Culture · 9 November 2026

Nazeem Hussain Reveals ‘I Am Being Calm!’ 2027 Australian Tour Dates

Catch the hilarious comic performing as part of next year's Adelaide Fringe.

Nazeem Hussain - photo supplied

Huge news for comedy fans, with Aussie stand-up king Nazeem Hussain announcing his biggest tour of Australia to date.

Taking to social media to reveal the run of shows, Hussain posted: "My new show I AM BEING CALM! is going freakinnn ALL OVER Australia & New Zealand and I am absolutely NOT being calm about it..I’m excited AFFFF!!"

The Melbourne comic, whose new TV show Separated at Birth premieres this week, promises fans "New jokes. New stories. Same extremely calm and well-adjusted me."

Kicking off his new stand-up tour at Rhino Room in Adelaide as part of Adelaide Fringe from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 March, Hussain then hits Melbourne as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, followed by shows in Perth, Penrith, Sydney, Auckland, Narre Warren, Canberra, Frankston, Geelong, Thirroul, Newcastle, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston and Caloundra, bringing his run of shows to a close at Gold Coast's HOTA on Saturday 18 September.

Fans can grab tickets early via the Live Nation pre-sale at 11am AEDT on Thursday 12 November. Register here. General on-sale commences at 12pm AEDT on Friday 13 November via livenation.com.au.

One of the country's most respected comedians, Hussain is behind two comedy hits, Legally Brown and Orange Is the New Brown, and has won Best Newcomer at the Comedy Festival and sold out tours both locally and internationally.

Hussain placed third on the comedy series Last One Laughing Australia, appeared on season three of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and has been a constant on Aussie panel shows.

Catch Nazeem Hussain performing at Rhino Room as part of Adelaide Fringe from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 March, at Howling Owl on Saturday 20 March and at Norwood Concert Hall on Saturday 26 June. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.