All set in his quiet home town of Batemans Bay, Daniel recalls the misadventures that led him to dream up and then abandon careers in being a boxing-ring bikini girl, the guy that gets you un-stuck on the dodgem cars, and to finally settle on stand-up comedy.
If you’re one of those people who doesn’t quite know what you want to do with your life, or maybe worry that you’re treading water a bit, Ryan feels like a kindred spirit. That being said, he did hope for bigger and better things in his life when he applied for Mensa. Unfortunately for him, and fortunately for comedy goers, he didn’t get in.
The performance overall is expertly balanced – any more interaction and it would be tedious; any less and it wouldn’t seem complete. The set-ups and punch lines are directly reminiscent of the classic, so old-school fans will love it for that and first timers will think it comedic gold!
He’s droll and self-deprecating as only a hipster who makes fun of hipsters can be, and will gladly make his own onstage shortcomings the focus of his humour.
The brilliant part is that it is a different show each time, deliciously unpredictable, and its marvellous watching each skit unfold or crumble as actors navigate the rules and scenarios presented to them.
A man spends time with his mistress, as his wife bangs the private investigator she had hired to follow him and plots her husband’s murder.
After each artist concluded I was sure I had found my favourite, only to once again be left astounded, as the next performance gave me an equal amount of goose bumps. A truly awe-inspiring show.
The seven permanent and two semi-regular members met at an open mic night in a Brisbane Irish pub, run by band member Ben Salter. They bonded over a desire to collaborate and a shared love of gin, and the rest is history.
Five of Australia’s finest burlesque performers and American boylesque star Russell Bruner entertain audiences in their own unique way, from comic burlesque to gender-bending to downright saucy dancing and pure sexiness.
The sheer incredulity of his feats mount, until, despite the fits of laughter, believers and sceptics alike are left scratching their heads and wondering what in the physical or spiritual world just happened
All of the clichés were on display; the knocked down referee, the steel chair shot to the cranium, the comebacks from nowhere, the open challenge and surprise return.
Hot Dub Time Machine is a show with a basic philosophy: bring people together through music and dance. In order to do this the insatiable host DJ Tom Loud encourages party goers to dance, drink, sing and share the love, and every person in the Paradiso tent did just that.
The overall impression is that too little attention has been paid to the staging and lighting… and the whole effect of the piece needs to be re-imagined and reworked with the audience firmly in mind.
Mickster the Trickster has an impressive confidence and stage presence. His quirky sense of humour and ability to surprise you, just when you think you’ve figured it out, are a good indication this up-and-coming magician is definitely a talent to watch out for.
The best laughs came from a squeaky kitchen door that interrupted proceedings, which on each occasion yielded nervous relief. When the furniture provides more laughs than the performers you know it’s a bad show.
