Live Comedy
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity
The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured five years ago - 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!
2024 dates
1 September: York, Barbican
2 September: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre and Opera House
3 September: Edinburgh, Queen's Hall
4 September: Glasgow, Pavilion Theatre
5 September: Aberdeen, Music Hall
7 September: Warrington, Parr Hall
8 September: Nottingham, Theatre Royal
9 September: Birmingham, Symphony Hall
10 September: Sheffield, City Hall
11 September: Cambridge, Corn Exchange
12 September: Bristol, Beacon
15 September: Milton Keynes Theatre
16 September: High Wycombe, Swan Theatre
17 September: Bedford, Corn Exchange
19 September: Colchester, Charter Hall
20 September: Hayes, Beck Theatre
21 September: St Albans, Alban Arena
22 September: Basingstoke, Anvil Theatre
23 September: Guildford, G Live
27 September: Leeds, Playhouse
28 September: Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
29 September: Cardiff, New Theatre
2 October: Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre
3 October: Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
4 October: Stevenage, Gordon Craig Theatre
5 October: Ipswich, Corn Exchange
6 October: Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
7 October: Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
10 October: Salford, The Lowry
11 October: Oxford, New Theatre
12 October: Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
13 October: Woking, New Victoria Theatre
14 October: Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
15 October: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall
19 October: Poole, Lighthouse
20 October: Portsmouth, Guildhall
21 October: Hastings, White Rock Theatre
24 October: Weston-Super-Mare, Playhouse
25 October: Barnstaple, Queen's Theatre
26 October: Yeovil, Octagon Theatre
27 October: Torquay, Princess Theatre
31 October: Belfast, Ulster Hall
1 November: Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
3 November: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
4 November: Leicester, De Montfort Hall
6 November: Northampton, Royal and Derngate
7 November: Worthing, Assembly Halls
8 November: Crawley, Hawth Theatre
9 November: Weymouth, Pavilion Theatre
11 November: Brighton, Theatre Royal
14 November: Lincoln, Engine Shed
15 November: Chatham, Central Theatre
16 November: Dorking Halls
18 November: London, Lyceum Theatre
2025 dates
9 January: Wrexham, William Ashton Hall
10 January: King's Lynn, Corn Exchange
11 January: Dunstable, Grove Theatre
13 - 18 January: London, Duke of York's Theatre
21 January: Durham, Gala Theatre
22 January: Darlington, Hippodrome Theatre
24 January: Peterborough, Cresset Theatre
25 January: Watford, Palace Theatre
28 January: St Helens, Theatre Royal
29 January: Stockon, Globe
30 January: Halifax, Victoria Theatre
31 January: Scarborough, Spa Pavilion
1 February: Newark, Palace Theatre
4 February: Stockport, Plaza Theatre
5 February: Chester, Storyhouse Theatre
6 February: New Brighton, Floral Pavilion
7 February: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre
8 February: Kendal, Leisure Centre
11 February: Swansea, Grand Theatre
12 February: Dudley, Town Hall
13 February: Loughborough, Town Hall
14 February: Felixstowe, Spa Pavilion
17 February: Exeter, Northcott Theatre
18 February: Exmouth, Pavilion
21 February: Taunton, Wellsprings Leisure Centre
22 February: Eastbourne, Congress Theatre
25 February: Lowestoft, Marina Theatre
26 February: Cheltenham, Town Hall
27 February: Southampton, O2 Guildhall
Press
- 19th September: Ben Elton review (Chortle)
- 16th September: Ben Elton review (The Guardian)
- 11th September: Ben Elton: a comedy great gives modern life a grilling (The Telegraph)
- 10th September: Ben Elton review - a genius, and a grumpy old git (The Times)
- 19th July: Ben Elton: Finding the funny has never been more important (Entertainment Now)
- 28th June: Ben Elton on falling in love with Scotland and why he's still touring at 65 (The Scotsman)
- 18th June: Ben Elton on the General Election, Rik Mayall memories and an incredible comedy legacy (The Sunday Post)
- 15th December: Ben Elton to tour again in 2024