Sandi Toksvig is in hospital with bronchial pneumonia

Her team said she had “bronchial pneumonia” and canceled the leg of her tour that was due to take place in New Zealand as a result.

The guard reports that she has performed in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide as part of her comedy tour Sandi Toksvig Live.

Toksvig was due to perform in Christchurch on Sunday (December 4) as the first of three dates in New Zealand.

Due to illness, Sandi has canceled the New Zealand leg of her tour. She was hospitalized while still in Australia with bronchial pneumonia and is unable to travel or perform. Our main priority is to get her home to the UK as soon as she is well enough – Team Toksvig

– Sandi Toksvig (@sanditoksvig) December 3, 2022

posting on their behalf on their Twitter account, Sandy ToksvigThe team wrote: “Due to illness, Sandi has canceled the New Zealand leg of her tour. She was hospitalized with bronchopneumonia while still in Australia and is unable to travel or perform.

“Our main priority is to get her to the UK as soon as she is well enough – Team Toksvig.”

Toksvig would have ended their tour in Auckland on Tuesday (6 December) and ticket holders have now been told they are entitled to a refund.

In the United Kingdom Toksvig is known for presenting the quiz show QI and for being co-host of The Great British Bake Off.

What is bronchopneumonia?

The guard reports that bronchopneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the bronchi.

These are “the two large tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs and are often accompanied by patches of inflammation in the nearby lobules”.