LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Delaney, author, comedian, and co-star of the new British sitcom CATASTROPHE, announces the Meat tour. The tour will hit 11 cities across the U.S. with tickets going on sale Friday, Jan. 16. Additional information and links to purchase tickets are available at www.robdelaney.com.

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"I am going to tour very hard all over America and I won't stop until I'm done/hungry. Got it?" - Rob Delaney

Delaney is a writer/stand up originally from Boston, graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Much of Delaney's success can be attributed to his massive following on Twitter of over 1,000,000 followers.

In 2013, his first novel and bestselling memoir Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. was released by Spiegel & Grau in the U.S. and by Little Brown in the UK.

In 2012, he was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" and won the award for "Funniest Person on Twitter" at the Comedy Central Comedy Awards, beating out such luminaries as Steve Martin and Stephen Colbert. He has also been listed as one of "The Funniest People on Twitter" on such sites as Rolling Stone, Huffington Post, Vice, Paste, Comedy Central and Funny or Die.

Delaney's reach spreads beyond the U.S. market; in the UK, he sold out the Soho Theatre in seven minutes via one tweet, making him the fastest selling U.S. performer in the venue's history. His first TV series Catastrophe, which he co-wrote and co-stars in with Sharon Hogan, will premiere on Channel 4 (UK) in January 2015. His television credits include Comedy Central's Key & Peele, E!'s Chelsea Lately, Burning Love and TBS' Cougar Town.

His debut one-hour special, Rob Delaney Live at the Bowery Ballroom, is available on Netflix and from Comedy Central Records.

Delaney also sings the national anthem for the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He currently resides in London and regularly performs stand up across the world.

Huffington Post: "Rob certainly meets all the criteria required for the clutches of stardom to grab hold of him and whisk him away." 4 and a half stars

The Guardian: "Delaney is one of the sensations of the US scene."

UK Arts Agenda: "An excellent US comic, who pedals wry, searing anecdotes on modern life. A rare, and fleeting, delight."

Follow Rob on twitter at @robdelaney 



    Meat Tour Dates

    *All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

    Show Date                                City                Venue

    Feb. 20, 2015                            Boston, MA          The Wilbur

    Feb. 21, 2015                            Madison, WI         Barrymore Theatre

    Feb. 22, 2015                            Detroit, MI         St. Andrews Hall

    Feb. 23, 2015                            Dallas, TX          House of Blues

    Feb. 24, 2015                            Houston, TX         House of Blues

    Feb. 26, 2015                            Seattle, WA         Neptune Theatre

    Feb. 27, 2015                            Salt Lake City, UT  The Depot

    Feb. 28, 2015                            Denver, CO          Fillmore Auditorium

    March 01, 2015                           Portland, OR        Crystal Ballroom

    March 06, 2015                           Charlottesville, VA The Southern Cafe & Music Hall

    March 07, 2015                           Washington, DC      Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

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Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on LiveNation.com.
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