Ben Elton extends his Authentic Stupidity tour

34 new dates including a week in the West End

Ben Elton has extended his Authentic Stupidity tour into 2025.

The 65-year-old comic has added 34 new dates in January and February, taking the total to 82 shows, including a newly-announced West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London from January 13 to 18.

Elton said: ‘Next year is shaping up to be huge for me! Not only is my Authentic Stupidity tour being extended, but I also become eligible for my state pension! Now that’s proper rock n’ roll.’

Authentic Stupidity is the comic’s first tour in five years – which itself was his first time on the road in 15 years. Read our review of the show here.

Tickets for the new dates go on sale at 11am on Monday.

» Ben Elton tour dates.

• John Tothill has also announced a short UK tour of Thank God This Lasts Forever, his well-received Edinburgh Fringe show, a run which was interrupted when he had to undergo an urgent appendectomy. John Tothill tour dates

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Published: 20 Sep 2024