18 Tours (Ben Elton)
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This article is from the Ben Elton FAQ, by Andrew Wong andrew@theyoungones.com with numerous contributions by others.
18 Tours (Ben Elton)
* 1987
Rik Mayall and Ben Elton performed a series of stand-up shows in Perth,
Western Australia. According to Des Shaw, Managing Director of Triple M (a
local FM radio station) the shows were at what used to be called Club 242
at the Leederville Hotel in West Perth. During this period, Rik and Ben
also did a one-off evening radio slot at 96FM, during which they played
Living Doll, and did some "larking around" live in the studio. He also met
Sophie there, who was then a member of the support band The Jam Tarts.
* March to June 1993, October to December 1993
He toured the UK, performing a total of 112 dates with an audience of
around 200,000. Following this, he took the tour around Australia and New
Zealand. This then formed the basis of his second Man From Auntie television show.
* November 1996 to March 1997
Ben embarked on another nationwide tour with new stand-up material,
touching on such subjects as weddings, sperm tests and clothes shopping. He
later took this tour to Australia, and is now being used as the basis of
his television series The Ben Elton Show.
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