From doing stand-up with a live goat on stage to being paid in roast potatoes, Frankie McNair discovers the highs, lows, and unexpected parts of gigging as she talks to performers about the worst gigs they have ever done.
Today I get to chat with the funny boy with a heart of gold, Melbourne comedian Ben Searle! We talk an audience desperate for karaoke, what to do with boxes of leftover merch, and how & why Ben's putting in the work. If you enjoy the episode remember to share it, rate it, review it, kiss it ♥️
Today I get to chat with Sydney comedian Bec Charlwood! We talk deflecting compliments, accidently stealing your ex's comedy dreams, doing pussy jokes in front of kids, and the gig that left Bec with an enemy. Enjoy!
Today I get to chat with incredible musician Wolfjay! We talk witnessing public apologies and acapella rapping, the longest its ever taken to be paid an $11, and if Wolfjay's dog Cora hates me! Give it a listen! Insta: @wolfjay_ Spotify: Wolfjay If you're enjoying the pod chuck us a lil rate and review and share it round with your mates xx
Today I talk to my best mate and comedy partner Miriam Slater! We take a trip down memory lane and revisit all the absolutely cooked gigs we have done in our comedy duo; Sweaty Pits! We chat cursed washing machines, naked gigs, being stuck in a box for 40minutes and what it was like pouring everything into the dumbest and most expensive thing we have ever done.
Today I get to chat to Sydney comedian and play write Oliver Twist! We chat about how he answered the call of comedy, gigging in Brisbane, gigging for in front of a therapist, and how offering someone pizza doesn't give you permission to be racist. Get amongst it!
Today I get to chat with Twitch streamer, podcast host, actor and musician The RealGMat! We talk being thrown into a kids show on no sleep, insulting the cast of Grease, playing loud music quietly, and the actual real life scary worst gigs that can happen when you live stream.
Today I get to chat with one of my favourite comedians, Danny Bensley! We talk trying to riff with unsuspecting service staff, skateboarding dads, mingling after a bomb and a mid 2000's comedy rap group that never took off. It's so good.
Today I get to chat with Melbourne comedian and writer Aurèlia St Clair! We talk gigging in small country towns, bean bags and shisha lounges, constantly questioning what you are doing with your life and more!
Today I get to talk to wonderful comedian and actor Liv Hewson! We talk their whirl wind romance with the trombone, bombing at 1am and do a spot on impression of a stand-up comic from the 1800's. Enjoy!
Today I get to chat with visual artist and comedian Erin Michelle! We chat about having a week long worst gig, the impact Readers Digest had on them, the tortoise and the hare and more!
Today I get to chat with Melbourne comedian Timothy Clark! We talk about crowd work over Zoom, the unexpected peril of doing fart jokes, being forced to disguise yourself as a waiter, open heart surgery and more!
Today I get to chat with Melbourne comedian Aidan "Taco" Jones! We talk about feeling your feelings, punching a couch, bombing on the other side of the world, getting lost at a festival, the worst joke in the world being told twice and more!
Today I talk to the incredible sketch comedy trio The Travelling Sisters! We talk about mullets (their brand new webseries "Meet the Mullets" is available on YouTube now), performing a whole show to literally no-one, a surprise 36th birthday that surprised even them, a venue that smells like an actual toilet and so much more!
Today I talk to Sydney based artist, performer and drag queen Oliver Levi-Malouf (also known as the one and only Etcetera Etcetera!) We talk about the most harrowing glitter experience I have ever heard, what happens to your body, mind and spirit when you are in drag for more then 48hours, and an insane night on a film set that lead to them getting lost in an abandoned mental asylum. STRAP IN!
Today I talk to comedian Maddy Weeks! We talk about being heckled by a banquet, being on the same line up as an ex (who rapped an entire album about her...called "Funny Girl"), Timomatic, coming out on stage, and being paid in tea-cup rides. Maddy truly has lived a life!
Today I talk to comedian Chris Ryan! We talk the bizarre world of corporate gigs, being heckled in defense of Julia Stone, inflicting surprise covers on unsuspecting loved ones, and dreading a gig so much you pray for a natural disaster!
Today I talk to Sydney comedian Rose Piper! We talk about bombing with the Paddle Pop Lion, absentee Dad jokes, the origins of her cult outfit "the skirt", and find an answer to a question older then time itself; why are Sydney comics hotter then Melbourne comics?
Today I talk to comedian, photographer, best mate and artist Emma Holland! We talk doing a charity gig in a dog shelter with no dogs, why carrying armfuls of unused props off stage is the most depressing image, and that time she roasted my actual Grandma. Emma Holland truly has done it all!
Today I talk to comedian (and secret musician) Harris Stuckey! We talk doing stand-up for an unsuspecting Zambreros, performing in the back of an operating food truck, and experiencing one of life's greatest thrills...watching someone you love and care about bomb on stage.
Today I talk to amazing comedian Grace Jarvis! From pizza throwing gigs on the Gold Coast, not doing karaoke at a karaoke bar, the drunkest woman alive, to examples of why gross men at gigs need to get in the bin - we talk about it all!
Today I talk to burlesque icon Jazida. We talk dancing while wheeling your own speaker around a crowded restaurant, performing the biggest gig of your life while having an allergic reaction, if "all techs are horny", and her unexpected leap from watching Paula Abdul's workout videos to being one of the biggest names in Australian Burlesque.
Today I talk to comedian Josh Glass. Lying to get his first gig, being stood down as MC during the show he was MCing, and watching producers have a fist fight - Josh and I talk about the unexpected highs and lows of stand-up comedy.
Welcome to Worst Gigs! The podcast where I talk to creatives about the weirdest, most unexpected, and worst gigs they've ever had. I'm Frankie McNair....let's do it!Artwork by Emma HollandMusic/Audio by Duncan Turner
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