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Comedy: AJ Lamarque – A Beginner’s Guide to Ancient Egypt

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An adults-only, comedy lecture all about Ancient Egypt. ★★★★★ Lilithia Reviews ★★★★★ Standing Inn-Ovation ★★★★★ Sydney Arts Guide

Pyramids. Pharaohs. Spells. Few civilizations capture the imagination quite like Ancient Egypt: a world of mystery, magic and mildly concerning burial practices. Now, award-winning comedian and amateur Egyptologist AJ Lamarque (Celebrity Letters & Numbers, ABC Radio Evenings) invites you to unwrap the myths in a crash course 5,000 years in the making.

After sold-out seasons across all of Australia’s Comedy Festivals, AJ is touring the UK with an adults-only hour that’s part history lesson, part comedy and entirely entertaining. Expect gods, gossip and a few historically questionable practices along the way.

★★★★★ Lilithia Reviews
★★★★★ Standing Inn-Ovation
★★★★★ Sydney Arts Guide
★★★★½ Theatre Thoughts
★★★★½ The Barefoot Review
★★★★ Time Out Sydney
★★★★ Hugging Comedians