Comedian Milton Jones has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer in a lengthy post as he cancels his comedy tour.

Mock the Week star Milton Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer (Image: PA)

BBC comedian Milton Jones has announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer as he cancels the remaining tour dates for his comedy tour Ha!Milton Tour. On Monday (April 28), the 60-year-old funnyman took to Instagram to share the devastating news online in a lengthy post.

The Mock the Week star wrote: “I’m so sorry about this, but I need to announce the cancellation of several dates from my ongong Ha!Milton Live Tour. The affected shows are in Leeds, Coventry, Basingstoke, Sterts, Launceston, Durham, Hexham, Ilkley, Wakefield, Lichfield, Tunbridge Wells, Portsmouth, and Lume Regis which were all due to take place this summer. This difficult decision comes followiwng a recent diagnosis of treatable prostate cancer.

Fans passed on their well wishes online (Image: Getty Images)

“I’ll be undergoing surgery soon and will need time afterwards to fully recover,” he added. Milton explained that some summer dates of the tour will be rescheduled to later this year, and that all of the scheduled Autumn dates have not been affected.

He went on: “In addition, the summer dates in Colchester, Bridlington, Stroud, and London will be rescheduled to the Autumn. Thanks for your support and respecting my privacy during this time.

“This decision has not been taken lightly, trust me, abnormal service will resume as soon as possible and I’m looking forward to being back out on the road again soon – though probably not on a bike!”

It didn’t take long before his famous friends and loyal legion of fans flooded to the comments to pass on their well wishes online. Olympian Sir Chris Hoy – who was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2023 – wrote: “Really sorry to hear it mate, best of luck [heart emoji].”

Fellow comedian Al Murray added: “All the best Milton for a speedy recovery” as one fan penned: “Health before humour Milton [praise emoji] wishing you a speedy recovery sir”.

Another agreed: “Best of luck Milton. Get yourself well and you’ll be back on the road soon enough” as a third chimed in with: “All the very best for your surgery and subsequent recovery.”

Milton Jones shot to fame on Mock the Week and has also appeared on shows such as BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and House of Games. His previous tour, such as Milton Impossible and Milton Jones Is Out There, saw the comic perform for over 100,000 people.

He is also the author of the books Where Do Comedians Go When They Die? and 10 Second Sermons. He’s also published the book More Consice 10 Second Sermons.