Tom Gleeson Announces New Australian Stand-Up Tour ‘Out of Touch’
Catch Tom Gleeson performing his new show at Adelaide Fringe 2026.
Image supplied
Gold Logie-winning comedian and TV presenter Tom Gleeson is back with new stand-up show, Out of Touch.
Recognising he is completely out of touch with “his head up his arse,” Gleeson’s new show is an hour of comedy gold, with the host of Network Ten’s Taskmaster Australia encouraging people to heckle him on stage.
“I can’t wait to tour Australia with my brand new stand-up show,” Gleeson says. “Performing live is my natural state. If you think the banter on my TV shows is loose, wait until you see me live. I’m probably the only TV star in Australia who’s happy to stand on stage and cop abuse from the audience. Come along and heckle! You never know, you might get the better of me. (You won’t.)”
Gleeson’s massive tour takes in shows across the nation from October 2025 to September 2026. Performing in city centres and regional towns, Gleeson’s Out of Touch tour kicks off in Wangaratta on Saturday 25 October and includes seasons at Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2026, before coming to an end on Saturday 12 September in Warragul.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Thursday 14 August via comedy.com.au.
READ MORE: Daniel Muggleton Announces ‘You May Be White, I May Be Crazy’ 2025 Australian Tour
One of the country’s most savage comedians on the mic, Tom Gleeson has been a mainstay on the circuit for decades.
Getting his start as the flannel-wearing bogan “Malcolm”, Gleeson has established himself as a quick-witted comic who’s performed at some of the world’s biggest comedy festivals, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe and Montreal Comedy Festival.
Time Out called his last show “an hour of non-stop laughter” while The Age awarded the tour four out of five stars.
Along with his stand-up work, Gleeson has become a familiar face on the small screen, presenting the trivia show Hard Quiz and hosting the Australian version of Taskmaster.
Catch Tom Gleeson at Adelaide Fringe 2026 from Friday 20 February to Sunday 22 March. For ticketing information, visit comedy.com.au.
Tom Gleeson Out of Touch 2025/2026 Australian Tour Dates
Saturday 25 October – Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta, VIC
Friday 31 October – The Round Theatre, Nunawading, VIC
Saturday 8 November – Glasshouse, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 14 November – Events Centre Caloundra, Caloundra, QLD
Saturday 6 December – Tamworth Town Hall, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 12 December – Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, VIC
Tuesday 6 January – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 28 January – Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Bunbury, WA
Thursday 29 January – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, WA
Friday 30 to Saturday 31 January – Regal Theatre, Perth, WA
Friday 20 February to Sunday 22 March – Adelaide Fringe, The Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 28 March – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra ACT
Thursday 9 to Sunday 19 April – Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 13 June – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 20 June – Cairns Performing Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Friday 26 June – QPAC, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 3 July – Newcastle Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 10 July – HOTA, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 11 July – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
Saturday 18 July – Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 25 July – Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD
Saturday 1 August – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW
Saturday 29 August – The Odeon, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 12 September – West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, VIC
