howick (Gym Cow Sick - Horrible Histories) 17/01/25 - Ralf Little (Death in Paradise) 18/01/25 - The Actor Kevin Eldon (Cave In Held On - Fist of Fun) 20/01/25 - David Morrisey (Day Vid Morris [Boris] See - The Walking Dead) 21/01/25 - Marc Wootton (Mr Poppy, Nativity) 22/01/25 - Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings, Line of Duty) 23/01/25 - Nick Mohammed (Nick More Ham Head - Ted Lasso) 24/01/25 - Katherine Parkinson (Cat Thin Parking Sun - The IT Crowd) 25/01/25 - Gary Kemp (Car Reek Hemp - the running joke was the Spandau Ballet song 'True') / Martin Freeman (Fart Tin Three Man - Bilbo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings) 27/01/25 - Matthew Kelly (Mat You Ceilidh - Stars in Their Eyes) 28/01/25 - Lee Mack (Lemur Ick - Not Going Out)
Press night and end of previews
29/01/25 - Alexander Armstrong (All Lick Hair Arms Wrong - Classic FM) 30/01/25 - Daniel Mays (Down Yell [Theresa] Mays - Line of Duty) 31/01/25 - Mat Baynton (Mat Pain Tonne - Horrible Histories) 01/02/25 - Les Dennis (Les[bian] Tennis - New Faces) / David Harewood (Day Vid[eo] Hair Wood - Martin Luther King, The Mountaintop) 03/02/25 - Tamsin Greig (Tame Sing Gregg - Friday Night Dinner) 04/02/25 - Monica Dolan (Moan Knickers Dough Lamp - Mr Bates vs the Post Office) 05/02/25 - Ophelia Lovibond ([James] Bond - W1A) 06/02/25 - Julian Rhind-Tutt (Julie [Andrews] Wine Tut - The Madness of King George) / Paterson Joseph (Peep Show) 07/02/25 - Mel Giedroyc (Smell Head Roy [Orbison] - The Great British Bake Off) 08/02/25 - Denis Lawson (Dentist Law Son - Star Wars) / Sue Perkins (Soup Hare Skins - Great British Bake Off) 10/02/25 - Dara Ó Briain (Parachute O Brie - Mock the Week) 11/02/25 - Rory Kinnear (Roar Reek In Ear - Black Mirror) 12/02/25 - Matt Berry (Mat Bear Eye - The IT Crowd) 13/02/25 - Mackenzie Crook (Mack Hen See Rook - The Detectorists) / Mark Bonnar (Boner - Line of Duty) 14/02/25 - Phil Daniels (Fill - Quadrophenia) 15/02/25 - Emilia Fox (Meal Ear Fox - Silent Witness) / Sarah Hadland (Sir A Add Land - Strictly Come Dancing) 17/02/25 - Gemma Whelan (Jam A Wee Land - Yara Greyjoy, Game of Thrones) 18/02/25 - Joe Thomas (Sew Tom[cat] Ass - Fresh Meat) 19/02/25 - Lenny Henry (Sirloin Knee Hen Wee - Comic Relief) 20/02/25 - Matthew Horne (Mat Horn - Gavin and Stacey) / Nigel Planer (Gel Plane - Filthy, Rich & Catflap) 21/02/25 - Charlie Higson (Charl[eston] Lie His Son - Swiss Tony, The Fast Show) 22/02/25 - Morgana Robinson (Mow Garden Robin Son - Pippa Middleton, The Windsors) / Mark Gatiss (Margate Tits - The League of Gentlemen) 24/02/25 - Rob Brydon (Rob Bride On - Would I Lie to You?) 25/02/25 - Gareth Malone (Car Alone - Military Wives) 26/02/25 - Liza Tarbuck (Please A Starbucks - Upstart Crow) 27/02/25 - Bob Mortimer (Knob More Timer - Gone Fishing) / Julian Clary (Jewel Ink Lairy - The Joan Collins Fan Club) 28/02/25 - Stephen Merchant (Steep Hen Merchant - The Office)
01/03/25 - Robin Askwith (Rob Bin Ass Quiff - The Madame Blanc Mysteries) / Matt Lucas (Mat Loo Gas - The Great British Bake Off) 03/03/25 - Jane Horrocks (Jay No Rocks - Bubble, Absolutely Fabulous) 04/03/25 - understudy show - Steve Pemberton (Steed Pen Button - Inside No 9) 04/03/25 - Joel Dommett ([Billy] Joel Dominatrix Meet - The Masked Singer) 05/03/25 - Alex Horne (All Licks Horn - The Horne Section) 06/03/25 - Micky Flanagan (Mick [Jagger] Key Flannel - "Out out") / Josh Widdicombe (Posh Wee Dick Cum - The Last Leg) 07/03/25 - Joe Pasquale (Joke Pass Quality Street - New Faces) 08/03/25 - Paul Chuckle (Pull Chuck El[bow]- “To me, to you”) / Michael Sheen (Mic[rophone] El[bow] Shin - Good Omens) 10/03/25 - Stewart Lee ([Air] Steward Wee - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle) 11/03/25 - Chris McCausland (Cry Smack Oars Land - Strictly Come Dancing) 12/03/25 - David Walliams (Slay Vid[eo] Wall Iams - Britain's Got Talent) 13/03/25 - Pauline McLynn (Pull Lean Muck Lean - Mrs Doyle, Father Ted) / Richard Osman (Reach Hard Oz Man - The Thursday Murder Club) 14/03/25 - Tamzin Outhwaite ([Lion] Tamer In Mouth Weight - Red Cap) 15/03/25 - Clive Anderson (Clay Van Der Son - Whose Line Is It Anyway?) / Stephen Fry (Steep Hen Fry - Jeeves and Wooster) 17/03/25 - Paul Merton (Pull Mare Tonne - Have I Got News for You?) 18/03/25 - Mark Addy (The Full Monty) 19/03/25 - Adam Buxton (A Dam Books Tonne - The Adam and Joe Show) 20/03/25 - Elaine Paige (E Lane Page - I Know Him So Well) / Jason Manford 21/03/25 - Romesh Ranganathan (Row Rang - The Weakest Link) 22/03/25 - Neil Morrissey (Knee [Elm] Tree - Bob The Builder) / Paul Whitehouse (Pull Why Toes - Gone Fishing) 24/03/25 - Simon Pegg (Sigh Mump Leg - Mission Impossible) 25/03/25 - Meera Syal (Me - Goodness Gracious Me) 26/03/25 - Robert Lindsey (Robbing Lean Sassy - My Family) 27/03/25 - Danny Dyer (Fan Knee Higher - Eastenders) / Su Pollard (Soup All Hard - You Rang Milord?) 28/03/25 - Danny Baker (Fan Knee Baker - Pets Win Prizes) 29/03/25 - Ross Noble (Row Snowball - Have I Got News For You) / Prof Brian Cox (Brr Iron Cocks - Things Can Only Get Better) 31/03/25 - David Tennant (Slay Vid Ten Ants - Doctor Who)
01/04/25 - Sandi Toksvig ([de]Tox Fig - QI) 02/04/25 - Sophie Willan (Sew Feet Willy - Alma's Not Normal) 03/04/25 - Miles Jupp (My Edge Jump - The Thick of It) / Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Feet Bee Wallop Bridge - Fleabag) 04/04/25 - Sir Ian McKellan (Serene Muck Alan [Sugar] - Lord of the Rings) 05/04/25 - Louis Theroux (Loo Wee T (kanga)roo - Weird Weekends) /Jonathan Ross (Johnny Thin Rose - The Masked Singer)
Autumn Tour 05/09/25 - 06/12/25
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
05/09/25 - Richard Herring (Reach Hard Hair Ring - Taskmaster) 06/09/25 - Griff Rhys Jones (Grip Freeze Jaws - It’ll Be Alright On The Night) / Debbie McGee (Day Bee Mug E - Strictly Come Dancing)
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
09/09/25 - Kevin Whately (Cave In Weight sounds-like-wee - Inspector Morse) 10/09/25 - Sara Pascoe (Sir Pass Go - The Great British Sewing Bee) 11/09/25 - Roisin Conaty (Row Shin Gonad Tea - 8 Out Of 10 Cats Do Countdown) 12/09/25 - Greg Rutherford (Greggs [sandwich] Rudder Four - Strictly Come Dancing) 13/09/25 - Jon Richardson (Join Reach Hard Son - 8 Out Of 10 cats) / Joe Pasquale (Joke Pass Quality Street - New Faces)
Sunderland Empire Theatre, Sunderland
16/09/25 - Miss Rory (Breasts + sounds-like-piss E - Sleeping Beauty) 17/09/25 - Chris Ramsey (Crisps Ram Sea - Shagged, Married, Annoyed) 18/09/25 - Rosie Ramsey (Row Sea Ram Sea - Shagged, Married, Annoyed) 19/09/25 - Jill Halfpenny (Chill Half Pen Eye - Byker Grove) 20/09/25 - Joe McElderry (Jaws Muck Elderly - Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) / Tim Healy (Dim Meal E - Auf Wiedersehen Pet)
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
23/09/25 - Natalie Cassidy (Knot A Leak Acid E - Sonia Jackson) 24/09/25 - Lou Sanders (Loose Handers - Taskmaster) 25/09/25 - Jim Moir (Gym Air - "You wouldn't let it lie") / Sarah Hadland (Stirrer Add Land - Strictly Come Dancing) 26/09/25 - Peter Andre (Pee Tear On Tray - Mysterious Girl)
The Alexandra, Birmingham
07/10/25 - Adrian Chiles (Drain Shy Less - The One Show) 08/10/25 - Lesley Joseph (Less Sleeve - Birds of a Feather) 09/10/25 - Russell Kane (Rush Elk Cane - Evil Genius) 10/10/25 - Gary Wilmot (Carry Will Mat - New Faces) 11/10/25 - Maureen Lipman (Day More E Lip Man - "-Ology" BT Adverts) / Toyah Willcox (Tie A Will Cocks - I Want To Be Free) The Opera House, Manchester
14/10/25 - John Thomson (Joint Tom Son - Cold Feet) 15/10/25 - Ralf Little (Rail Flit El - Death in Paradise) 16/10/25 - Scarlett Moffatt (Scar Let Mow Fat - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) / Paddy McGuinness (Pad E Mag Guinness - Phoenix Nights) 17/10/25 - Stan Boardman (Stand Bored Man - The Germans Bombed Our Chippy) 18/10/25 - Les Dennis (Less Tennis - New Faces) / Anthony Cotton (Hand Toe Knee Coat On - Queer As Folk) New Victoria Theatre, Woking
21/10/25 - Bobby Davro (Bob Peed Afro - Copycats) 22/10/25 - Jimmy Tarbuck 23/10/25 - Tony Blackburn (Toe Knee Back Burn - I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) 24/10/25 - Rick Astley (Sick Ass Wee - Never Gonna Give You Up) 25/10/25 - Doctor Ranj (Docked Orange - Strictly Come Dancing) / Basil Brush (Bars Ill Bush - Crackerjack) Hull New Theatre, Kingston upon Hull
28/10/25 - Tommy Cannon (Tom[Tom] Meek - Together We’ll be OK) 29/10/25 - Paul Chuckle (To Me To You) 30/10/25 - Kofi Smiles (Cough - BBC Radio Humberside) / Christopher Dean (Greased Fourteen - Bolero) 31/10/25 - John Shuttleworth (Joint Shut Till Birth - Two Margarines on the Go) 01/11/25 - Mark Addy (Mark Add E - The Full Monty) / Peter Levy (P Tear Leaf E - Look North) New Theatre Oxford
04/11/25 - Will Young (Willy Young - Leave Right Now) 05/11/25 - Basil Brush (Bars Ill Blush - Crackerjack) 06/11/25 - Kevin Bishop (Cave In Bee Shop - Muppet Treasure Island) 07/11/25 - Jonathan Ross (Johnny Thin Rose - Traitors) 08/11/25 - Dom Joly (Dome [Billy Joel] E - Trigger Happy TV) / Katherine Parkinson (Cat Thin Parking Son - The IT Crowd)
Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
11/11/25 - Clinton Baptiste (Clinton's [cards] Bap - Phoenix Nights) 12/11/25 - Phil Daniels (Filled A Kneels - Parklife) 13/11/25 - Keith Brymer Jones (The Great Pottery Throw Down) 14/11/25 - Nick Hancock (Neck Hands Cock - They Think It’s All Over) 15/11/25 - Jack Carroll (Coronation Street) / Mawaan Rizwan (Mow One Raise One - Juice)
Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
18/11/25 - Claire Sweeney (Glares Wee Knee - Brookside) 19/11/25 - Sian Gibson (Shine Rib Son - Phoenix Nights) 20/11/25 - Crissy Rock 21/11/25 - Johnny Vegas (Join Knee Vague Ass - Benidorm) 22/11/25 - Michael Starke / Mick Miller (Meek [wind]Mill Hair - New Faces) Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
25/11/25 - Jonathan Watson (Johnny Thin What Son - Two Doors Down) 26/11/25 - Susan Calman (Sue Ankle Man - A Grand Day Out) 27/11/25 - Frankie Boyle (Flank E Boil) 28/11/25 - Peter Mullen (Pee Tear Melons - Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) 29/11/25 - John Mackay (Join Mac Eye - STV)/ Sanjeev Kohli (Sand Jive Coal E - Still Game)
The Alexandra, Birmingham
02/12/25 - Sally Lindsay (Madame Blanc Mysteries) 03/12/25 - Nick Hancock (Knee Can Cock - They Think It’s All Over) 04/12/25 - Alistair McGowan (Alas Tear Mug Ow On - Spitting Image) / Sian Gibson (Shine Give Son - Phoenix Nights) 05/12/25 - Faye Tozer (Fey Toes Hair - Tragedy) 06/12/25 - Joe Lycett ([Billy] Joel Eye Sit - Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back) / Peter Davison (Pee Tear Day Vice On - Doctor Who)
Hammersmith Apollo 02/01/26 - 06/01/26
02/01/26 - Sanjeev Bhaskar (Singe Eve Baa Scar - The Kumars at Number 42 03/01/26 - Bill Bailey (Bill Bail E - Never Mind Buzzcocks) / Joe Marler (Jaw Mall Her - The Big Dog Theory) 04/01/26 - Stephen Mulhern (Steep Hen sounds-like-Bull Her - Catchphrase) 05/01/26 - Rob Brydon (Row Bride On - Would I Lie To You) 06/01/26 - Bernie Clifton (Bear Nick Lift On - The Impossible Dream)
