Fringe Comedy wrap with Richard Watts; Lach Ryan on Blackframes Comedy; Hey Hey It's Controversial, and heaps of news, TV & gigs!
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It's a big month and a big show with Impro Melbourne's Tim Redmond talking about Theatresports, Dan Ilic chatting about 'Hungry Beast,' the latest from the Denton stable, and a preview of Fringe. Plus news, TV, gig guide and more!
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A fond farewell for founding member Pete in this ep, with news from Edinburgh, a review of Slava's Snowshow, a couple of goats, and a huge gig guide. Neil Sinclair & Doug Pickering bring us a sample of the Four Minute Warning podcast, and Michael Connell plays The Blues. And stick around beyond the gig guide as we see Pete off. Like the podcast? Subscribe to Triple R and win great prizes!
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Hosts are thin on the ground, but no one's short for a word as Toby Sullivan puts the Character into Comedy, and Rod Quantock fears personal extinction and updates his list of who he'll eat when food gets scarce. Plus a huge gig guide and a completely biased look at some new TV.
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It might have been a bumper Festival, but the Comedy keeps on coming. Impro Melbourne's Mike Bryant takes us into the Impro Cave and local comic Simon Brodie lights up the Stop Smoking Spectacular.  Plus news and gigs
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Forget Gordon, Tracey and the Chaser guys.... we've got Oliver Clarke chasing Will Arnett thruough '6 Beers of Seperation'.  Then...Whatever happened to That Guy?  He's here.  Peter Moon and Brendon Luno pop in to talk about their TV show (and how to break a swear-o-meter).  Plus news, gigs and more...

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Declan Fay and Michael Chamberlin chat about their work as Dec & Chambo from One HD's Thursday Night Live, and bag each other out a lot. Julian Morrow gives us an update from Chaser HQ. Plus news, opinion and more gigs than you can poke a Class Clown at. Chk-chk, BOOM!
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Don't adjust your iPods, we've adjusted our episode numbers! Andrew Goodone chats about impro old and new, tells how comedy saved a small town, and reveals the secret of the Night of Bitterness. We dissect the Gruen Transfer controversy and let fly with a huge gig guide!
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For the Festival wrapup we are joined by Lawrence Mooney - winner of the piece of wood and Richard Watts, Reviewer extrodinaire, along with the old favorite, the gig guide

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We talk to Bo Burnham, the wunderkind of US comedy at the moment about dirty ditties and how the world views them, followed by Damian Callinan, the man doing a show by a comedian about a comedian who isn't funny, during a comedy festival. More of the other stuff as well
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In this show we are joined by Mat Kenneally to find out if satirists are bitter and twisted or just see it like it really is.  We are then joined by Neil Delamere the Irish comic doing a show about a day in Stockholm.

Goats and reviews galore....

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With the Festival in full swing, the Obscurists have a full schedule, a full show and a full switchboard waiting for Kitsen tickets

 

Catting about their shows are Dave Bloustein (The Social Contract) and Justin Hamilton (Goodbye Ruby Tuesday), plus our early tips and we review the reviewers!

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Today in the studio we are joined by some of the newcommers of comedy - hand picked as the best of the new bunch, while Ali McGregor joins us to talk about her three shows - sadly we had to edit out her song due to copyright reasons - but it is still good!
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The First of the Max Headroom series features Deniese Scott, Dom Romeo and Wilson Dixon as we give you a taste of the comedy to come in the Festival
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The comedy news keeps rolling off the presses with a Festival two weeks away!  James Dowdeswell talks wine, nice guys and his experiences as "The Extras" infamous "Count", while Sarah Bennatto is "Lucky" enough to tell us about Storytellers Clud.  Plus TV news, the gig guide and more opinion than you need!
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This week we look at the satrrical comedy "Traffic Island" by two emerging artists Daren Lever  and Sarah Breen.  We then examine how long we need to wait after a National Tragedy before comedians can start to tak the piss out if them.

Of course there is the gig guide and some news
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We're back for 2009! This week, the funny is at the St Kilda Laughs Comedy Festival, and we chat to Nick Cody and Luke Whitby about their shows. (The missing episode numbers went to air on real radio over summer. You can't get them on podcast... yet.)

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The Melbourne comedy scene is thriving and we are bursting at the seams!  This week Justin Hamilton drops in to talk cricket and cararet with the Spinning Wheel Returns Nerija Zemkalnis Benefit.  Then Russell Fletcher dons the stripey stockings for David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries.  And what is the chief weapon of a comedy ninja? (nunchuckles?)
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Michael Dalley pops in to discuss the musical comedy "Death in White Linen", giving us an insight into Melbourne's "other" comedy scene. Then its Pete vs Comedian Paul Jones in a smackdown over comedy competitions - are they about finding the next comedy star....or selling beer at the bar?
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Gerard has slipped poison into the coffee and gets the show all to himself this week. Thankfully Dave Thornton calls in from RMITV's Studio A to talk about the glamour of life as a Channel 31 star, and Impro Melbourne's Ric Browne and Jamie Robertson come trick or treating with Theatresports' Halloween special. Plus the gig guide, TV thoughts and general spouting off from our resident bitter industry hack.

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Beaconsfield: A Musical in A Flat Minor... it's the talk of the nation and now it's the talk of our studio as we haul producer Dan Ilic over the coals. Plus Daniel Moore launches new comedy room A Mic In Hand, but Pete comes up with a better name.
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Listen out for Sammy J - starting a show that will run for 50 years as part of the Fringe festival.  Also joining us are Janet A McLeod and Hannah Gatsby to talk about "Short and Girly" - a benefit hosted by Rachel Berger.

Look out for the usual array of goats, gig guides and good times.

 

 

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As Fringe dawns over the horizon and passengers board the last Flight of the Conchords, we’re joined by Michael Connell (local comedian and purveyor of fine laughs to the Yarra Ranges) and Dan Lee (producer of Northcote Storytellers). And look out, something’s got our comedy goats…

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Straight off the plane, it's the awards and controversy from Edinburgh Fringe. Then Col Cameron drops in to chat about comedy workshops and defend a yellow jumpsuit and klaxon horn.  Finally (before the gig guide) Joanne Brookfield swats away our fascination with her reviewer past.
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Farewell to Bernie Mac and The Chef, but Comedy Obscura kicks on, as Rod Quantock reflects on 40 years of Melbourne comedy, and ben McKenzie and Celia Pacquola join us to talk about the Anarchist Guild Social Committee's monthly sketch show.  And academics unveil the world's official oldest joke!
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As Big Brother follows George Carlin out of the house, Alison Bice follows the yellow brick road to Edinburgh with The Wizard of Bice.  The elfin Janet A. McLeod calls in with the latest on Local Laughs and Cinema Fiasco.  And is it time to vote out mockumentaries?
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In this podcast Gerard and Peter talk to Toby Sullivan - wearing two hats:
Comedy Mogal - Associate Director of the Comdey Festival and projects such as Raw Comedy, Deadly Funny and the Comedy Film Festival.

He us also a performer with his latest show Not Quite Right currently gracing the Melbourne winter.

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This week's episode went to air, so podcast listeners get all the chat without the copyrighted funny bits.  Character comedian Andrea Powell takes us inside the netherworld of the theatrical understudy (her role on current production, 'Boeing Boeing!') and Chas Licciardello updates us on The Chaser's Melbourne season.  Say goodnight, Dick.
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Anthony Watt (Producer ABC Comedy Hour and Spick and Specks) joined us in the studio to talk about the upcoming ABC Local radio show looking to identify and showcase new comedy talent. If you think you are that new talent. Entries open Thursday May 8th and close Friday May 30th at www.yourabc.net.au/local. We are also joined by Russel Howcroft, Chairman and managing director of George Patterson Y&R taking about The Gruen Transfer - a fast, funny show about advertising that will make you look differently at the constructed world around you.

The usual goats, gig guides and TV roundups complete another packed show.

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The team are joined in the studio this week by Australia's No 1 indigenous comedian, Sean Choolburra, talking about his journey from dance to standup, and Ahmed Imam of the new SBS comedy Salam Cafe, which features young Australian Muslims discussing the humorous side of current issues with sketches from award winning comedians as well as weekly guest interviews. When we say new, we mean migrated from Channel 31

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In this episode the team explore taking the Melbourne International Comedy Festival on the road to Victoria and the rest of Australia.  Dave CAllan - one of the comics on the tours jouns us for the behind the scences news and view.

This, and where to get you dose of laughs are all waitng for you to listen.

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Kate, Gerard and Peter get together to review the festival covering issues as diverse as who won the awards, the greatest goats of the festival and whether an international comedy festival is the ideal spot to do your first or second show
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With Kate, Gerard and Peter reunited in the studio, comedy is not safe from being probed.

 Firstly, Glenn Wool calls in from Trades Hall – (Show: Promises, Promises)

 Then, Sam Wills (NZ) (The Boy with tape on his face) joins us in the studio.

Finally Kate McLennan (in The Enthusiasts) 2007 Barry Nominee & Winner Best Comedy 2006 Melbourne Fringe joins us.


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In this episode Peter and Gerry speak with Melbourne International Comedy Festival visitors Wil Hodgson about his show Straight Outta Cheppenham and Maeve Higgins who shares the stage with Claudia O'Doherty for their show Ha Ha Yum! They also talk with and local comedians Louise Sands, a Raw Comedy finalist at this year's festival and Geraldine Hickey about her show Miss Guided.

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In this show Gerard and Peter catch up with Wil Hodgson (Straight Outto Chippenham), the pink haired, punk, with an unrivaled collection of my little pony's.

They are then joined by Maeve Higgins (appears with Claudia O’Doherty in Ha Ha Yum). The pair are not very trendy, the burns on their arms are much more likely to be from cooking than from self harm, and that’s fine. Maeve covered a range of topics in the show, fridge magnets, robots and sisters, topics not covered include currency exchange rate and differences between men and women.

The final person in the studio was Louise Sanz - Vic Finalist in Raw Comedy Nationals

She is a 28-year-old Melb-based comedian/producer/writers and she has been doing comedy for less than 12 months.
 
Tues night just gone she made it through to the national finals of RAW COMEDY with her character piece about unrequited love (although that gives away the punchline, the audience does not know that she is not in a relationship with the person she loves until the very end).
 
Her first gig ever was Jeez Louise this time last year and this year, she is on a panel at the Funny Womens’ Forum with with Nelly Thomas and Judith Lucy to get some perspective on women comedians who have performed for one, five and twenty years respectively.
 
In the past 12 months she has started a network for female comedians called The Skirt Network which is booming – described as a Social network for funny ladies of any humorous persuasion – performers, writers, producers, directors.
www.myspace.com/theskirtnetwork

 

<http://www.myspace.com/theskirtnetwork>   – also has a FaceBook group.
 
This year she has produced Geraldine Hickey’s and Celia Paquola’s shows among others.

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