Category: 5 good reasons

In the lead up and during the Festivals we cover, we ask Comedians to give us 5 good reasons to come and see their show!

5 Good Reasons to see Bev Killick – Party Tricks

1. to come away with some mad skills after workshop on making a chook out of a teatowel with Jodie J Hill

2. to watch a middle aged woman attempt a head stand after 30 years

3. to witness Dr Neal Portenza do something mildly dangerous with a ring toss

4. to have the chance to show your own party trick if you are game.

5. to have Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection” song stuck in your head for the duration of the Comedy Festival.

Bev Killick – Party Tricks is on Monday nights at Melbourne Town Hall 9.45

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/party-tricks-bev-killick

5 Good Reasons To See Smackweasel: A Memoir by Ben Pobjie

1. It is a harrowing expedition into the dark heart of an ambitious mind, a dissection of the human lust for fame and fortune that will leave nobody psychologically intact. But, you know, in a fun way.

2. It features the Comedy Festival debut of popular children’s television characters Happy Duck and Oigle the Bear. Their journeys in the Land of Self-Esteem have delighted generations of children, and now, finally, they will be delighting adults. After all, adults need self-esteem too.

3. My voice is extremely loud – this will be one of the easiest-to-hear shows of the entire festival.

4. What is a Smackweasel? A weasel on smack? A weasel you use to smack people? A jocular nickname for a certain prominent cabinet minister, relating to his peculiar sexual proclivities? There is only one way to find out, and that is to attend.

5. The show is entirely gluten-free.

Ben Pobjie’s Smackweasel: A Memoir is on at Bar Open in Fitzroy from April 8 to 19

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/smackweasel-a-memoir-ben-pobjie

5 Good Reasons to see Hell by Showko

1. Surreal Love Comedy

2. Quirky Ventriloquist puppets

3. Gorgeous Costumes

4. Based on a traditional Japanese Rakugo story but a modern twist

5. Sit-down tragic comedy

Showko performs Hell (Adults 16+)  April 13 -19 at 8.30pm

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/hell-showko

5 Good Reasons to see Ninja Ken & Sushi Monster by Showko

1. Ninja Ken is super funny and naughty

2.The Sushi Monster wants to eat you

3. Engages the imagination

4. Positive uplifting comedy

5. A fun creative experience

Showko performs Ninja Ken & Sushi Monster (for kids 6 – 12) til April 12th Tue-Sun 12.15pm at Melbourne Town Hall 

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/ninja-ken-sushi-monster-showko

5 Good Reasons to see Daniel Connell in ‘The Get Out Stakes’

1. The show is about my former gambling addiction but, don’t worry, it’s funny. You wont cry, except maybe with laughter. Definitely with laughter.

2. You’ll get to find out what absurd amounts of money I squandered and thus feel really good about yourself.

3. You might win a prize! You’ll have to come to find out what it is. See what I did there?

4. You care deeply about issues surrounding gambling and the business of racing, or…

5. You don’t really care about issues surrounding gambling and the business of racing, but you like a good laugh and other stories. Fun for all! Plus you can find out the dining secrets of a certain onion-y politician…

The Get Out Stakes is on at the Victoria Hotel until April 19
For booking information visit the Comedy Festival website :
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/the-get-out-stakes-daniel-connell

5 Good Reasons to see Mix Tape

1. A sketch show with a mix of everything – from the topical and observational to the down-right absurd. Think Monty Python meets Mad as Hell.

2. We’re the creative brains (and the not so creative kidneys) behind comedy shows like the Melbourne Uni Law Revue (2012-2014), ‘Tres Miserables’ (2014-2015) and ‘Office Party’ (2014).

3. EVERYONE GETS A CAR!!!…sometime in their life.

4. We’re at the beautiful Trades Hall on Lygon, so come grab a bite and a drink at the bar. Get another and we’ll be funnier still.

5. It starts at 7:15, so why not bring a date? Both sexes are attracted to people who make them laugh. So this will be a horrible first date for you, but we’ll do alright.

Mix Tape is on at Trades Hall from April 7 until April 19
For booking information visit the Comedy Festival website :
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/mix-tape-seemingly-evil