Simon Evans

Simon Evans

Simon Evans returns to Basingstoke with Staring at the Sun, a brilliantly crafted, intellectually mischievous stand‑up show digging into the nature of reality, the rise of AI, and the strange nostalgia of an analogue childhood. It’s classic Evans: razor‑edged, erudite, and delivered with that trademark dry precision.

Drawing on themes of simulation theory, technological anxiety, and the oddities of modern life, Evans explores:
- The idea that we might be living in a glitchy, off‑brand computer simulation
- The looming arrival of the AI singularity, framed with his usual sardonic wit
- A warm, funny look back at the analogue world of hitch‑hiking, pub bets, getting lost, and pre‑internet mischief
- Philosophers and mystics who questioned “reality” long before smartphones existed

Expect a show that’s clever without being smug, nostalgic without being sentimental, and packed with Evans’ signature verbal craftsmanship.

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