Stand-up show by Rob Newman, inspired by his novel 'Intelligence', about climate, cities, beavers and the challenges of the 21st century.
Rob Newman brings his new show, 21st Century Survival Guide, to Wrecking Ball Arts Centre on Friday 27 November. It's a stand-up set that follows his new novel, Intelligence, and takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of big and little questions. He looks at how to retrofit towns and cities for the climate of the future, how to teach children to cycle on streets made for cars, and how reintroduced beavers might help lost souls.
Newman sets himself intellectual challenges that go beyond the usual stand-up territory, exploring what clues history offers as the rich and powerful go ape. He pulls in oil shocks, chatbots, billionaire Tech Bros and AI, and weaves them into a comedy set that doesn't shy away from the heavy stuff. It's the kind of show that asks you to think as much as it asks you to laugh.
The critical reception has been warm. The Scotsman called him 'a superhero whose superpower was comedy', The Guardian 'one of comedy's most skilled performers', and The Sunday Times 'the funniest comedian I have ever seen'. If you're into comedy that's as much about the ideas as the punchlines, this is one to have on your radar.
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It runs from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, 15 Whitefriargate, Hull, HU1 2ER, and tickets are £28.
