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Following the success of Ben Elton’s critically acclaimed sold-out Australian tour in 2021, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is returning to our shores next year with a brand-new live show – Authentic Stupidity.
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.
'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
MYTM & Live Nation Presale: Mon 11 Nov at 10am
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Ben's perspective was refreshing, hilarious and at times frightening in its accuracy and honesty. A great orator despite his tendency to rant 😂 (all part of the most excellent show).
Ben Elton's show was a fast-paced discourse of the stupidity of modern thinking. A no holds barred look at everything from wokism to euthanasia from the eyes of a baby boomer. Ingeniously funny, witty and engaging. My cheeks were hurting from laughing!
Ben Elton’s unique sense of humour is beyond your average stand up - his intelligence, wealth of historical, political and cultural knowledge are all interwoven in his gifted delivery of comedy while making his audience aware of his undying socialist stance. There were times I could hear Baldrick or Rick come through to finish off his punchlines. A truly memorable evening - I don’t go to many concerts or stand ups but seeing Ben Elton was no brainer.
OMG, I cried laughing the whole show. Ben Elton has the whole range of generations down pat.