Celeste Barber is ready to hit the road again.
Australia's Queen of Comedy Celeste Barber is bored of being stuck at home and she's ready to hit the road again.
Celeste's new tour Fine, Thanks is headed to a venue near you in May and June 2022.
With COVID-safe shows in Newcastle, Wollongong, Tweed Heads, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney, Celeste is itching to earn back those frequent flyer points and restock her dwindling supply of hotel shampoos.
Celeste has had nothing but time to write, refine and then re-refine Fine, Thanks.
"I've been stuck inside staring at a wall for the best part of two years, so trust me when I say I'm ready to pack a suitcase, reacquaint myself with what the inside of a plane looks like and get back on stage," Celeste says.
"Everyone in my house is sick to death of listening to me bang on so it's time to find some new ears to chew off. Plus mama's got bills to pay."
Fine, Thanks explores and exploits everything from celebrity sex toys to why hot girls can't dance and details the giddy euphoria and brutal devastation of being invited to Coachella – the same year it was cancelled.
Producers Paul Dainty and Michael Cassel are excited about Fine, Thanks helping get the local live comedy industry back on track.
"We could all do with a laugh and Celeste is one of Australia's most popular performers for a good reason – her personality is infectious," they said. "And if you've only seen her on Instagram, brace yourself for the full Celeste Barber experience in real life."
After two sold out world tours, Celeste is seizing the opportunity to get to travel across Australia again. And there's plenty to talk about and no one does it quite like her. An acclaimed actor, author, comedian and podcaster, Celeste has carved her own niche on social media, with 8.5 million followers on Instagram and 3.5 million followers on Facebook. She's subverted the glossy world of Instagram from within, amassing followers who adore her recreations of celebrity and supermodel clips as part of her wildly-successful #celestechallengeaccepted posts. She has posted hilarious parodies of everyone from Rihanna to the Kardashians, often getting praised from the stars who made the original video.
Celeste turned Challenge Accepted into a one-woman show that premiered in Sydney in 2017, toured the UK and Europe and enjoyed three sell-out seasons in the US, including being filmed for her first Showtime special. Her 2018 memoir, Challenge Accepted, was shortlisted for the ABIA 2019 Biography Book of the Year. She has a much-loved podcast, is a regular on TV shows around the globe and was Host of the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert in February 2020 that raised over $11 million for bushfire affected communities.
Celeste has also just released her latest kids book – Flamingo Celeste Is Not Like The Rest – about not blending in and using your uniqueness to help others. It's a follow up to Celeste The Giraffe Loves To Laugh.
Celeste Barber: Fine, Thanks Tour Dates 2022
Thursday 12 May - Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Friday 13 May - Anita's Theatre, Wollongong
Saturday 14 May - The Showroom at Twin Towns, Tweed Heads
Sunday 15 May - Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Tuesday 24 May - Riverside Theatre, Perth
Wednesday 25 May - Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
Friday 27 May - Costa Hall, Geelong
Saturday 28 May - Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Sunday 29 May - MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
Wednesday 1 June - Concert Hall QPAC, Brisbane
Thursday 2 June - State Theatre, Sydney
TICKETING INFORMATION Celeste will be holding a special pre-sale via her Instagram @celestebarber, so get on the gram to get in early!Presale tickets will go on-sale Wednesday 20 October at 1:00pm local time in each city. Visit: instagram.com/celestebarber Tickets go on sale Monday 25 October at 12noon local time, visit www.celestebarber.com for all ticketing information.