MINI: BEN ELTON
The Christian O’Connell Show
GOLD and iHeart Australia
4.7 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
What’s Ben’s take on the world, now?
Following the huge success of Ben Elton’s critically acclaimed sold-out Australian tour in 2021, Ben Elton is heading to Australia to tour his brand-new live show – Authentically Stupid!
Ben is currently in the middle of a hundred date tour in the UK – however, he found time to chat to Christian.
Christian and Ben chat the difference in touring now, the current state of stand-up comedy, and if he is optimistic for the future.
Tickets to Ben Elton’s show ‘Authentic Stupidity’ are on sale now – head to livenation.com.au
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| 0:00.0 | Christian. Welcome friends to the Christian O'Connell show podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | Hey, this is Christian O'Connell, and this is a very special podcast chatting to the great Ben Elton. |
| 0:09.9 | I've been a fan of Ben's, from Blackadder days to his stand-up days. He is in his mid-60s, |
| 0:15.4 | and he's still touring and doing great stand-up. One of the best stand-ups you can ever go and see. |
| 0:20.6 | Always interesting, always original. |
| 0:23.1 | He's coming here to Australia. |
| 0:24.2 | He's currently on a big mega tour of the UK in his mid-60s. |
| 0:27.8 | So I called up with Ben, who's coming here in March and touring all over Australia. |
| 0:33.0 | You can find out more at LiveNation.com.com. |
| 0:36.2 | I hope you enjoy my chat with the one and only, Ben Elton. |
| 0:39.3 | The Christian O'Connell Show podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | Ben, before we get into this, I have to say, right, so I'm from the UK. |
| 0:45.2 | I moved here six years ago. |
| 0:46.8 | I have interviewed you a couple of times. |
| 0:48.4 | I used to do the breakfast show for 12 years on Absolute Radio in Golden Square. |
| 0:52.8 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:53.4 | I used to come on the show quite a few times |
| 0:55.1 | And then years ago in the early 2000s on XFM as well |
| 0:58.0 | So before we get into I just want to say |
| 1:00.1 | It is a joy to speak to you again as well |
| 1:01.8 | And now you're in the UK |
| 1:03.3 | And now I'm here in Australia |
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