"It's the best show I've done": Alan Davies brings 'Think Ahead' tour to Kiwi audiences
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Alan Davies is getting everything out into the open and bringing his new tour to Kiwi stages.
The British comedian is best known for his regular spot on the long-running panel show QI and his portrayal of the titular role in Jonathan Creek.
And now he’s returning to New Zealand’s shores for the first time in a decade – with ten performances of his new stand-up show over the span of two weeks.
‘Think Ahead’ was written alongside the second volume of his memoir —White Male Stand-Up— which deals with the ongoing impacts of childhood abuse, the death of his mother, and navigating the world of comedy and television.
“I started to work up, kind of alongside it, ideas for a stand-up show, and really wanting to talk about all the more difficult things I’ve experienced in that form,” he told Heather du Plessis-Allan.
“Thinking, well, I’ve been doing this for 35 years, I’m able to turn my hand to it.”
Davis knows he’s not alone in his experiences, that there are people in the audience who’ve experienced similar things and are sitting there in silence – just as he did.
“Let’s get it out in the open.”
“I try and be as funny as possible, and present a full version of who I am, really, and it's, I think it's really paying off, the response is really good, it's been very gratifying, I didn't know how it would go,” he told du Plessis-Allan.
“I just think it’s the best show I’ve ever done.”
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