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From London to New York, David Strassman’s comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it’s your turn to experience Strassman’s uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood.

Strassman’s newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare’s health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis.

Strassman is one of Australia’s favourite comedians, a master of his art. Once again, he delivers the ultimate night out.

"Hilarious."

The Scotsman (UK)

"A truly remarkable performance appears to defy reality."

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From London to New York, David Strassman's comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it's your turn to experience Strassman's uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood.

Strassman's newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare's health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis.

Strassman is one of Australia's favourite international comedians.

A master of his art, his sell-out tours deliver a truly hilarious night out.

"Strassman is nothing short of astounding!" - The Scotsman

"Hilarious!" - The Guardian, London

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Comedy Legend David Strassman Brings New Show ‘The Chocolate Diet’ To Aotearoa New Zealand

Press Release – Trigger Marketing

Hot on the heels of his sell-out Australian tour, international comedy star and ventriloquist David Strassman will be performing his all-new show “The Chocolate Diet” across New Zealand from Whangarei to Invercargill and in between with a slew of dates commencing in Auckland on February 25 and concluding in Christchurch on March 18.

David says of his return to NZ, “I love performing in NZ! I’ve lived in Petone near Wellington and Aotearoa New Zealand will always be close to my heart, I can’t wait to come back.”

From London to New York, David Strassman’s comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it’s your turn to experience Strassman’s uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood, plus the gang of familiar, twisted and dysfunctional puppets from previous tours.

A master of his art, Strassman’s newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare’s health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis.

Delivering the ultimate night out, Strassman is performing at the following dates and locations. Tickets are available now.

Auckland February 25 at the Bruce Mason Centre at 7pm at 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketmaster – AKL BMC March 1 at BNZ Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Eventfinda – AKL BNZ Tauranga February 26 at Baycourt Theatre at 7pm and 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Rotorua February 28 at the Sir Howard Morrison Centre at 7.30pm – tickets on sale via Ticketmaster soon

Whangarei March 4 at the Forum North at 7pm and 9.15pm Tickets here: Eventfinda – Whangarei

Hamilton March 8 at the Clarence St Theatre at 7pm and 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Napier March 9 at the Municipal Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Palmerston North March 10 at the Regent on Broadway at 7.30pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Wellington March 11 at the Opera House at 7pm and 9.30pm Tickets here: Ticketmaster – Wellington

Invercargill March 14 at the Civic Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Dunedin March 15 at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Patron base – Dunedin

Ashburton March 16 at the Ashburton Events Centre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Patron base – Ashburton

Christchurch March 17 at the Aurora Centre for Performing Arts at 8pm March 18 at the Aurora Centre for Performing Arts at 7pm and 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Strassman has an affinity with New Zealand audiences, who grew up with him on their screens as he hosted a show on TV2 in the early 2000s.

Strassman is praised for being an avant-garde artist who lifted ventriloquism into the 21st century, acquiring a multitude of fans and critical acclaim along the way. Led by the evil Chuck Wood and delightfully cute Ted E Bare, Strassman’s “renegade band of puppets” who together create a multi-layered stage performance, so much so that audiences forget that it’s actually a one-man show. With Australian audiences laughing their socks off across multiple generations, The Chocolate Diet might just be his best show yet, tickets on sale now.

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Press Release – Trigger Marketing International comedy star and ventriloquist David Strassman will be performing his all-new show “The Chocolate Diet” in Wellington in March, with a slew of dates commencing in Auckland on February 25 and concluding in Christchurch on March 18.

David says of his return to NZ, “I love performing in NZ! I’ve lived in Petone near Wellington and Aotearoa New Zealand will always be close to my heart, I can’t wait to come back.”

From London to New York, David Strassman’s comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it’s your turn to experience Strassman’s uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood, plus the gang of familiar, twisted and dysfunctional puppets from previous tours.

A master of his art, Strassman’s newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare’s health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis.

Delivering the ultimate night out, Strassman is performing at the following dates and locations. Tickets are available now.

Auckland February 25 at the Bruce Mason Centre at 7pm at 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketmaster – AKL BMC March 1 at BNZ Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Eventfinda – AKL BNZ Tauranga February 26 at Baycourt Theatre at 7pm and 9.15pm Tickets here: Ticketek

Rotorua February 28 at the Sir Howard Morrison Centre at 7.30pm – tickets on sale via Ticketmaster soon

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Wellington March 11 at the Opera House at 7pm and 9.30pm Tickets here: Ticketmaster – Wellington

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Dunedin March 15 at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm Tickets here: Patron base – Dunedin

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Strassman has an affinity with New Zealand audiences, who grew up with him on their screens as he hosted a show on TV2 in the early 2000s.

Strassman is praised for being an avant-garde artist who lifted ventriloquism into the 21st century, acquiring a multitude of fans and critical acclaim along the way. Led by the evil Chuck Wood and delightfully cute Ted E Bare, Strassman’s “renegade band of puppets” who together create a multi-layered stage performance, so much so that audiences forget that it’s actually a one-man show. With Australian audiences laughing their socks off across multiple generations, The Chocolate Diet might just be his best show yet, tickets on sale now.

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From London to New York, David Strassman's comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it's your turn to experience Strassman's uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood

Strassman's newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare's health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis

Strassman is one of New Zealand's favourite international comedians.  A master of his art, his sell-out tours deliver a truly hilarious night out.

"Strassman is nothing short of astounding!"    -The Scotsman  "Hilarious!"   -The Guardian, London

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David Strassman. He's the dark-edged, avant-garde artist who lifted ventriloquism into the 21st century, acquiring a multitude of fans and critical acclaim along the way. Led by the evil Chuck Wood and delightfully cute Ted E Bare, Strassman's "renegade band of puppets" (as The Scotsman called them) create a multi-layered stage performance. Audiences forget that its actually a one-man show!

As a concert act, Strassman tours mostly Australia and New Zealand, filling theatres for weeks at a time. As one of the top theatrical acts, he combines a unique perspective with jaw-achingly funny material.

And he's not only popular in Australia. Strassman's radically original theatrical productions have played London's West End, New York's Off Broadway and the Edinburgh Fringe. Yet he's most proud that he gets as many laughs in a theatre in Outback Australia – without all the tech wizardry -- as he does in LA or New York.

Strassman has twice revolutionized the dusty old world of ventriloquism. First, he developed his signature robotics in 1986. He and a NASA engineer mate snuck into the Ames Research Facility in Oakland, California one (drunken!) night to create the machinery that would bring Chuck to robotic life. Even in our CGI world, the robotic puppets still shock and delight audiences. Then Strassman did it again at the famous Edinburgh Fringe, 2010. He created DUALITY with acclaimed American writer-director, Steve Altman. The first ever dramatic play (as opposed to comedy sketch) created by a ventriloquist, it garnered 5 star reviews. Edinburgh's List magazine said "the writing is truly superb and the performance – or should that be performances? – breathtaking in linguistic and ventriloquistic dexterity. Providing much food for thought, Duality takes the ancient art of ventriloquism up several notches. Absolute genius."

Strassman's characters have also made him a unique television personality. With Chuck asking the questions we all wish we could ask – but are forbidden to by human politeness – Strassman created hilarious television chat shows in Australia (Channel 9), the UK (ITV) and New Zealand (TV2). Also onscreen, his DVDs have been successful. His first release, Strassman Live, has sold triple platinum in Australia. Strassman went onto release a series of acclaimed live-show DVDs including The Chuck You Tour, the Get Chuck'd Tour, Ted's Farewell Tour and Careful What You Wish For. Box Set compilations have also been released in Australia. 

David Strassman started his career as a street performer in New York City, after being accepted to the "invite only" 2nd year at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he rapidly built a career in the comedy club boom that made Seinfeld and others into household names. Since then, he has toured throughout the world, presenting his show in countries as diverse as South Africa and Denmark, and from Sydney to Las Vegas. When not performing, Strassman is a dedicated adventurer. A licensed pilot, he loves to escape Los Angeles, and can often be found in Alaska, the Australian outback or visiting tropical islands far far north of Cairns, Australia.

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Since the early eighties, David Strassman has been a master of the craft of ventriloquism, from humble beginnings busking on streets to huge sell-out stage shows across the world.

First performing on Aussie shores in 1991, he’s back touring his beloved “second home” with the evil and cheeky Chuck Wood and adorably loveable Ted E. Bare in tow. Tierney Seccull caught up with Strasso for a yarn about his new show, The Chocolate Diet.

Tell us about your new show! It is, I think, one of my funniest shows yet. All of my characters go through amazing issues they have to resolve. One of them is that Ted E. knows he gained some weight from the lockdowns. And we don’t really mention those two dark years – because no-one wants to really remember them anymore – but he is addicted to chocolates, as we all are, and I try to convince him that he has to wean off the chocolates, and he doesn’t want to, ‘cause he loves them, it’s all he eats.

And so, we finally convince him that you can have chocolates, but you have to have a healthy diet as well. And he commits to going on a diet, and he comes back impossibly thin, he went too far. So that’s a hilarious routine. Then he comes back later on in the show and goes the opposite way, he’s enormous. Ted E. Bare goes through three physical transformations in this show, and it’s absolutely stunning and hilarious. It’s funny.

Two huge journeys for your puppets in The Chocolate Diet. What inspired the show? I always do cultural and current affairs in my show, it’s not like I’m a political comedian or someone trying to preach, you know. Jim Jefferies is great because he talks about society’s ills, but ya know, I’m a puppeteer, it’s a puppet show! Except my puppets are twisted and all have issues that reflect our issues – I’m kind of holding up a mirror to all of us. And the great thing about these puppets is that they can say sh-t that no one’s supposed to say, because we know they’re not real.

They can certainly get away with being a bit cheeky! If they’ve not had the pleasure before, what can audiences expect from your show? It’s a laugh every moment. I’m a grown man that plays with dolls, but the dolls or puppets are twisted. It’s not for the faint of heart, it’s not for little children, it’s not for the overly religious, but it’s definitely for someone who wants to laugh so hard – and this is no joke – that your face will be hurting by the end of the evening.

Ventriloquism is such a unique craft requiring a lot of skill – there’s a lot on the go managing the puppet’s body and their words, as well as your own. Is that difficult at times or have you just been doing it for so long that it comes naturally? It comes naturally, it’s almost second nature. When I know a script so much and it’s ingrained in my memory … that’s when my show blossoms and the characters improvise. They take on truly a brand new life of their own.

It’s astounding to me sometimes, because they’ll say things and think of things that I don’t think of, and it will literally cause me to stop and cack myself laughing in front of the audience because I’m surprised at what came out of their mouth!

You regularly tour Australia and NZ with your live shows – what is it that keeps you coming back? I’ve a long history with the Northern Territory, and Australia is my second home. You’ve gotta love a place where the slogan is “she’ll be right, mate” and “let’s have a sausage sizzle at Bunnings on Sat arvo”.

I first came to Alice in the mid-nineties, and I’ve spent a lot of time in the outback camping, travelling. I’ve been to Hermannsburg and Ntaria, and I’ve been between Alice and Darwin. I love the outback mentality.

One thing I love is that you are aware that nature is more powerful than you are. When you’re living in a city, like Sydney or Melbourne, it’s different – everything is muted. But the person that lives in the NT or in the outback, you are a sturdier person, in my opinion.

That is one of the reasons I keep coming back, not just to do my shows, but to explore the surroundings. It’s the power of the country.

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David Strassman in The Chocolate Diet

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From London to New York, David Strassman 's comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it's your turn to experience Strassman's uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood Strassman's newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare's health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis Strassman is one of Australia's favourite international comedians.

A master of his art, his sell-out tours deliver a truly hilarious night out.

"Strassman is nothing short of astounding! " - The Scotsman "Hilarious!" - The Guardian, London

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This performance is rated MA. Children 12 to 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No-one under 12 admitted.

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• Friday, 19 May 2023 | 07:00 PM - 08:45 PM
• Friday, 19 May 2023 | 09:15 PM - 11:00 PM

Friday, 19 May 2023 | 7:00PM to 8:45PM  Friday, 19 May 2023 | 9:15PM to 11:00PM

Ticket Prices

VIP (Red on seating plan) $99

A Reserve (Blue on seating plan) $69

B Reserve (Yellow on seating Plan) $59

This performance is rated MA. Children 12 to 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No-one under 12 admitted. Language: Yes Strobe lighting and Haze: Yes

Act 1: 45 mins Act 2: 45 Mins

• Comedy/Stand-Up
• Magic & Illusion
• Musical Theatre & Cabaret

David Strassman in The Chocolate Diet

From London to New York, David Strassman's comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it's your turn to experience Strassman's uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood.

Strassman’s newest show is The Chocolate Diet. Ted E. Bare’s health quest is hilariously painful, and one we can relate to. Meanwhile, Chuck is going through an identity crisis Strassman is one of Australia’s favourite international comedians. A master of his art, his sell-out tours deliver a truly hilarious night out.

“ Strassman is nothing short of astounding! ” – The Scotsman “ Hilarious! ” – The Guardian, London

Recommended Age & Warnings This performance is rated MA. Children 12 to 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No-one under 12 admitted. Strobe and Haze.