Category: Melbourne Fringe Festival

5 Good Reasons to see LOTUS by Chi Nguyen

1. LOTUS is a comedy cabaret about Chi Nguyen’s outrageous life as a Vietnamese immigrant living in Australia.

2. Chi will be making rice paper rolls and Vietnamese coffee for you during the show.

3. The opening song is a rap called Things White People Say To Me.

4. Chi’s mum will video call Chi mid-show asking her to translate something from Vietnamese to English, and then Chi’s dad will interrupt seeking instructions on how to use Skyscanner to book cheap flight tickets.

5. LOTUS will make you laugh and move your soul.

Chi Nguyen performs LOTUS at Trades Hall from Sept 12 – 20

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/lotus/

5 Good Reasons to See Creatures Lost by Picked Last For Sport

1) The creators of Creatures Lost won Best Cabaret at Melbourne Fringe Festival last year for Creatures of the Deep.

2) $1 from every ticket sold will be donating to fighting animal extinction.

3) Our company is environmentally conscious and creates all props and costumes from recycled and upcycled materials.

4) We have 12 original songs that will get you thinking about the animals we are so lucky to have on this earth.

5) Where else at Fringe will you get to see a 5ft singing orangutan?!

Picked Last For Sport perform Creatures Lost  at The Butterfly Club Sept 16 – 22

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/creatures-lost/

5 good Reasons to see Jofus and the Plank

1. This is the latest side project from PO PO MO CO founder and master mischief maker Lily Fish.

2. It’s basically a live action, one person Itchy and Scratchy cartoon.

3. It’s an hour of total theatrical anarchy and serious stupidity.

4. Old school meets new school clowning.

5. You might literally wet yourself.

Lily Fish performs Jofus and the Plank at The Burrow – Studio Sept 24 – 29

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/jofus-and-the-plank/

5 Good Reasons to See: Jon O: the Long Boy.

1. Tickets are only $20!! Which is a great price, considering how many people want Jon. Jon is wanted in more than 12 countries, by authorities.

2. It’s very silly. Seriously, ok? NO ONE is going to get away with suggesting that this show isn’t silly. Serious right now, the show is very silly. It is no-nonsense nonsense. Do you understand? Good.

3. Jon will insult himself, so you don’t have to! Convenient!

4. It’s his first ever debut show, so he’s been preparing for this his entire life, whilst on the run from authorities

5. Jon is 1/3 of sketch group Bombastic JOE, performing to sell-out shows in both the 2018 and 2019 MICF. After being described by Funny Tonne as “a roller coaster careening out of control”, Jon wrote a formal letter of complaint to the MICF requesting that they refrain from publishing comments about his personal life.

Jon O: the Long Boy is on at Crowded in the Vaults – Vault 10 Sept 11 – 16

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/jon-o/

5 Good reasons to see The Subtle Art of Online Dating

1. Katie O’Connor has swiped right to every single guy on a dating app for the last four months as part of research for the show. The show is based on some TRULY awkward and weird dates – Katie is just one swipe away from applying to be the next Bachelorette

2. It’s the perfect date night! Performed in the heart of the Melbourne CBD at The Butterfly Club, take your date to one of Melbourne’s best eats or grab a wine at a fairy light lit rooftop before getting a Butterfly Club Cocktail and watching sketch comedy so bold it will truly be a memorable date.

3. Large amounts of chocolate are consumed during the show – We recommend chocolate as the perfect aphrodisiac to get a date in the mood.

4. The show is created by an all female cast and crew, who all have various amounts of online dating experience and dating war stories

5. Whatever your worst date is, Katie can top it!

The Subtle Art of Online Dating is on at The Butterfly Club Sept 9 10 11 14 and 15 

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-subtle-art-of-online-dating/

5 Good Reasons to see How Gay am I? by Sunanda

1. See why Ilana Glazer of Broad City has said, “Sunanda is a bright presence!”

2. Meet all the queerdos such as a “Nice Indian Girl at the Matchmaker’s”, or hear a TED Talk on “Why Everyone Should be a Lesbian, TODAY!” but brace yourself for a BEEF RAID! WTF is a Beef raid? Come find out… just don’t go to a sausage sizzle before you do. OR DO and face the consequences!

3. How many queer Indian-Thai female comedians have you seen? #rareAF

4. Bring your hetero friends cuz everyone is gay-runteed to GO HOME GAY!

5. You want to celebrate queerness in all its rainbow colors and feel the explosive joy of a damn good time.

Sunanda performs How Gay am I? at The Butterfly Club from Sept 10 – 15

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/how-gay-am-i/