By Lisa Clark
As usual we at Squirrel Comedy had fabulous time at the Melbourne Fringe Festival but all lovely things must come to an end and as usual the Festival has ended with an awards ceremony. Awards are not the be all and end all of course and everyone who put on a show should be congratulating themselves. Thanks for helping make our city an amazing place to live in.
Here’s a list of some of the award winners from Saturday night that might be of interest to comedy fans.
Best Comedy – Choose your Own Portenza – by Neal Portenza
Highly Commended Comedy – Slutmonster & Friends – by Lucas Heil, Wes Gardner and Jessie Ngaio
Best Cabaret – Just a Little Something I’ve Been Working On – by Ruth Wilkin
Best Kids Show – Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger by Dr Brown and Stuart Bowden
Best Circus – Pants Down Circus
Best Venue – Trades Hall
People’s Choice Award – Aunty Donna and the Fax Machine Shop by Broden Kelly, Adrian Dean, Zachary Duane and Mark Samuel Bonanno
Touring Award for Outstanding Comedy Show Supported by Brisbane Powerhouse – Truth – by Vachel Spirason and Stephanie Brotchie
The Tour Ready Award Supported by Adelaide Fringe – How to Draw Cartoobs and Other Typos by artist First Dog on the Moon
A full list of Melbourne Fringe Festival Award winners can be found on the Melbourne Fringe Festival website here http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/news-and-media/article/2012-melbourne-fringe-festival-awards-announced