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Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?

 
Lisa Simonis Review by Lisa Simonis 4 Published: 6 Aug 2025 Assembly George Square Gardens Show Dates: 30 Jul 2025-24 Aug 2025

Jordan Gray bursts on stage to thunderous applause. In a cowboy hat, boots, white shirt and western-inspired belt, all that’s left to say is: welcome to the rodeo.

Hilariously quick-witted, while simultaneously feeling raw and intimate

Following Gray’s spectacular rise to fame after her first Edinburgh Fringe show, Is It a Bird?, in 2022 comes the long-awaited second round. Her latest show is keenly aware of the pressure a sequel faces and leans into the challenge of matching her earlier success.

Born in Essex, Gray is one of the Fringe’s breakout stars. Is It a Bird? secured a Channel 4 special and multiple awards, including a Bafta. She has also appeared on Friday Night Live, ITV’s sitcom Transaction and The Voice. But her rise has been met with controversy after she became the first transgender woman to strip naked live on Channel 4. The moment sparked both praise and backlash – including death threats.

Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me? is not just the sequel to her hit show but a response to the media, political and social frenzy that followed the disrobing.

In an hour full of music and standup, Gray fires back at her critics. In the process, her second instalment becomes a reflective, introspective show that at times questions who Jordan Gray is – while doubling as a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community. A funny yet emotional exploration of what it means to be a transgender woman, and particularly a public-facing one.

Gray’s comedy, lyric writing and singing are hilariously quick-witted, while also feeling raw and intimate. Though the show may have its genesis in a difficult place, she turns life’s ups and downs into new material, in true comedian fashion.

Without giving too much away, the show promises an ending to remember.

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Three years since her legendary show Is It A Bird?, the cockiest woman in comedy returns, with a guitar on her back and a bounty on her ballbag. After a BAFTA-winning strip-off live on Channel 4, bigots around the globe went ballistic. Luckily... so are her tits. Jordan Gray's rootin-est, tootin-est, shootin-est hour of musical comedy yet. Edinburgh Fringe Best Show nominee, 2022. NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy winner. As seen in her 2025 Channel 4 special.