Nazeem Hussain Reveals ‘You Paid for This’ 2025 Australian Tour Dates
The Aussie comic is performing in Adelaide as part of next year’s Adelaide Fringe.
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It seems Aussie audiences can’t get enough of stand-up comedian Nazeem Hussain, with the Melbourne comic announcing a huge run of shows for 2025.
Taking to Instagram to reveal the dates for his You Paid for This Australian tour, Hussain posted: “🚨 2025 TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 Apparently, lots of you still want to hear me talk, so I’m touring Australia and New Zealand next year with my new show – You Paid For This!
“Brand new jokes, all new things to complain about. Tag your friends, drag your spouse/friend/cousin/your neighbour’s cousin, I don’t care, just get a ticket. Presale’s Thursday, on sale Friday! 🥰🥳”
Hussain kicks off the tour with ten shows at Rhino Room as part of Adelaide Fringe (Tuesday, March 11 - Saturday, March 22). He then performs a sole stand-up show at Canberra’s The Street Theatre (Sunday, March 23) before hitting Melbourne Town Hall for 22 gigs as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Thursday, March 27 - Sunday, April 20).
Then it’s off to NSW for three shows at Penrith’s Concert Hall (Thursday, May 1) and Sydney’s The Concourse (Friday, May 2) and Enmore Theatre (Saturday, May 3), followed by two performances at Brisbane’s The Tivoli (Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10).
The final three dates of Hussain’s You Paid For This Australian tour take place at Perth’s Regal Theatre (Friday, May 16), Wollongong’s IMB Theatre (Friday, June 13) and Parramatta’s Riverside (Thursday, June 19).
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When it comes to Aussie stand-ups at the top of their game, few are on par with the wit of Nazeem Hussain. The brains behind comedy shows Legally Brown and Orange Is the New Brown has been performing comedy for over a decade, having won the acclaimed Australian Writers’ Guild award for Best Sketch Comedy on two occasions.
A regular on Aussie panel and sketch shows, Hussain has sold out shows across the globe and accumulated over 1.5 million followers on social media. His latest stand-up routine promises to be another laugh-out-loud experience not to be missed this Adelaide Fringe.
Catch Nazeem Hussain at Rhino Room as part of Adelaide Fringe from Tuesday, March 11 to Saturday, March 22, 2025. For full ticketing information visit the Adelaide Fringe website.
Nazeem Hussain You Paid for This 2025 Tour Dates
Tuesday, March 11 - Saturday, March 22 – Rhino Room, Adelaide
Sunday, March 23 – The Street Theatre, Canberra
Thursday, March 27 - Sunday, April 20 – Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne
Thursday, May 1 – Penrith Concert Hall, Penrith
Friday, May 2 – The Concourse, Sydney
Saturday, May 3 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Friday, May 9 & Saturday, May 10 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday, May 16 – Regal Theatre, Perth
Friday, June 13 – IMB Theatre, Wollongong
Thursday, June 19 – Riverside, Parramatta
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