Funnyguy Robin Williams is hitting the road for his first standup tour in six years because he says the current political climate in the U.S. is too funny to pass up.
Williams has lined up 13 American dates in the run up to November’s election. And he insists his own private life will be part of the joke, following his recent alcohol problems and his split from wife Marsha.
The tour, titled Weapons of Self-Destruction, will include dates in Chicago, Nashville and Baltimore.
He says:
“It’s an election year, which is basically Christmas for stand-up comics and I figured I should get my ass on the road while the Shrub is still in office. A lot has happened in the world and in my life since I last did this six years ago and there’s no better thrill and no better therapy than getting on that high-wire in front of a live audience.”
”Between the politics and things that have happened to me personally, it’s free range… It’s an interesting time.”
The high-energy tour launches September 25th and Williams will remain on the road until the end of 2008. A first round of dates has been confirmed with additional cities to be added. Tickets are onsale now. Check out his official site for more.
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