Alan Davies: Think Ahead – 'gifted' comedian's first stand-up show in a decade

Alan Davies: Think Ahead – 'gifted' comedian's first stand-up show in a decade

Alan Davies has returned to stand-up for the first time in 10 years with a new show that "ventures into edgier, darker territory than those familiar with his affable screen persona will expect", said Dominic Cavendish in The Telegraph.Having spoken for the first time, in his 2020 memoir "Just Ignore Him", about the childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his late father, the "QI" panellist is now "finally, bravely broaching the subjec…

Review: Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Alan Davies: Think Ahead, Gilded

It must be strange being one of the older generation of comics and seeing comedy become a place where you talk about your emotions, your trauma and your mental health.   Alan Davies is not doing that sort of show.  But he has decided to return to the Fringe after ten years and to tell a story which he’s been hiding for most of his life.   Davies, as he revealed in his autobiography, was molested by his own father at a young age. Tags:  Davies