RRR FM (Comedy Obscura)

Comedy Obscura - 27 August 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura 11 August 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:40:00 GMT

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!

Comedy Obscura - 28 July 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Comedy Obscura - 14 July 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:05:00 GMT

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?

Comedy Obscura - 30 June 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura - 9 June 2008

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura - 26 May 2008

Comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura - 12 May 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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

Comedy Obscura - 28 April 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura - 21 April 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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

Comedy Obscura - 7 April 2008

Comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

With Kate, Gerard and Peter reunited in the studio, comedy is not safe from being probed.

Firstly, Glenn Wool calls in from Trades Hall â (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.

Comedy Obscura - 31 March 2008

private.petermc@bigpond.com — Tue, 1 Apr 2008 01:23:00 GMT

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.

Comedy Obscura - March 31 2008

comedyobscura@hotmail.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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 OâDoherty 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 thatâs 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 Womensâ 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 â described as a Social network for funny ladies of any humorous persuasion â performers, writers, producers, directors.
www.myspace.com/theskirtnetwork

â also has a FaceBook group.

This year she has produced Geraldine Hickeyâs and Celia Paquolaâs shows among others.