Tom Gleeson’s upcoming stand-up show will centre around coping: “In its most basic form it is about coping. Coping with my two year old, booze and Tony Abbott,” he says.
Fresh from his sellout 2013 tour Hello Bitches!, the multi-award winning comedian will perform at the Comedy Store for two nights in November.
Gleeson has travelled around the globe, performing to an ever-growing fan base. He was hand picked by stand-up giant Louis CK to support his Australian Tour at the Sydney Opera House. “I got paid really early, and getting another job seemed pointless. It kind of just evolved and I thought, this feels good. As the months passed by I got paid more than the previous months,” he explains.
The current government has proven to be worthy material for Gleeson. “Having everyone laugh is at best mild compensation for a very shit situation. I feel sorry for regular people, who don’t get to stand on stage and have lots of people laugh and agree with them that he’s an idiot,” he continues. “Comedy is very much what binds everyone together. It’s quite binary as it’s either off or on. They’re pretty easy perimeters to work in.”
Nov 15, 16 Comedy Store, Entertainment Quarter, $30, comedystore.com.au
