Ben Elton: British comedian to tour Australia in 2025
British comedian Ben Elton has unloaded on society, giving his views on humanity and “the outer limits of human idiocy”. FIND OUT MORE
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British comedian Ben Elton will return to Australia in 2025 for his first tour since 2021.
Elton, a prolific writer whose work includes Blackadder, The Young Ones and the Queen musical We Will Rock You, will bring his Authentic Stupid tour to the Gold Coast’s Home of the Arts (HOTA) on April 4, with other shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane and Perth.
Elton said the world had changed dramatically since his previous tour, particularly with regards to the rise of AI.
“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,” he said.
“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 (authentic stupid) we need to be worrying about”.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on November 12.
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