We're Nuts About Australian Comedy
1. A wig that really puts the “fringe” back into the Fringe Festival
2. Silly lyrics come together with the timeless tunes of The Beatles
3. Songs about Melbourne identities like Shane Warne, Franco Cozzo and Frank Walker from National Tiles
4. Political satire with targets including Myki and Clive Palmer
5. If the jokes aren’t for you, you’ll still enjoy the music!
For Information about dates and tickets see the Fringe website
1. It’s an all-female showcase show, which means nobody has to hear from dudebros that are like “my girlfriend likes throw pillows!” or “women be shopping!” etc, etc, ad nauseum.
2. Every night will be a totally different line-up, with a few massive theme nights thrown in for good measure. Slumber Party, anyone?
3. We’ve got a truckload of acts already in, like Clem Bastow, Nicolette Minster (Girls Uninterrupted), Lou Sanz, Tessa Waters, Claire Sullivan, Kate Boston-Smith and many, many more. Aww yiss!
4. It’s not just comedy, either; we’ll have acts doing burlesque, spoken word, music, sketches, theatre, characters and anything else you can think of.
5. Most importantly, it’s a fun, welcoming night run by women for whom feminism and entertainment are major passions. Made with love, for you!
For Information and tickets see the Melbourne Fringe website:
5) There will be impersonations.
Some say I’m the man of a thousand voices. Not me. I say I’m the man
of a thousand and one voices. But there’s only time for about two in
the show. My own and a fairly spot on Christopher Walken impression.
Maybe a Kermit the Frog attempt if there’s time. Maybe.
4) There will be caricatures.
I didn’t have time for learnin’ or readin’ or educatinin’ back in
school. I was too busy doodlin’. That’s the technical term for drawing
pictures of the Simpsons. If you’re lucky enough, I’ll draw a
caricature of you during the show! Especially if you look like a
character from The Simpsons. Preferably Milhouse. It’s fun to draw
Milhouse.
3) There will be music.
I’m not going to let a little thing like not having any musical talent
in the slightest stop me from smashing out the greatest power ballad
society will experience. Or I’ll just play the Smoke on the Water
riff. That’s probably easier actually.
2) There will be magic.
If you’re lucky enough to put your hand up and volunteer, you’ll get
to help me out with a magic trick during the show! Don’t worry, it’s
just a simple card trick; I’m not going to set you on fire!
I got in some legal trouble last time I did that, so I had to make
some alterations…
It’ll still be fun though!
1) There will be every other form of entertainment!
Dancing, singing, miming, burlesquing, ventriloquisming- they’ll all
be in there!
But why take my word for it?!
Because it’s my show.
1 – Kevin Lim and Geoff Setty are both making a large impact in the Melbourne Comedy Scene. Kevin with a slice of life look at being Australian in the 21st Century, Geoff Setty tells jokes.
2 – Kevin Lim and Geoff Setty both have audiences laughing while thinking.
3 – Special guests will be crashing the party on a nightly basis, with the cream of Melbourne’s considerable crop of comedians already agreeing appear.
4 – With an early start (6PM) Interesting Parties is a great way to kick off a night on the town – unless you’re too tired from laughing too hard.
5 – Foot massages can be requested with additional fees, in fact both Kevin and Geoff like a good foot massage. Oh and Kevin is a hatstand and Geoff is a bowl of kiwi fruit.
Interesting Parties by Kevin Lim and Geoff Setty is on at The Provincial Hotel
Tickets and information can be found at the Fringe website http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/kevin-lim-and-geoff-setty-are-interesting-parties/#
By Ron Bingham
This is a change from Vikki’s show last year, as Vikki pays tribute to her dad. At the start, the audience sees a stage filled with a wide variety of musical instruments set up ready to play. Vikki enters and, in a very fast paced delivery, tells the story of her youth: falling in love with music and how much of an influence her dad had been. While speaking she is also using various instruments and technology to create a backing group to her stories. Some of the instruments Vikki can play very well, some have been borrowed and she has yet to master them yet she has an attachment to all of them. There are a couple of “proper” songs, including a lovely one to her father at the end.
One of the major scenes involves a story where Vikki was asked to sing backing vocals for a major artiste and what happened afterwards. In the audience was a(nother) reviewer who had been apparently having a Twitter battle with Vikki over the wearing of a dog costume (from last year’s show) as a bet, where she would receive an extra star if she donned the furry suit. Vikki turned the tables and forced him to wear it in the scene, to the riotous applause of the rest of the audience (it’s probably on t’internet as I write).
So if you want to see a very personal show about family and influences, which is also musically entertaining and funny, see this show. There is a little swearing but it will appeal to all ages.
Vikki Stone is performing Instrumental at Underbelly, Cowgate.
For Tickets and more information go to the Edinburgh Fringe Website:
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/vikki-stone-instrumental
By Ron Bingham
I’m not sure whether I should be encouraging people to come and see this show or I should be calling for some men in white coats to take them somewhere safe and secure. This mid-afternoon show is full of violence (possibly involving weapons and small fluffy (toy) animals) and sex (the final song was about as gross as one can be in the daytime) and a lot of hilarious sketches.
This is the Fringe debut of the team (Fran Bushe, Kat Cade, Kate Lennon & Perdita Stott) but one or two of the group looked familiar (though whether that is because I have seen them at Edinburgh before or bumped into them on London’s Underground I can’t say, as the website they promote after the show hasn’t been updated since it was created and has little biographical detail). If they are all newcomers to Edinburgh, then this is a very impressive debut show. I did see one lady walk out half way through (after a very violent sketch involving Royalty and wildlife) and a lot of the punchlines are groaners, but if you can take the subject matter without becoming queasy then you will have a great time.
The room is small and the stage is tiny, so with four performers and a lot of props who move about the stage during their sketches, I suggest that the front row should be renamed the danger zone. Tickets for this show will sell out fast, once the word gets around about how funny they are.
Kitten Killers are performing at Underbelly, Bristo Square.
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