A Brief History of Human Stupidity
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Storyteller extraordinaire Stephen Sheely serves up a set of absurd, intriguing and seriously funny tales of human stupidity thru the ages.
In the early 18th century Carl Linnaeus was the first to name us Homo Sapiens, literally meaning โwise humanโ. Given recent events, if he tried that now heโd be lucky not to get done for false advertising. Letโs face it, while we can occasionally be wise we can also be mind bogglingly stupid.
From tulips that cost as much as a house, through atomic vacuum cleaners to planking or licking door knobs, or whatever other idiotic social media trend has emerged in 2025, stupidity has been one of humanityโs abiding and fundamental characteristics.
Join stand up philosopher and comedic storyteller Stephen Sheely as he talks his way through a randomly selected bunch of stories about the human fondness for doing regrettable, inexplicable,and ridiculous stuff, in an attempt to unravel why we as a species do so many dumb things and what if anything we can do about it
Disclaimer: The 10pm show on Friday 15th is Adults Only
๐๐๐ค๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ?
At least 30 minutes before the show. Our performances start bang on time and it takes a hot second to welcome you into the building.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
The Butterfly Club is a licensed venue. Accordingly, patrons under 18 are only allowed on premises in the company of a parent or legal guardian.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐/๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
We strongly encourage using public transport. The Butterfly Club is a short stroll from Flinders Street station and Melbourne Central, and an even shorter stroll from any tram that travels through Swanston or Collins Streets (get off at Town Hall).
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐?
Please call The Butterfly Club on 03 9663 8107 or reply to your email confirmation.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐?
All sales are final: exceptions are made in extraordinary circumstances at the Club's sole discretion.
๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
No. Our team have a record of all attendees updated in real time and will be able to let you in whether you bring a printed copy of your ticket or not.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐?
Yes. It happens all the time. It's totally fine.
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In the early 18th century Carl Linnaeus was the first to name us Homo Sapiens, literally meaning โwise humanโ. Given recent events, if he tried that now heโd be lucky not to get done for false advertising. Letโs face it, while we can occasionally be wise we can also be mind bogglingly stupid.
From tulips that cost as much as a house, through atomic vacuum cleaners to planking or licking door knobs, or whatever other idiotic social media trend has emerged in 2025, stupidity has been one of humanityโs abiding and fundamental characteristics.
Join stand up philosopher and comedic storyteller Stephen Sheely as he talks his way through a randomly selected bunch of stories about the human fondness for doing regrettable, inexplicable,and ridiculous stuff, in an attempt to unravel why we as a species do so many dumb things and what if anything we can do about it
Disclaimer: The 10pm show on Friday 15th is Adults Only
๐๐๐ค๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ?
At least 30 minutes before the show. Our performances start bang on time and it takes a hot second to welcome you into the building.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
The Butterfly Club is a licensed venue. Accordingly, patrons under 18 are only allowed on premises in the company of a parent or legal guardian.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐/๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
We strongly encourage using public transport. The Butterfly Club is a short stroll from Flinders Street station and Melbourne Central, and an even shorter stroll from any tram that travels through Swanston or Collins Streets (get off at Town Hall).
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐?
Please call The Butterfly Club on 03 9663 8107 or reply to your email confirmation.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐?
All sales are final: exceptions are made in extraordinary circumstances at the Club's sole discretion.
๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
No. Our team have a record of all attendees updated in real time and will be able to let you in whether you bring a printed copy of your ticket or not.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐?
Yes. It happens all the time. It's totally fine.
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