The man with the mop (of hair that is), comedian Alan Davies is returning to his stand-up roots. After more than ten years away from the stand-up spotlight, and fifteen years since his last visit to our shores, Alan is bringing his
Alan Davies - Life is Pain tour to Australia.
These days Britain's favourite
pescetarian (I bet you have to look that up - I know I did) is probably better known to audiences for his regular spot as panellist and foil to host Stephen Fry on the panel show
QI, or for his starring role in the quirky TV mystery series
Jonathan Creek. In 2009 he released an autobiography, his first book,
"My Favourite People and Me 1978 - 88" , in which he chronicles things and people he liked during his youth, including Starsky and Hutch and rather surprisingly Margaret Thatcher. In a BBC documentary he also recently helped to unravel the answer to the usually rhetorical question
"How Long is Piece of String?".But Davies' heart belongs to stand-up comedy, so this year has seen him retrace his comedy steps back to where it all began - on the road and in front of the microphone bringing his own unique take on the vagaries and vanities of life and the universe to appreciative fans. Davies will show us just how painful and amusing life really is. Australian tour dates and venues are below:
Melbourne
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November
Athenaeum Theatre
www.ticketek.com.au
or 132 849
Adelaide
Wednesday 23 November
Her Majesty's Theatre
www.bass.net.au
or 131 246
Sydney
Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November
State Theatre
www.ticketmaster.com.au
or 136 100
Brisbane
Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 November
The Tivoli
www.ticketek.com.au
or 132 849
Perth
Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December
www.bocsticketing.com.au
or 9484 1133
Tickets are on sale now.
