Anisa Nandaula
No Small Talk

Anisa Nandaula (Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen) dives headfirst into the chaos of her life – nearly getting into a fight, feuding with her next-door neighbour and surviving her old workplace drama. Then, after a decade away, she returns to Africa and brings back a suitcase full of hilarious, unforgettable stories. No filters, no small talk – just big laughs.

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Chris Parker
Take a Good Hard Look at Me

Hello! I’ve been vying for your attention for a long time now. I’d comfortably say, it’s been 30 years. Thirty years of trying to make people look at me. In that time there have been many attempts to try and masquerade it as something “important” or “educational” but the longer I’ve sat with it, the more I’ve come to accept that it could maybe just be vanity. So I won’t sugar coat it in the blurb. There’re no secrets about to be dished, no valuable lesson to take away. I’m just a 35-year-old gay man, who was told there was something special about him as a kid and has been grappling with that ever since, standing in front of an audience asking them to take a good hard look at ME!

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JKS: a Comedy(?)
By Tom Ballard

The sell-out Melbourne Fringe hit returns for six shows only!

A weekly stand-up gig. Backstage.

In between their sets, five comedians are laughing, bitching and talking shit.

It’s all fun and games… until they hear the news: a legend has died.

Depending on who you ask, he either leaves behind a lifetime of laughter, or a legacy of bigotry and pain. Or maybe both. Or neither…

The comics get stuck in: was this guy actually funny, or just embarrassing? Is being “funny” all that matters, anyway? What’s even the point of telling jokes? How much harm (or good) can they ever do? How dark and f#%ked up can you go? Who can say what – and who decides?

As the gig carries on in the background, the comics go to war on ‘The Big Question’ – what is comedy even for?

A new (funny) play about what it means to be funny.

Starring Bev Killick (Deadloch), Kevin Hofbauer (Dear Life), Tom Ballard (Tonightly), Tiana Hogben (Thank God You’re Here) and Lauren Bonner (Going Under).

Written by Tom Ballard.

Directed by Ben Russell (Thank God You’re Here).

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Tape Face
20

Celebrating 20 years of TAPE FACE – the show returns to Australia for the first time in over 10 years!

Mime with noise, stand-up with no talking, drama with no acting. Las Vegas headliner TAPE FACE has become a global sensation. See the critically award-winning show that started it all. Physical comedy and silent stand-up collide in an unforgettable performance that will leave you laughing, gasping and lost for words. TAPE FACE has to be seen to be believed.

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