	{"id":74970,"date":"2021-03-28T04:56:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T17:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=74970"},"modified":"2021-03-29T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T22:11:54","slug":"ben-elton-back-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/ben-elton-back-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Elton back on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comedy icon brings \u201call new, all the same\u201d set to the Ulumbarra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN the chance came up for Ben Elton to get on the road for his first stand-up comedy tour of Australia in a decade-and-a-half, one thing was clear, he wanted to get out into the regions.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of us, the prolific writer and creative behind legendary shows like <em>The Young Ones<\/em>, <em>Blackadder<\/em> and <em>Upstart Crow<\/em> has been trapped since the global pandemic hit.<\/p>\n<p>In Elton\u2019s case he\u2019d been stuck in Perth for 12 months. While his wife is from there, he\u2019d normally divide his time between the western capital and London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to do as much of Australia as I could this time as it\u2019s been 15 years and also there\u2019s been this dreadful year where we\u2019ve had no live entertainment, no music, no theatre,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really not just excited, but quite emotional, getting back and being a part of what I hope will be an accelerated return to people being able to share art again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt and culture are incredibly important parts of what being human is and while we all know why we had to take a break, we really need to be a part of getting that back together again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my small show, my contribution, is playing Bendigo, I want to be part of a global return to live theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-74972\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ben-Elton-Headshot-Credit-Trevor-Leighton-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>As it\u2019s been a long time since Australians last got a chance to see the 40-year stand up veteran tread the boards solo with just a mic in hand and head full of cutting observations, Elton described what audiences can expect as \u201call new, all the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the same being his trademark pull no punches, comedy with meaning. All new being a lot has changed, even in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely all new stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I was doing the greatest hits of 2005 I\u2019d feel a bit ashamed of myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been using this phrase, an awful kind of grim new phrase, people talk about \u2018telling their truths, speaking their truths\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I\u2019ve been speaking my truth since I first got on a stage and started swearing for a living in 1981, and I\u2019ll be continuing to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI give my impressions of myself and the world I live in and there\u2019s an awful lot to talk about right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in the kind of comedy that says, \u2018oh, they\u2019re all the same\u2019. You know, political satire pretending to be satire but what they\u2019re really saying is, \u2018oh, they\u2019re all idiots, they\u2019re all fools\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to take a side in comedy. That doesn\u2019t mean the audience has to agree with you, I think it\u2019s funnier when they don\u2019t, but whatever I\u2019m talking about I\u2019m giving my honest view on where I stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elton\u2019s list of credits are long and include some of the most impactful TV shows, books, films and stage productions of his generation.<\/p>\n<p>As a result his words and phrases are starting to enter people\u2019s lexicon of everyday use, even if they don\u2019t know it.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Elton said he doesn\u2019t think about the effect his creations are have on the zeitgeist as he\u2019s writing, or afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never thought about legacy. I don\u2019t think about the past, I don\u2019t think about the future. I think about the work I\u2019m doing now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a painter approaches a canvas thinking about the best thing they ever did, or the thing they\u2019d like to make popular, then I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be a very honest painting. All they can do is just paint, and all I\u2019ve ever done is just write.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am aware of one thing and that\u2019s the work I did in the 80s, often as part of a great team did enter the language.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Young Ones<\/em> and <em>Blackadder<\/em> speak kind of became part of the way people talked, and because I love language and language is the tool kit I take to work, so to have had some small influence is a source of great pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben Elton is set to play the Ulumbarra Theatre on Wednesday, 21 April with a start time still to be confirmed. 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