BEN ELTON ADDS SECOND SHOW FOR SYDNEY TO MEET DEMAND!

'Just give him a stage and a microphone and Ben Elton is the best. No contest'
The Sunday Times

‘Elton’s timing and phrasing remain impeccable, his structure is masterly’
Daily Telegraph

‘There is nothing, absolutely nothing, to beat Ben Elton live!’
Evening Standard

‘Vital, relevant and passionate’
The Scotsman

MELBOURNE, Tuesday, January 14, 2025:  Due to overwhelming demand, Ben Elton announces a second Sydney date on the Australian leg of his Authentic Stupidity Tour, set down for March and April 2025.

This new show is confirmed for Saturday, March 22, 2025 at City Recital Hall, Sydney. Tickets on sale now.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au.

Authentic Stupidity, currently playing to full houses across the UK, follows the success of Ben Elton’s critically acclaimed sold-out Australian tour in 2021, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up returning to our shores to thrill local audiences with this brand-new live show.

Authentic Stupidity commences in Perth at Astor Theatre on March 13 and 14, followed by Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Thirroul, Newcastle, Brisbane, and concluding on April 4 at HOTA on Gold Coast.

The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured - a whole new existential threat has emerged to challenge our very existence: Artificial Intelligence. Apparently, it’s going to render all human life meaningless, but Ben is here to warn you that AI is not the greatest threat that we face; it’s Authentic Stupidity!

Ben said: “The verdict’s in! Humanity is thick! Homo halfwit. The idiot branch of the Ape family! We need signs to tell us to step off escalators, we elect gibbering fools to lead us and now we’ve invented Artificial Intelligence which is actually going to replace us! I’ve spent 45 years in comedy exploring the outer limits of human idiocy and my mission has never been more timely. Forget AI! It’s AS we need to be worrying about!”

Ben Elton’s multi-award-winning career spans over four decades and includes seminal and groundbreaking television shows (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Upstart Crow), West End plays (Popcorn, Upstart Crow), West End musicals (We Will Rock You, The Beautiful Game, Close up: The Twiggy Musical), best-selling novels (Stark, Dead Famous, Two Brothers) and feature films (Maybe Baby, Three Summers, All is True). In October last year, Ben returned to Channel 4 for a one-off revival of Friday Night Live to rave reviews. The reincarnation of the original smash-hit Saturday Night Live was critically acclaimed and Ben won the BAFTA for Comedy Entertainment Programme 2023.

BEN ELTON
AUTHENTIC STUPIDITY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2025

ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH - THURSDAY MARCH 13
ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH - FRIDAY MARCH 14
PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE - SATURDAY MARCH 15           
HER MAJESTY’S, ADELAIDE - TUESDAY MARCH 18
CITY RECITAL HALL, SYDNEY - FRIDAY MARCH 21
CITY RECITAL HALL, SYDNEY - SATURDAY MARCH 22 – NEW DATE
CANBERRA THEATRE, CANBERRA - WEDNESDAY MARCH 26
ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL - FRIDAY MARCH 28
CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE - SATURDAY MARCH 29
FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE - TUESDAY APRIL 1
HOTA, GOLD COAST - FRIDAY APRIL 4

            ALL SHOWS ON SALE NOW
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: benelton.live & livenation.com.au        

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For all tour-related enquiries, contact:
Revolutions Per Minute PR Pty Ltd
Nicole Hart
0418 324 312