Ahir Shah: Total

Comedy • Stand Up

Award-winning British political stand-up Ahir Shah returns to Adelaide with a new show full of questing polemic, philosophical enquiry, and sweet jokes. Following a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run and a UK tour, Shah has cemented his reputation as one of the most exciting young comics working today.

Previous praise:

"Burning passion at his fingertips and the gags to back up his fire" ★★★★★ List

"Excellent ... A generational cri de coeur" ★★★★ Guardian

"Eloquent articulacy conveying often complex ideas in pithy, grimly funny lines" ★★★★ Scotsman

"Extraordinarily thought-provoking … A stand-up show unlike any other" ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

"A caustic triumph" ★★★★ Fest

 

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