‘QI’ staple set for full tour of NZ

Acclaimed stand-up comedian, actor, writer and television personality, Alan Davies, will embark on an extensive New Zealand tour in July and August.

Marking Davies’ first visit to the country in a decade, the tour will unveil his new show Think Ahead.

Dunedin’s Regent Theatre will host the tour’s final show on August 13.

Alan Davies thinks he is Marty McFly but he is older than Doc Brown. He spends more time in the pharmacy than the gym. Subject to relentless eye rolls from his children.

What is he? A late middle-aged stand-up on tour for the first time in a decade.

Funnier than ever, he says.

Davies is a staple of British TV, known for his performance as the eponymous hero of David Renwick’s hugely popular, long-running TV series Jonathan Creek and as a permanent panelist on QI.

His talk show, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, recently reached its seventh season.

He is also one of the United Kingdom’s best-loved comedians. — Allied Media