Tag: Melbourne Fringe Festival

5 Good Reasons to see Post-Post.

1) Because reviewers have said Carly Milroy was ‘Outstanding!‘ (SYN), and Harley Hefford’s writing is ‘Surreal… very very funny‘ (Kimberley Thompson).

2) Because Post-Post contains the most impressive performer-to-packaging goods ratio in the Fringe festival.

3) Because Post-Post will wow you with 13 weirdo characters, 276 envelopes*, 1 microwave, 7 puppets* and 2 Barbara Streisand solos.

4) Because you’ll get a Post-Post-postcard! Write a message to your OLD best friends in a communal postcard-writing session with a room of your NEW best friends.

5) Because https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h3PnrvTNCM.

*sort of.

For information and tickets see the Fringe website:

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

5 good reasons to see Matt Harvey: The sperm that made it

1) Its part of the fringe festival so you can say you are cultural and supporting the arts

2) Its cheap, even on a minimum wage job you could afford to come 1.7 times for an hours wage

3) There won’t be any gritty reboots of your favourite kids shows

4) There won’t be a convoluted love story involving a ‘meet-cute’ and easily resolved issues that are inexplicably stretched out because… script.

5) There is just as much existential angst as your favourite indie film yet it is still comedy.

For Information and tickets check out the Fringe website

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/matt-harvey-the-sperm-that-made-it/#

5 Good Reasons to See The Crepe Hanger’s Ball

1. You laugh.

2. It has been some time since you stepped outside.

3. It’s time you treated your butt to a smaller seat.

4. The dripping tap in your kitchen is the closest you have to company.

5. The guy sitting in front of you might have a gross birthmark that you’ll tell your friends about.

For more information and tickets, go to: 

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 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 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/#