5 Reasons to see 2 Up with Matt Stewart and Hap Hayward

1) These guys take comedy very seriously, so there will be no jokes

2) Hap will dress in his Sunday best (or his other day’s best
depending on the day) Matt will dress in his Sunday best (regardless
of the day)

3) This is their first Melbourne Fringe show, so, get on at the ground
floor or feel like a dickhead in a few years when they are winning the
award for being the best at comedy

4) They both have red beards. So does Louis CK. So does Conan O’Brien
(sometimes). So does Chuck Norris. Based on that, the show should be
funny (sometimes) and also an outspoken Christian martial arts expert.

5) This show includes one Hap Hayward, Raw Comedy finalist 2014, one
Matt Stewart, Raw Comedy winner 2014 and a different MC each night all
of whom are awesome

For info and tickets check out the Fringe website

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/2-up/

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO SEE – IS IT BECAUSE I’M INDIAN? – by Raj Moodley

1. People loved it in the Short + Sweet Festival in Sydney so I’m bringing it to Melbourne Fringe- longer, bigger and funnier! 

2. It’s a humorous take-down of people that pigeonhole and stereotype – finally, they’re good for something!

3. The show is a tale of all of theater’s favourite things: family, politics, strength and Bollywood dancing.

4. I play a bunch of different characters to show off my acting chops (that means skills, guys, not bits of meat)

5. You’ll love it whether you’re Indian or not, I promise!

For Info and tickets checkout the Fringe website:

Five Good Reasons to See The Sexy Detectives: Mono Logs

1. For the money.
The boys from Sexy D have flown all the way from Brisbane, and are looking to recoup their outlay. Literally dozens of dollars are on the line here.

2. For the show.
It’s a sketch show in the tradition of Rowan Atkinson Live. Think of Dave as the Rowan Atkinson-y one, and Mike as the Angus Deayton-y one (on account of his proclivity for cocaine and prostitutes).

3. To get ready.
The show is on at 6.30pm or 7pm each night. What a good way to warm up your laughing gear for a night at the Fringe, am I right?! (Am I?)

4. Now go, cat, go.
No cats will be allowed into the performance.

5. Is alive!
Sorry, that’s a typo. It’s live. It’s not a pre-recorded show.

Performing at Club Voltaire from September 29 to October 5 For more information and tickets checkout the Fringe Website

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/the-sexy-detectives-mono-logs/

5 Good Reasons to see – The Birdmann in Momentous Timing

1. This is my favourite review of the show- “Inspiring in a way I didn’t
think comedy could be. It was heartwarming, witty, and a little sad. In a
rather beautiful way. I can guarantee you won’t get what you’re expecting,
but I loved the Birdmann.”

2. The show finale was a special guest act in Le Soiree at the Sydney
Opera House involving an interpretive dance on 5 inch silver sequined
stilettos.

3. I was nominated for The increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Award
for ‘Comic Originality’ at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.

4. If you only see one show this year… You should get out more.

5. I love you with all my ART!

More information and tickets for The Birdmann in Momentous Timing can be found on the Fringe website
http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/the-birdmann-in-momentous-timing/

5 Good Reasons to see The Sound of Nazis

1) Our last show, Wolf Creek: The Musical sold out at the Melbourne Fringe in 2013. Masses who didn’t get tickets in time huddled outside the performances, and their weeping was distracting for the actors. So if you bought tickets ahead of time, that would be really helpful for us.

2) The cast is really talented. None of them are world famous, so I guess they’re not THAT talented, but they’re definitely the most-talented-but-not-world-famous people I’ve ever met.

3) It’s the debut season of the show. Years later when the show is on Broadway, you can tell your friends you liked us before they did, and wear a haughty grin

4) There are lots of really catchy songs, like the heartfelt ‘Maria, You’re a Terrible Nun’, and the surprisingly fun and uplifting ‘Jews!’

5) Fans of ‘The Sound of Music‘ will find lots to like – although for legal reasons we’re emphasising that our show has nothing at all to do with that musical, and will continue to do so until ‘The Sound of Music‘ is out of copyright.

For information and tickets checkout the Fringe website

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/the-sound-of-nazis/#

5 Good Reasons to see Tea With Dystopia

1) Marek Platek & Firdi Billimoria have been tirelessly exploring the recesses of their minds to develop sketch comedy that is not only absurd, but also clever. See these 2 bring you their riotous cavalcade of short sketches and ridiculous characters, guaranteed to make your late night adventure to the Portland Hotel highly worthwhile.

2) Tea: a hot beverage. Dystopia: an imaginary world where everything is bad. Stir with caution. Do not add sugar. Tea with Dystopia should not be taken orally. If consumed, induce vomiting. Then add sugar.

3) We all know that in a few short years, the machines will eventually take over and the human race will become nothing but a means production. Its kind of already started hasnt it. So instead of descending into the horror of the machine apocalypse with nothing but anxiety and fear, why not do it with a graceful amount of sketch comedy. Tea with Dystopia cannot provide you with the grace, but can do the sketch comedy part.

4) Well the rumours are true, Marek Platek, the guy who brought you Wormhole and Domestos the Acid Fairy, is leaving the fair shores of Melbourne, for some place called Paris. That is correct friends, this is the last time you will see Marek perform in Melbourne for a while before he goes to study clowning under Philippe Gaulier. Not juggling, red noses and children’s parties and shit, real clowning.

5) In one of his drunken hazes in the early 90s, late Russian president Boris Yeltsin vomited on his security staff and whispered to a door mat “Give them hell!” , in broken English. The doormat has been emotionally scarred ever since and thus been a recluse since 1993. We have just heard that this doormat has bought tickets to Tea With Dystopia. So not only is guaranteed sketch hilarity to ensue, but it is also your chance to see Boris Yeltsin’s door mat in public for the first time in 21 years.

For information and tickets check out the Fringe website
http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/tea-with-dystopia/