Podcasts about melbourne fringe

After hearing Tom Ballard's wild second-hand story, Abbie HAD to tell a second-hand story of her own... LINKS Listen to Tom's NMF: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/tom-ballards-nmf-filling-the-hole-with-love See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thought we'd made it to Nib's cave? Not so fast. A DM retcon sends the party back a step, giving them time to become true connoisseurs of the surrounding wildlife.Join us as we play The Wild Beyond the Witchlight!CREDITS:Dungeon Master - Jack Kirby CrosbyLord Walter Winston Winklepicker III - Dan LastDoelene de la Croix - Greg PickeringU.N.1.T - Ben ClementsKevin Strangeways - Lauren Bok‍Music & Production - Ben ClementsFollow us on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook.If you'd like to donate you can do so on our Patreon page.Thanks for listening!Mentioned in this episode:Tix to Melbourne Fringe "Mafia - The Game: The Show"Check out our Melbourne Fringe recce "Mafia - The Game: The Show"

Eddie Patterson talks about their show Dad Genes in Melbourne Fringe.

Albanese goes to the UN to obtain photographic evidence to prove to the other kids that Trump thinks he’s cool. Tom is joined by guest host and Greens upper house member for NSW, Abigail Boyd, MLC! What is the state of NSW politics? (12:58) And updates on Hannah Thomas, the childcare industry inquiry, worker’s comp, and some colourful characters in parliament. Finally, a call to action (55:42). Video version - https://youtu.be/zNxTIPkpiSs ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Targeting emission reductions targets” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over EIGHTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Follow Abigail Boyd - https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/abigail-boyd Rising Tide People’s Blockade https://www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025 Independent Education Union Start Strong Day of Action - October 15th https://www.ieu.asn.au/start-strong-pay-fair/ Just announced guest - Wil Anderson!Serious Danger 200th show live at Comedy Republic in Melbourne on Sat Nov 1st at 4pm, tickets at - https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:517/38:1803/ “A Night Of Humanity for Palestine” - Thursday 16 Oct at the Enmore Theatre - https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=NOHPAL25 See Tom live on tour in Melbourne Fringe, Geelong and Brisbane - https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/ Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Listen to Floodcast for more left green discussion about Aussie politics produced by The Griff -https://linktr.ee/floodcastau Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two women yap on the beach while the world burns.  Alex Hines & Sarah Stafford star in camp comedy BIRDS for Melbourne Fringe.  Directed by David Stewart.  Meat Market - The Stables 1, September 30 to October 18.    Melbourne Fringe Festival - Birds

An intimate robo-burlesque spectacle.  Queen Machine performer Anna Lumb joins us in the studio.  October 15 to 19 at Trades Hall's Quilt Room for Melbourne Fringe.   Melbourne Fringe Festival - QUEEN MACHINE 

Tuck Shop Ladies Rosie & Sam join us for a chat about their Melbourne Fringe show There's A Song In That.  October 8 to 12 at Trades Hall's Quilt Room. Melbourne Fringe Festival - There's a song in that

The incredible Tom Ballard has prepared a smorgasbord of stories for us, and unfortunately, Abbie and the team chose the worst one first... LINKS See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Punk clown show Strange Chaos performer Mitch Jones joins us.  October 9 to 19 for Melbourne Fringe.  An Oozing Future production. Melbourne Fringe Festival - Strange Chaos

New episode out tomorrow but while we wait I thought I'd re-release this episode with Sammy J before he kicks off his Melbourne Fringe show Fiasco, a new show he has written all about the Burke and Wills expedition. Tickets at melbournefringe.com.auPlus, if you're in Queensland come see the live DYKWIA plus stand up show I'm doing as part of the Caxton St Comedy Festival on Oct 18. Tickets at joshearl.com.auSupport the show by becoming a Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/dykwia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our last guest for this week is Simon Abrahams, Creative Director & CEO, Melbourne Fringe Festival, as the guide to the Melbourne Fringe has now officially been released Simon Abrahams... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 23rd August. 2025: Simon Abrahams, Creative Director & CEO, Melbourne Fringe Festival-Programme Launch appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Reality theatre as performer Krishna Istha meets potential sperm donors in Melbourne Fringe production First Trimester at Arts House, North Melbourne, October 16 to 18.  Melbourne Fringe Creative Director Simon Abrahams joins us.  Krishna Istha - First Trimester | Melbourne Fringe

Melbourne Fringe Creative director re Krishna Istha's fringe show First Trimester and how you can be involved (talking that is) in the production.CN: homophobic and other hate crimes.Joining the spice party late...TBC 

 For this special Transgender Awareness Week episode of 3CR's Queering The Air, Madison Moffat presents a multitudinal celebration of Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary (TGDNB) culture and creativity:Where to go in order to remember trans folk who have died as a result of anti-trans violence, during next week's Transgender Day of Rememberance (TDOR). An interview with Joe Ball, our new Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, about the importance of queer cultural and community events.The complexities of being trans while performing as trans, to tell a universal story to various audience types; with dancer and provocateur Alexander Powers.Samoan trans non-binary dancer Raven Afoa-Purcell about their experience performing at Melbourne Fringe for the dance and physical theatre production The Bloom.A chat with Jemima and Bertie, two Sistagirls from Tiwi Islands, including about their experience at the TGV Revel Gala.A sneaky playing of a previously recorded vox pop 'interview' with Jocelyn Bishop, who two months later won the Transgender Visibility Award for Trans Influencer of the Year (te he!).   Collaborating on script interpretation to enhance a queer story and introduce some of your own queer experience into the performance; with non-binary person Tomas Kantor, performer of SUGAR.Trans creative hopes for the present and the future, shared by Alex Lee.“As we are human, so we are creative.”In honor of Trans Awareness Month, we are reminded of the importance of elevating the voices and stories of the trans and gender-diverse communities. This November, Queering The Air will focus its programming on TGDNB (Trans, Gender Diverse, Non-Binary) topics, featuring a range of guests who will engage in essential discussions about identity, migration, and belonging.

This week on SmartArts with Richard Watts,As we all know, Melbourne is the most Irish city in Australia, and Dr Enda Murray, the Festival Director of the 2024 Irish Film Festival is here to tell us how we can embrace our Irish-ness through cinema. Showing from 24-27 October, find something on the program for yourself here: https://irishfilmfestival.com.au/ Academy Award winning filmmaker and artist, Adam Elliot has a new exhibition showing at Beinart Gallery. Opening on October 26th, All The Lonely People is a personal collection, resonating with the same melancholy and emotional depth characterising Elliot's film work. As we've been launching the various calendars for Melbourne's performing art scene, it is now time to launch next years Victorian Opera 2025 season with Artistic Director Stuart Maunder! Have a look at the full 2025 program here: https://www.victorianopera.com.au/victorian-opera-announces-season-2025/ Richard is joined by the world renowned, host, actor, writer, comedian, philosopher Stephen Fry to answer the big questions. What is art? How do you choose an acting role? And of course, what do we need to know about his upcoming Australian tour, An Evening with Stephen Fry? Hopefully all questions are answered but here's the link for tickets and more info if you need it: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=STEPHENF24&v=PLN Co-Artistic Directors Emma Valente and Kate Davis come on to discuss their project, THE RABBLE's Wake. It is showing 25/10 and 26/10 at Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey, tickets available here: https://thesubstation.org.au/program/wake Merlynn Tong, writer and co-star of Golden Blood, the story of a brother and sister left to fend for themselves in Singapore. Showing at Melbourne Theatre Company with a preview performance on the 25th and Opening Night on October 31st.Plus, Anne Marie Peard, wraps up Melbourne Fringe for another year!

Joss and Wayne talk with South Australian Drama Teacher, Abbey Dale about her one-woman Melbourne Fringe Festival show, Welcome to the Internet! The post Welcome to the Internet – Abbey Dale Melbourne Fringe appeared first on JOY Breakfast.

News headlines // 7:15AM // Replay of a speech from Judy McVey, from the Community and Public Sector Union for Palestine, at the Free Palestine Naarm rally on Sunday 13 October. Judy speaks about the importance of union power and reflects on moments in the past year when different unions have organised for Palestine such as the actions to stop ZIM ships and the student encampment at the University of Melbourne. Thanks to 3CR volunteer Tom for the recording. 7:30AM // Clare Hanson, a founding member of Save Public Housing Collective (SPHC) and public housing tenant, on why we need to save public housing and stand against privatisation and the demolition of the high rise towers in Naarm. You can follow SPHC @savepublichousingcollective and find out more about the upcoming rally this Saturday 19 October. 7:45AM // Part 1 of a conversation from Susie Russell, from the Save Bulga Forest campaign, on the  threats to the Greater Gliders and koalas living in the Bulga forest on Biripi country and the destruction caused by the NSW Forestry Corporation. You can find out more about the important work they're doing by going to savebulgaforest.org or following them on Instagram at @savebulgaforest. Tune in next Tuesday for Part 2 of the interview. 8:00AM // Hayley Edwards, a non-binary and chronically-ill actor, has put on their first solo show Shitbag, as producer and writer this year at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Hayley talks about the show and its exploration of Chron's disease, mania and casual sex. It was recently announced that there'll be two extra shows of Shitbag this Thursday 17 October and Friday 18 October at Trades Hall. You can get tickets from the Melbourne Fringe website. 8:15AM // Jennifer Kanis, Chair of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC) Trust, on the Beyond the Bias festival taking place from 10-31 October at QVWC. The festival, co-organised with Women's Health Victoria, focuses on women's health and equity. To find out more, you can go to qvwc.org.au and events, or follow QVWC @qvwc_melbourne and Women's Health Victoria @womenshealthvictoria Songs //Burn It - RONA Cool Moderator - Gut Health

Richard starts off this week's show with a Malthouse Theatre 2025 season overview with Artistic Director Matt Lutton. Gunai/Kurnai woman and curator Amanda Haskard talks ACMI's major exhibition The Future and Other Fictions. And three interviews about Melbourne Fringe: performer and choreographer Alix Kuijpers tells Richard about Grim Grinning Ghosts, Mitch Jones (Oozing Future) discusses new alt-circus/theatre performance Apocrypha, and Oli Mathiesen talks about about the Aotearoa production The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave.

Nâng, lặn, tách và nhào lộn - đó là một số cảnh thú vị mà khán giả có thể mong đợi trong buổi biểu diễn xiếc mới của Người bản xứ đầu tiên sắp ra mắt tại Naarm, Melbourne. "In Place" của Rạp xiếc Na Djinang sẽ khai mạc vào tuần tới trong Lễ hội Fringe hiện đang diễn ra tại Melbourne.

Join host Ananya Sharma as she talks to Amy Bodossian about all things being an artist and performer living with OCD. This episode discusses Amy's love for performance and how she navaigates her OCD whilst being in the public eye. Amy's show 'In Bed with Amy and Friends' is part of Melbourne Fringe festival, and is a cabaret style-performance with a healthy serving of wackiness. The show will run October 8th at Wesley Anne in Northcote. Please purchase tickets here https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/in-bed-with-amy-and-friends/

News headlines // 7:15AM // Candice, a data analyst by profession, who is coordinator in a grassroots formation Support Network for International Students (SNIS), which advocates for international students rights, and Nishani, international student from Melbourne who is about to finish her Masters in Business Information System this year, on recent changes in the Australian Government 485 visa policy which are negatively impacting international students, and their experiences as both mothers and students in Australia. You can hear more about their actions and get involved by following the Support Network for International Students (SNIS) on Facebook. 7:30AM // Speeches from this Sunday's Free Palestine Rally Naarm: the first is from Mai Saif, rally MC, Palestinian woman, longtime activist for the local Palestinian Community and member of Free Palestine Melbourne. The second is from Louisa Bassini, Victorian Socialists candidate for Merri-Bek and Australian Services Union (ASU) delegate, who led the walkout for Palestine earlier this year, discussing union support and strike actions as key strategies for organising around justice for Palestine. Thanks to 3CR volunteer Tom for the recording. 7:45AM // Speeches from the first 2023 rally in Naarm in solidarity with Palestine that took place on the evening of Tues 10 Oct 2023: Dana, Palestinian woman, student and activist fighting for Palestinian rights, and Jordy Silverstein, of the Loud Jew Collective. Thanks Mercedes from Renegade Solidarity Audioforce for the recording. A reminder that you can find full recordings of the subsequent Sunday rallies at 3cr.org.au/palestinecoverage 8:00AM // Cynthia Honihui, Solomon Islands Lawyer and President for the Pacific Islands Fighting Climate Change, presented the 4th annual Talbot Oration on World Environment Day, 5 June at the Australia Institute. We play you an excerpt of the talk, first broadcast 23 September on the Climate Action Show (hosted by Vivien Langford), where Cynthia discusses her participation in the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion Campaign for climate justice and human rights, and next steps for climate justice in the ICJ. Listen back to 3cr.org.au/climateaction for the full talk.8:15AM // Bianka Ismailovski, who is not only Australia's no. 1 ethically non-monogamous sober bisexual divorcee comedian, she's also a sweker, tweker, and the person most likely to tell you to dump your situationship.  Known for her wit, sass, and empowering confidence, she is a force to be reckoned with and guaranteed to shock audiences with her outrageously funny and surprisingly true storytelling. Bianca is performing as part of Melbourne Fringe tonight until Saturday at the Chinese Museum, and joins us to talk about her show Working Girl. Head to the Melbourne Fringe website for tickets.

In the 1980s a young jazz pianist named David Bates ran away with a cabaret band to the other side of the world. A chance encounter with the now-iconic Spiegeltent gave him an idea — if he bought this unloved structure it had the potential to breathe new life into cabaret and variety acts for the 21st century. Bates is the creator of the legendary La Clique, which has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 20 years. Also Harley Mann, founder of Na Djinang Circus, reveals the power of the circus to shape the way we see the world in In Place, and ABC reporter Emily Bissland swaps the newsroom for the stage — as a cast member in her town's production of Mary Poppins — to find out what makes community theatre so special.

Join host Ananya Sharma as she talks to Amy Bodossian about all things being an artist and performer living with OCD. This episode is the first part of a two part series where we discuss Amy's love for performance and how she navaigates her OCD whilst being in the public eye. Amy's show 'In Bed with Amy and Friends' is part of Melbourne Fringe festival, and is a cabaret style-performance with a healthy serving of wackiness. The show will run October 8th at Wesley Anne in Northcote. Please purchase tickets here https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/in-bed-with-amy-and-friends/

Caz Dawes chats to Jof about a comedy theatre show/drinking game at this years Melbourne Fringe. For all the details visit https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/comedy-on-the-rocks/

Liên hoan nghệ thuật Melbourne Fringe từ ngày 1/10 đến 20/10 với những màn trình diễn đặc sắc của nhiều nghệ sĩ, diễn viên, vũ công, drag queen, nhạc sĩ và DJ nổi tiếng nhất và mới nổi của Úc. Sự kiện này cũng đánh dấu bước đầu tiên trong hành trình khôi phục tiếng Wergaia.

Performer Janice Florence from Weave Movement Theatre discusses their Melbourne Fringe production The Solos.  October 2 to 5 at Dancehouse, 150 Princes St, North Carlton. Starts 6 pm.  Weave Movement Theatre  Weave: The Solos | Melbourne Fringe

Mel chats about her upcoming Melbourne Fringe show 'Motorboat', which was nominated for the Golden Gibbo at this years Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Find out more at Mel's site www.melissamcglensey.com/motorboat For bookings: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/mel-mcglensey-is-motorboat/ And be sure to use the special code word BOAT for a discount on your ticket purchase.

Apocrypha alt-circus director Mitch Jones joins us in the studio.  Melbourne Fringe, October 11 to 19 at Darebin Arts Centre.  Apocrypha | Melbourne Fringe

Suren talks to Jof about his show There's a World Where My Head Ought Be which will be at the Melbourne Fringe and also the Geelong Comedy Festival. Tickets and info for Melb Fringe https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/suren-jayemanne-theres-a-world-where-my-head-ought-be/ Tickets and info for Geelong Comedy Fest https://geelongcomedyfestival.com.au/theres-a-world-where-my-head-ought-be

Magician and comedian Tricksy Collins joins us in the studio to chat about her Melbourne Fringe show Assigned Magician At Birth.  Assigned Magician At Birth | Melbourne Fringe

Dee Mason is joined in studio by celebrity guest co-host – Australian Comedy Legend and survivor of the “rain situation” in Tasmania, Rachel Berger. We talk Melbourne Fringe with CEO... LEARN MORE The post Rachel Berger, Bossom Buddies, Bum Chums and the right way to say NO THANKS (oh…. and Melbourne Fringe) appeared first on JOY Breakfast.

SUGAR cabaret writer Ro Bright interview. Performed by Tomas Kantor, directed by Kitan Petkovski, presented by the Bullet Heart Club. Trades Hall, Commons Room, 16 to 20 October, Melbourne Fringe (world premiere).  SUGAR | Melbourne Fringe

Moira Finucane chats about Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club at Melbourne Fringe, Trades Hall, ETU Ballroom, October 16 to 19.  Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club | Melbourne Fringe

Will from The Huxleys discusses their extraordinary Melbourne Fringe extravaganza The Winner Takes It All.  A queer takeover of sports with dress-ups and photos and performances by a wondrous array of Melbourne's queer artists.   The Winner Takes It All happens at Malvern Cricket Ground, October 6 and Princes Gardens Tennis Courts and Prahran Aquatic Centre, October 12.  The Winner Takes It All | Melbourne Fringe 

Writer and performer Patrick Livesey discusses their Melbourne Fringe show I hope this means something, Chapel Off Chapel (The Loft), October 2 to 13.  One person drastically confronts the climate crisis.  Directed by Benjamin Nichol.  I hope this means something | Melbourne Fringe

This week on "Radio Architecture with Ilana Razbash", Ilana's special guest is Deborah Leiser-Moore - Performance Maker, Performer, Director, and Lecturer. Deborah was a core member of the physical performance company, Entr'acte Theatre (Sydney), and has trained in Japan with Tadashi Suzuki (and has taught the work for many years), in Rasaboxes with Richard Schechner, and in the Furan performance language as taught by ex La Fura dels Baus member, Younes Bachir (with whom she has collaborated many times). Deborah has created/written her own performance works as well as having worked within various companies. Her recent works include directing a contemporary version of Lorca's Blood Wedding for the JMC graduating acting ensemble at St Martins Theater and co-created/directed This is Me This is Us with the JMC Performance Ensemble, presented at 2023 Melbourne Fringe. She performed in/co-created the promenade performance work, Day After Terrible Day, with Danger Ensemble, directed by Stephen Mitchel-Wright and presented at Theatre Works. She directed/co-created unHOWsed, in which eight older ex-homeless women shared their experiences of homelessness, for Theatre Works St Kilda's main season. In September 2020 the filmed version played in competition at the 2020 Cairo International Festival of Experiment Theatre, in 2021 it was presented at Drum Theatre, Dandenong, in 2022 at ProAct Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine and in 2023 at the Alabama International Fringe Festival's digital program.

The Stella Prize CEO - Fiona SweetFiona is the former Artistic Director and CEO of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale responsible for the programming and curation of three Biennales. She founded the National Centre for Photography in Ballarat and was the inaugural director. Founder of Sweet Creative, and co-founder of Melbourne's Acland Street Projection Festival, she is a former Board Director of the Australian Graphic Design Association, the Melbourne Fringe.Fiona is the recipient of many prestigious design awards and has been identified as one of the top 25 women to have made a significant contribution to Australian graphic design. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

Rachel and Jacinta sit down with poet Tuesday Atzinger ahead of the Wise Words event in February. We discuss Tuesday's writing and performance about themes of Afro-blackness, disability and queerness. Tuesday Atzinger is a poet and emerging writer. Their work explores and celebrates Afro-blackness, queerness, disability and feminism. They peddle in discomfort and their primary goal is to fling words together to make you squirm. They have performed spoken word with Quippings for the Melbourne Writers Festival and were a part of ACNH Fringe at Melbourne Fringe 2020. Resources For more information about Wise Words, visit Thorne Harbour Health's calendar    Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH. This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.  

Today's Two Words: FUNNY BUSINESS In this episode, I'm joined by Janet McLeod, the Fairy Godmother of Melbourne Comedy. Janet runs Local Laughs, which at 20 years, is the longest running comedy room in Australia with a sole operator/programmer...and one of my fave spots to perform. We discuss comedy in all its glory — what is comedy, really? What makes a great comedian? How do you filter out the a**holes to make comedy rooms safe workplaces? Janet shares all her magical insights and wisdom, much to our audience's delight. A special note: this episode was recorded a week before beautiful and kind Cal Wilson suddenly passed away. Cal is one of my comedy heroines and she introduced me to Janet after we met through The Moth storytelling community in Melbourne. One of my favourite Cal memories is performing with her at Local Laughs in 2018 and she gave me the biggest hug after I got off the stage. So special! In this episode, Janet and I speak of Cal's kindness. I'm grateful to have met and worked with her and she'll always be one of my faves. ABOUT JANET MCLEOD With over 25 years' experience producing and programming live shows, Janet's curatorial skills are frequently called upon by organisations and arts festivals across Australia and in the UK including Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Glen Eira Storytelling Festival, Soho Theatre, Melbourne Fringe, and Fringe World in Perth. She has managed over 60 separate projects in her professional career, including long-standing weekly comedy events Planet Comedy and Local Laughs. (Image credit: Alan Moyle — Local Laugh's 20th birthday celebration, June 2023) An active champion of women in comedy, Janet was one of the originators of Upfront Comedy - now a hallmark event at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - and has since produced all-women comedy show like Miss (you) and Frockin' Hilarious in Melbourne. This Two Words with Taku live podcast event was recorded in October 2023 in Melbourne. Thanks to the crew: Jan, Oscar, and Ali from 24 Moons for hosting us. Join our community at twowordswithtaku.substack.com and follow Two Words with Taku at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twowordswithtaku MY 2024 COMEDY SHOW Shine My Light is my debut one-woman solo comedy show, presented in the week of International Women's Day 2024. In my show, I'll tackle motherhood, entrepreneurship, societal norms, and everything in between. All are welcome to my unique celebration of womanhood. Dates: Mar 6 – Mar 10 AT La Mama Theatre, Melbourne Buy tickets: https://lamama.com.au/whats-on/summer-2024/shine-my-light/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Belinda Anderson-Hunt is NOT related to Tom Anderson, the neighbour from MTV's Beavis and Butthead.  See Bel's Melbourne Fringe show The Sun and the Hermit, from October 16th to 22nd. Now on sale.  Ross is MCing Shrub Comedy on October 18th, get your tickets now Ross is also doing free shows of Ross Purdy Is Your New God, October 16 8:30pm at UBQ. Reserve your spot

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2023 Holly and Sasja came together to discuss Holly's event at the Melbourne Fringe Festival: MY QUEER SPIRITUAL ENTROP HOLLY ROWAN - MY QUEER SPIRITUAL ENTROPY TICKETDates 05 - 13 OctTime 7:30pm, 6:30pm (60 minutes)Venue TIC: SwanstonA spiritual antidote to dogma; for people who just want to be themselves.Sick of people telling you there's one way to live your life? Yeah, Holly too. Come and heal your soul and reclaim your right to be whoever you want to be with My Queer Spiritual Entropy. Full of originality, chaos and colour, this fresh-out-the-womb solo show from British non-binary performer Holly Rowan is a vibrant and daring mash-up of clown, Butoh, spoken word, physical theatre, dance and song... available as an in-person performance.About the artist: Instagram- @hollyrowanarts Holly is an emerging non-binary, multidisciplinary artist and performer whose work sits on the bridge of comedy and personal tragedy. Through a quirky combination of movement and voice, they share vulnerable and personal stories as a means to create conversation about difficult topics and connect people with the core of their humanity. This is their first Melbourne Fringe and debut performance in Australia. They have previously co-directed and performed in London Butoh Dance Company's ‘IRREVERSE' for Wandsworth Arts Fringe in 2022 and was Stage manager and Choreographer for Lancaster Offshoots productions at Edinburgh Fringe ‘Peter Rabbit & Other Tales' 2015 & ‘Hunchback' 2016. Holly is also a facilitator for Queer Space Youth at Drummond Street Services.  ------------------------------- Sasja joined by Sophie Strykowski & Haz Lugsdin, another artists from the Melbourne Fringe Festival, who shared a discussion of their live performance titled "TWIN FLAME/ DEAD SPIT".  TWIN FLAME/ DEAD SPIT TICKETDates 05 - 13 OctTime 7:00pm (60 minutes)Venue Mycelium StudiosTWIN FLAME/ DEAD SPIT is a live performance work investigating the ways in which we look at another to look at ourselves. With ten years of deep friendship and chosen kinship, performance makers Haz Lugsdin and Sophie Strykowski embark on an intergalactic voyage to understand their interlocking selves.We all have a gravitational pull. The sun, a chair, and you. I felt that tug. Who put me here? And why are you here too?Haz Lugsdin (They/He) is a trans performer who relishes in gusto, ego and innuendo. Sophie Strykowski (She/They) is an actor and performance maker whose work sparkles fearlessly with a joyous curiosity. Together, they pastiche comedy, performance art, and unbridled joy to glimpse the life practice of world-building together.  About the Artists: Haz Lugsdin / Sophie Strykowski    Instagram - @sp0repunk_ Haz Lugsdin (they/he) is a trans performer making on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. Haz's experience is in devised and collaborative work, rooted in comedy, pastiched with drag, performance art, movement, wordplay and absolute buggery. Haz is invested in developing non-binary ways of making that refuse rigid performance structures; as explored in their three latest 45 minute works; Rising Damp: A Sporepunk unearthing of a queer utopia at La Mama HQ (2022), The (Sour Glitch) Two-Step Refusal at The Flying Nun by Brand X (2021) and 101101001: Dude Where's My Gender at The Giant Dwarf (2020). As a writer, Haz has received mentorship with ATYP as part of National Studio (2020) and Fresh Ink (2021). Haz's work relishes in the illegible and incoherent; centering play and pleasure. He uses performance to make sense of himself and non-sense of the rest. They have a distinct modus operandi of gusto, ego, and innuendo.  Sophie Strykowski (she/they) is a performance maker and actor from Gadigal, currently living on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people. Their devised work reflects their positionality as a queer person, with the intention to dismantle and reimagine perceived truths with earnestness and delight. Sophie has worked across a range of independent and professional stages in Gadigal, including Griffin Theatre and ATYP in Intersection: Arrival (2019), Q Theatre in Originate (2020), Kings Cross Theatre [KXT] in Natives (2022) and Rogue Projects in Taz v. The Pleb (2023). Her work plays with form, combining elements of movement, comedy and experimental theater to ask big questions about the self, love, sexuality and connection. Sophie brings these questions to an audience with sparkling fearlessness and joyful curiosity. ------------------------------- Charaf Tartoussi joined Queering The Air as our third and final guest artist for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. A discussion between Sasja and Charaf about their captivating live performance titled “Aza” Aza: Stories of Grief in Diaspora  TICKET Dates 18 - 22 OctTime 6:00pm, 5:00pm (50 minutes)Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council ChambersA vulnerable exploration of migrant and diasporic grief through storytelling.Aza (Arabic colloq: wake) is a powerful, nuanced portrait of migrant loss. Spoken word theater meets mourning ritual, it takes us on the grieving journeys of four artists as they grapple with what it means to lose a loved one back home.Meet Charaf, Parminder, Thabani and Farah. They all live in Naarm, all write poetry and all have had to grieve a family member from a homeland someplace else. Together, they embark on an honest voyage through a grief as ancestral as it is foreign. From longing and guilt, to curiosity and pride, they will venture into the breadth of emotion in their migrant and diasporic mourning.Aza is where they come together to be witnessed in the diversity in their grief. It is where they come together to heal, and to be healed.In 50 minutes of vulnerable and sincere storytelling, they will move through the motions of their loss and attempt to answer the question: how does grief change when it is experienced in the immigrant diaspora, and how does it stay the same?  Music:Rehab by RihannaMusic by MadonnaYAMA LAYALI by David Vendetta feat Haifa Wehbe National Coming Out Day Event by Queerspace - Drummond Street Services(All LGBTQIA+ People Are Welcome)100 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053Wednesday 11 October4pm - 7pm

Flick speaks to Jen Atherton and Andrè Shannon from Garden Reflexxx  about Overshare, a free film festival for Melbourne Fringe. Then Flick and guest reviewer Thomas Caldwell discuss two new comedies: Kristoffer Borgli's SICK OF MYSELF and Kim Jee-Won's COBWEB.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Rao Morusupalli talks making a heckler takedown video and gives us his Top Five.  Rao's Melbourne Fringe show Fever Dream, from October 14th to 22nd at Theory Bar, is now on sale.  Late Night Party Boyz are hosting Ant Eye Comedy on October 5th, and performing free shows at UBQ on October 6, 7 and 13th at 8:30pm Ross is MCing Shrub Comedy on October 18th which is on sale now Ross is also doing free shows of "Ross Purdy Is Your New God", October 15th and 16th 8:30pm at UBQ. Reserve your spot!    

Stan Brady comes on the podcast to promote his show One Day I Will Own a Garbage Truck.  Come along to the next Ant Eye Comedy show on September 7th.  See Dan Brader's show Death Metal Boomer for Melbourne Fringe.

The things Ross learns about Dougie Baldwin (Mind How Y'Go MICF 2023) in this episode: 1)  He won't say a bad word about Warner Bros. 2) He'll be doing a split show with Ross' conscience at Melbourne Fringe. In Melbourne the last Saturday of the month? Check out Limbo Comedy Buy tickets to Dougie's Melbourne Fringe show now on sale. 

Jude resists her impulse to tell a sad a sad and traumatic story, instead finding happiness in the most unlikely of rubbish places: school.Jude Perl has been performing music and comedy for nearly a decade, touring, recording and winning 3 Green Room Awards for Best Original Songs, a Green Room Award for Best Cabaret Artiste and Best Cabaret at Melbourne Fringe. She's sold out seasons at Melbourne Comedy Festival, packed shows at The Hotel Cafe in LA and Ronnie Scott's in London and in 2012, Jude was one of 10 finalists in the prestigious National Jazz Awards at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival. Another time, she choked on a moth. Who knows what she'll do next.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Em cartaz no Melbourne Fringe, Michele da Costa diz que o humor salvou sua vida várias vezes e dá dicas para quem sonha em fazer comédia standup na Austrália.

New Theatre to enjoy online

Title by Craig Bothwell With special guest Martine Wengrow. See her at Melbourne Fringe in "The Very Model Of A Modern Major Musical" HERE 06-20 October at Trades Hall An age old opera about the follies of stealing handbags and stealing hearts. Will all be forgiven when crimes are confessed? Find out in song! Song List: "We're the Finest Fashion Store", "The Rich Get Richer," "Close the Door," "Surely You Can Find Before Dawn," "That's Sounds Like Love," "When You See the Sunrise," "Could This Be Love?/It's Definitely Love" Cast: Morgan Phillips, Alexia Brinsley, Teresa Ewan and special guest Martine Wendrow on keys Teched by Emmet Nichols Edited by Morgan Phillips

Jessie Ngaio from Birthday Loyalty Club is doing her debut solo show at the Melbourne Fringe called "Oh Yuck, It's Me" at the Butterfly Club October 10th to the 16th.