5 GOOD REASONS TO SEEā€¦INNES LLOYD: JULES VERNEā€™S JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH!

1. Melbourne based comedy duo Innes Lloyd are back doing MICF! The pair hasnā€™t done a Melbourne International Comedy Festival show since Men of Your Dreams in 2015.

2 This year they are doing their own unique interpretation of legendary sci-fi/fantasy writer Jules Verneā€™s classic Journey to the Centre of the Earth!

3. Youā€™ll be guaranteed Innes Lloyds usual high energy, fast-paced nonsense.

4. Their venue is the gorgeous Butterfly Club! Buy a drink and some snacks, enjoy the deliciously kitschy deco and then see Innes Lloyd.

5. Innes Lloyd promises this will be the ULTIMATE edition of the storyā€¦incorporating and referring to not only the original text but also every single film, TV miniseries, concept album, direct-to-DVD movie, failed TV pilot and cartoon series there is out there.

Innes Lloyd performĀ Journey to the Centre of the Earth!Ā on Monday April 10th to 16th at 7pm at The Butterfly Club

Tickets available here: https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/innes-lloyd-jules-verne-s-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth

For more information see theĀ Melbourne International Comedy Festival website:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/innes-lloyd-presents-jules-verne-s-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth

5 good reasons to see Perri Cassie: Channel Perri

1. Perri had a completely sold out run at last yearā€™s festival with his split show Simon & Perri Go Large ā€“ now heā€™s in a much bigger venue and panicking that his career peaked. HELP.

2. Channel Perri is a reflection of how he sees the world heā€™s barely paying attention to. He spends so much time looking at his phone at any given moment. He once tried to watch Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, a movie that runs at a total of 108 minutes – it took him 3 hours because he was too busy looking at memes and filming his dog listening to rap music. The show is a collection of things that actually made him look away from his phone, so they must totally be very funny and worth hearing about right?

3. He once thought about moving into political comedy but the hype became too much so he just stayed true to the real topics like the cost of berries and raising an ugly dog.

4. His jokes and gags have appeared on cult meme website Brown Cardigan no less than 6 times. Please don’t hold your applause.

5. He was once described by his peers as ā€œpossibly the most fashionable comedian in Melbourneā€ – which has no value really, it carries as much weight as being possibly the most famous person in Tasmania, the competition isn’t fierce and like not even your mum really cares.
He dresses like a young Dennis the Menace with the face of an adult Macaulay Culkin who isn’t living his best life, it’s worth admiring/laughing at for an hour.

Perri CassieĀ performs Channel PerriĀ atĀ 1000 Ā£ Bend

For tickets and More information go to theĀ Melbourne International Comedy Festival website:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/channel-perri

 

5 good reasons to see Michael Workman: Nothing You Do Means Anything

1. You have recently had a psychotic break, and you’re looking for a crowded place to ‘cleanse’ society of ‘thought stealers.’

2. You mistakenly thought this was the line for Stephen K Amos.

3. You couldn’t get in to Kitson.

4. You are currently a ghost haunting the theatre I’m playing in.

5. You are a ghost buster politely enduring my show whilst trying to catch the ghost that haunts the theatre I’m playing in.

Michael Workman’sĀ Nothing You Do Means Anything is on at The Chinese Museum

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/michael-workman-nothing-you-do-means-anything

 

5 Good Reasons to See Aaron Chen The Infinite Faces of Chenny Baby

1) I’m stupid

2) I’m an idiot

3) I’m dumb

4) I’m worthless

5) But I’m still better than Tom Walker (2016 MICF Best Newcomer)

Aaron Chen The Infinite Faces of Chenny Baby is on at The Victoria Hotel

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/aaron-chen-the-infinite-faces-of-chenny-baby

 

5 Good reasons to see Gillian Cosgriff 8 Songs in 8 Weeks

1. It has a story about an abandoned Russian cruise ship in it. You won’t BELIEVE what happens next.

2. It’s music AND comedy. Who doesn’t love a two-for-one? BARGAIN.

3. There is a whole song about alternate greeting card slogans. This will be great for your future festive occasions. I bequeath these slogans to you. For free. BARGAIN.

4. The show is on at The Butterfly Club, where the staff are notoriously cool and will make you all manner of festive beverages. There is a cocktail named after me, the Gillian Just B’Cosgriff. Where else can you drink a novelty beverage based on the show you’re about to see? Puns! Booze! Treats!

5. During the show I write a song for an audience member, about anything they like. This could be YOU. Have you always wanted a song about your dog? Or about your first date? Or about that time your first date was allergic to your dog? I CAN WRITE YOU THIS SONG.

Gillian Cosgriff Ā performs 8 Songs in 8 Weeks at The Butterfly Club March 29 – AprilĀ 9

For tickets and more info check out theĀ Melbourne International Comedy Festival website:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/gillian-cosgriff

 

 

5 good reasons to see Matt Harvey: The face of gentrification & other ideas

1. You like smart comedy that will make you laugh and maybe even pause to appreciate an idea. Matt Harvey was described by comedian Frank Hamster as a “philosophical comedian” while he doesn’t necessarily know if that’s true he likes it a lot.

2. You are a good person and a supporter of all things locally sourced. This locally sourced comedian grown from entirely local ingredients… (eww).

3. A lot of shows you see this year will have dick jokes or be a bit rude. This show might be a bit rude but there will be maybe one dick joke. But it is in service of a much bigger ideal, I promise.

4. The show has done two successful festival runs so is in its most polished and powerful final form. You’ll never see this show do better.

5. The show has received 4 and 5 star reviews from audience members. You know, trust worthy people like you. You’re a person like you. You can trust you.

Matt Harvey: The face of gentrification & other ideas is on at The Tickle Pit from April 17

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/the-face-of-gentrification-other-ideas