DAVID BADDIEL
SECOND SHOW ADDED TO OLIVIER-NOMINATED MY FAMILY: NOT THE SITCOM TOUR BY DEMAND
A second Sydney performance has been added to meet demand for UK comedy royalty David Baddiel’s Olivier-nominated one-man stage show My Family: Not The Sitcom. Frontier Comedy are thrilled to announce that David will perform a second Seymour Centre show on Saturday 15 September.
The true story of David’s life with his now deceased mother and dementia-suffering father, My Family: Not The Sitcom is a show about memory, ageing, infidelity, dysfunctional relatives, moral policing on social media, golf, and gay cats.
The acclaimed comedian, author, screenwriter and television presenter makes his highly anticipated Australian debut this September, kicking off with two shows at Sydney’s Seymour Centre on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 September, before heading to Perth’s Octagon Theatre on Monday 17 September and wrapping up with two shows at Melbourne’s Alex Theatre on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 September. Tickets to all shows are on sale now.
‘This is a rare production that boasts side-splitting laughs and also moves people to tears.’
★★★★★ – Evening Standard (UK)
★★★★★ – Evening Standard (UK)
‘An exceptional piece of comedy.’ ★★★★★ – Den of Geek (UK)
‘Compelling to watch both for its unvarnished truth and complicated affection.’
★★★★ – The Guardian (UK)
‘Compelling to watch both for its unvarnished truth and complicated affection.’
★★★★ – The Guardian (UK)
My Family: Not the Sitcom has been resoundingly endorsed by audiences both civilian and celebrity, described as “brave, brutal and brilliant” (Graham Norton), “brilliant, funny, emotional” (J.K. Rowling), “absolutely beautiful” (Hugh Laurie) and “deeply personal, hilarious and touching in equal measure” (Bill Bailey).
Baddiel’s comedy pedigree is deep-seeded. In 1992 David and his comedy partner Rob Newman were the first comedy act to ever sell out the Wembley Arena, prompting the media to declare comedy “the new rock ‘n’ roll”.
HIs more recent partnership with Frank Skinner saw the pair co-write and perform with The Lightning Seeds the football anthem ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ as the England football team’s official anthem for 1996 UEFA Euro Cup.The song recently re-entered the official singles chart at Number 1 for a record fourth time when England reached the semi-final stages of the 2018 World Cup.
‘Hugely funny…if you’re going to disrespect the dead and the incapacitated, do it like this: truthfully, inventively and, finally, lovingly.’ ★★★★ – The Times (UK)
‘Rare to see one that draws its subject as honestly, vividly and humorously as this.’
★★★★ – The i (UK)
‘A show that bubbles with love and unexpected joie de vivre.’
★★★★ – The Telegraph (UK)
‘Rare to see one that draws its subject as honestly, vividly and humorously as this.’
★★★★ – The i (UK)
‘A show that bubbles with love and unexpected joie de vivre.’
★★★★ – The Telegraph (UK)
Some of the family history David touches on in My Family: Not The Sitcom includes his refugee mother’s escape from Nazi Germany as a five month old child. A swastika appeared on her birth certificate, and soon after their arrival David’s grandfather Ernst was interned as an enemy alien on the Isle of Man for a year. An episode of the BBC’s genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? investigated his heritage in some detail, but failed to prove his theory that his mother had been secretly adopted from another Jewish family who had no hope of escaping.
My Family: Not The Sitcom is a massively disrespectful celebration of the lives of David Baddiel’s late sex-mad mother Sarah, and dementia-ridden father, Colin. Come and be offended on David’s behalf! My Family: Not The Sitcom makes its Australian debut this September in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.
Friday 14 September | 7.30pm
Seymour Centre | Sydney, NSW
All Ages | SOLD OUT!
seymourcentre.com | Ph: 02 9351 7940Saturday 15 September | 7.30pm
Seymour Centre | Sydney, NSW
All Ages | NEW SHOW!
seymourcentre.com | Ph: 02 9351 7940Monday 17 September | 7.30pm
Octagon Theatre | Perth, WA
All Ages
ticketswa.com | Ph: 08 6488 2440Friday 21 September | 7.30pm
Alex Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49Saturday 22 September | 7.30pm
Alex Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49
This event is recommended for patrons aged 16+
Seymour Centre | Sydney, NSW
All Ages | SOLD OUT!
seymourcentre.com | Ph: 02 9351 7940Saturday 15 September | 7.30pm
Seymour Centre | Sydney, NSW
All Ages | NEW SHOW!
seymourcentre.com | Ph: 02 9351 7940Monday 17 September | 7.30pm
Octagon Theatre | Perth, WA
All Ages
ticketswa.com | Ph: 08 6488 2440Friday 21 September | 7.30pm
Alex Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49Saturday 22 September | 7.30pm
Alex Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49
This event is recommended for patrons aged 16+
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