Sydney Comedy Festival Podcast

The Enmore Theatre Show Finished Show info: Frocking Hilarious! Fiona O’Loughlin | Denise Scott | Em Rusciano | Gretel Killeen | Jackie Loeb just announced!   Following SOLD OUT galas two years running, Frocking Hilarious is BACK in 2015, bigger and better than ever. An all-female line-up will take to the stage for one outrageous night to support ActionAid Australia’s work empowering women living in poverty to stand up for their rights. Frocking Hilarious has hosted Australia’s funniest women - including Judith Lucy, Wendy Harmer and Gretel Killeen. Join us again for a night to highlight women’s rights around the world through the power of laughter – it’ll be Frocking Hilarious!

The Enmore Theatre Show Finished Show info: Frocking Hilarious! Fiona O’Loughlin | Denise Scott | Em Rusciano | Gretel Killeen | Jackie Loeb just announced!   Following SOLD OUT galas two years running, Frocking Hilarious is BACK in 2015, bigger and better than ever. An all-female line-up will take to the stage for one outrageous night to support ActionAid Australia’s work empowering women living in poverty to stand up for their rights. Frocking Hilarious has hosted Australia’s funniest women - including Judith Lucy, Wendy Harmer and Gretel Killeen. Join us again for a night to highlight women’s rights around the world through the power of laughter – it’ll be Frocking Hilarious!

The Concourse Show Finished - Encore shows announced! The Comedy StoreTue 7th Aug 2015 Wed 8th Mug 2015 Tickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: The Motherload Imagine all the love of a Celine power ballad, and all the snot and isolation of an Ebola outbreak.  This show's kinda like that clip Beyonce did with Blue Ivy, only with more C-bombs, more references to extreme toilet paper usage, and no attempt whatsoever to hide marital difficulties.From parenting in the 80's to her hatred of the Disney musical Frozen, The Motherload will leave no stone unturned, no relationship unexamined, no swear word unsworn.Oh and there will be a John Farnham sing-along. By God there will be John Farnham sing-a-long. Accompanied by her long suffering Father Vincie, Em will rip through your heart like herpes at a blue light disco. If you've had a Mother, then this show is for you.   "Em Rusciano is an irrepressible force of nature." ***** Rip It Up   "Rusciano delivers some of the best written, outrageously

The Factory TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 8:45 pmWed 13th May 2015 - 8:45 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 8:45 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 8:45 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 8:45 pmSun 17th May 2015 - 7:45 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: REALLY…?!New show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. At just 24, Daniel has clocked up six consecutive sold-out Fringe seasons, toured extensively through the UK, Australia and USA, appeared on TV shows including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Russell Howard’s Good News, Conan O’Brien and released his debut DVD.‘Charming, self-deprecating, genuinely funny!’ Time Out‘Meteoric… Has them rolling in the aisles’ **** Scotsman‘A genuine twinkle in his eye and a sharp line in observational humour… The humour is funny, intelligent and charming. As is Sloss.’ **** Evening News‘Star in the making… Unstoppable!’ Telegraph

The Enmore TheatreFri 8th May 2015 - 7:15 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 7:15 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info:Starring on TV's Legally Brown, It's a Date, This is Littleton, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Just for Laughs Festival, MICF Gala, Double Dribble and radio's Triple J.As seen opening for Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps and Bob Saget on their national Australian tours.Winner MICF - Directors' Choice Award 2014Winner Sydney Comedy Festival - Best Show 2014Nominated Best Comedy Performer - Helpmann Awards 2014Nominated Cleo Bachelor of The Year 2014Nominated Best Comedy Release 2014 ARIAs“He’s sharp, he’s funny, he’s quick- witted...” ****  The Herald Sun“Great stage presence and a wonderfully aggressive style that never lets up.” ***** The Age

The Comedy StoreThu 7th May 2015 - 7:00 pmShow Info:Mixing stand-up and improv skills, Rory puts on shows that are unique, unpredictable, innovative, hilarious and defies conventional stand up.Rory Scovel currently stars in the TBS series 'Ground Floor.' He has been seen on the NBC series 'Undateable,' MTV's 'Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous,' and voiced a role in HBO's animated series 'The Life and Times of Tim.' In 2015, he'll be in Demetri Martin's feature 'Dean,' as well as his new hour stand up special.Rory's stand up has been featured on Comedy Central, 'Conan' and 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' as well as many of the best comedy festivals; Just For Laughs Montreal, Bridgetown, Bumbershoot and Bonnaroo.Whether discussing drugs, politics, or life in general his infectious stage presence and engaging charisma will quickly shift the vibe of any room and place the audience in the scene of every punch line.In the words of Daniel Berkowitz of LaughSpin: 'Picture a storyteller, philosopher, and absurdest, whom y

The Enmore TheatreThu 14th May 2015 - 7:45 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 7:45 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 7:45 pmSun 17th May 2015 - 7:45 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info:    Fans of pure stand-up should not miss Australian-born, New York-based, James Smith. Since debuting at the Just For Laughs Festival, he’s appeared on Comedy Central, ABC, TBS, Flight Of The Conchords, featured in Time Magazine and recently gave a TED talk. He will appear on Conan on his return to the US and performs nightly at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City.

The Factory TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 7:00 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 7:00 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: PHILOSOPHICAL BOGANWhat happens when you grow up in a small country town and your father is a doctor of psychology?You turn out to be an extremely philosophical bogan.Hailed across the country as a rising force with a unique comedic mind Matty B is bringing his laid back delivery and sharp one liners to the Sydney Comedy Festival. In Philosophical Bogan, Matty makes absurd observations and tells the stories of a life unapologetically enjoyed on the fringes of society.

The Factory TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 9:30 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 9:30 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 9:30 pm Tickets:www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au Show Info: STICKS AND STONES Danny Giles is a stick figure. He knows that - yet people always feel the need to point it out to him. But after finding himself single for the first time in 4 years, he realised that responding to good looking girls who come up to him and say "You're sooo thin" with "No, no you're just really fat" is both mean and counter productive.In his new solo show, Danny takes you into the world as he sees it through his big adorable eyes.Danny Giles is a radio-host, writer and filmmaker who performs stand up around NSW on a regular basis. After having sold out runs at both the Sydney Fringe and Sydney Comedy festivals he continues to try and validate himself as a person by speaking words into a microphone in exchange for cash and laughter."Sticks and Stones" is Danny Giles' new solo stand up festival show. Come be apart of a fun filled 60 minute experienc

The Factory TheatreTue 28th Apr 2015 - 7:00 pmWed 29th Apr 2015 - 7:00 pmThu 30th Apr 2015 - 7:00 pmFri 1st May 2015 - 7:00 pmSat 2nd May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: SURELY NOT!Surely Not is my reaction to most of the shit I see.Come and hear me spew vitriol - it’ll be ace and totes funny.There were audible gasps for air from the audience, they couldn’t take any more sidesplitting laughter The MusicA funny man who’s recently become great ****½  Helen Razor

The Factory TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 7:00 pmWed 13th May 2015 - 7:00 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 7:00 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 7:00 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Break Out Comedy ShowcaseThe Sydney Comedy Festival and Marrickville Council present Break Out Comedy.Feat:Gearard McGeownJack GowPaige HallyMarty BrightMadeleine StewartWe’ve hand picked 5 of the finest emerging comics in Sydney to bring you an uproarious evening of laughter with a showcase that is guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles.Don’t miss you chance to see the freshest emerging talent at the Sydney Comedy Festival.This project was supported by funding from Marrickville Council.

The Factory TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 9:30 pmWed 13th May 2015 - 9:30 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 9:30 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 9:30 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: LIKE THE UNDERPANTSEdan Lacey* loves to wear shorts. Short shorts. This show will consist mainly of him putting several pairs on at once and then taking them off one at a time, and a Spanish Elton John impersonator, and a tiny piano.National Theatresports Champion and star of Giant Dwarf’s Improvised Soap Opera brings his playful character sketches to the Factory Theatre in his Sydney Comedy Festival debut. "Edan Lacey is very funny"  - jolitson.com*Moustache included.

The Enmore TheatreThu 7th May 2015 - 8:15 pmFri 8th May 2015 - 8:15 pmSat 9th May 2015 - 8:15 pmSun 10th May 2015 - 7:15 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: SAVAGEEveryone believes something. It’s what makes civilisation tick. But after a chance encounter with a true believer, Alice starts to think that maybe she’s a heretic. What does she believe, and what’s at stake? Life, death, love and paper towels; when you’re an outsider, sometimes faith is the last thing you need. Some things make you feel Savage. Banjo playing, overeducated, and full of wild words, Alice Fraser (SBS Comedy, A Rational Fear, The Roast) takes you through a new hour of "brilliant" (Herald Sun) comedy about love, anger and belief.What makes you tick? What do you believe?“Hilarious. Alice Fraser, thank you for giving up your day job.” The Music"Brilliant" Sydney Morning Herald"Raw, Supersmart Hilarity" Cosmopolitan"Must See" TimeOut"Charming, brilliant and unexpected" New York Comedy Cellar

The Enmore TheatreWed 13th May 2015 - 9:30 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 9:30 pmTickets: www.sydneycomdedyfest.com.auShow Info: MADELEINE SCHMADELEINEThis was once the highest rated variety hour on television but is now firmly in its declining years, so much so that it’s cancellation has just been announced. Madeleine Culp, the fading star of this sinking ship, has been granted a farewell episode – which she sees as her one big chance to prove her disillusioned audience wrong. She has promised to give them all the entertainment they could want, all the entertainment in the world crammed into one 55 min episode! Can she keep her promise and save her show, her reputation and truly deliver all the entertainment in the world ever? Well can she? … I don’t know, she’s asking me to ask you. This is an energetic, farcical and absurdly delightful escapism that might just be the biggest fireball of variety entertainment that ever blew anyone’s pants off – or the sad yet stylish clutch

The Factory TheatreWed 29th Apr 2015 - 7:00 pmFri 1st May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets:www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Legends! The good stuff has been building up in your brain for too long. But don't worry! Professional comedian John Cruckshank knows where to put the dynamite to set it off just right. Get ready for the Pleasure Avalanche.

The Enmore TheatreFri 8th May 2015 - 9:15 pmTickets:www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Tom Gleeson doesn't need a title. Tom Gleeson doesn't need awards.Three time Helpmann Award nominee.The reason Tom doesn’t need any of these things is that he has been a Comedy Festival favourite for years and a cracking stand-up for even longer. He is a force to be reckoned with and a consummate performer. He doesn’t just deliver good shows, he exudes a confidence on stage that allows you to relax and just go along for the ride.Tom Gleeson doesn't need a title. Tom Gleeson doesn't need awards. But you need to buy tickets."Tom Gleeson really doesn’t need a good review." Herald Sun

The Factory TheatreThu 30th Apr 2015 - 7:00 pmSat 2nd May 2015 - 7:00 pmSun 3rd May 2015 - 6:00 pmTickets:www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Eat My TalkEric Hutton has long been considered one of the shiniest cybermen in the Australian alternative comedy scene. He's been over the seas for three years, performing all across Europe.His Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows were loved by critics and normal people alike - with his 2012 show 'Every Other Show in the Fringe Sucks' being named one of the 'Top Ten Free shows of the Fringe' by The Scotsman newspaper, beating out approximately 4 billion other shows give or take.This show is a little bit about travel but mostly about what it means to be human ... just kidding! Look, it's funny. Just come see it."Magic" **** Kate copstick - The Scotsman"My favourite up-and-comer. He's like Daniel Kitson meets H.G. Nelson. Brilliant!" - Sam Simmons"The smartest and most original deadpan comic around. I've never seen him fail to win over a crowd." - Tom Ballard

The Factory Theatre:Wed 6th May 2015 - 7:00 pmFri 8th May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets:www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: KILILIANANAN DAVAVIDIDDThe last few years have seen Kilian take part in the Sydney Fringe and Sydney Comedy Festivals with his buddy AJ in the 'Suppose Whom' sketch shows. And who can forget his cameo in 'Every Episode of Doctor Who Live on Stage'? Most people. Now he is going it alone in 'Kililiananan Davavididd', which, at around 50 minutes, is roughly the same length as an acclaimed HBO show.It's a delightful blend of characters, sketches, stand up and that's it.

The Enmore TheatreTue 12th May 2015 - 8:15 pmWed 13th May 2015 - 8:15 pmThu 14th May 2015 - 8:15 pmFri 15th May 2015 - 8:15 pmSat 16th May 2015 - 8:15 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Cactus BlastusTwo infamous bandits ride through a dream desert, robbing trains, and the content of your brains in a Wild Western Musical Comedy Shootout. After once again selling out at Perth Fringeworld (2014 & 2015) as well as being nominated for a best comedy award for "Cactus Blastus" Sydney's musical sketch double act Jekyll x James (as heard on Triple J and seen on The comedy Channel) are back with more beatboxing, more psychedelic guitars, more insane characters, more stupidity all in the weird world of the wild west!

The Enmore TheatreThu 7th May 2015 - 7:00 pmFri 8th May 2015 - 7:00 pmSat 9th May 2015 - 7:00 pmTickets: www.sydneycomedyfest.com.auShow Info: Wasabi Argument TimeA show within a show. Rodney is on his way to perform a spot at a stand up comedy gig. He doesn’t drive and he has to ride his pushbike to the show.Follow Rodney on his way to his show and on the way home from his show. Hijinks and lowjinks assured. What will happen on his way to and fro?  Written and performed by Rodney Todd featuring other comedians such as Seamus McAlary and characters like Bradley the Brolly and Ahmed Zub. Wasabi Argument Time a comedic theatrical show that has a little stand up comedy, audio compression performing, visual appearances and a super hero made from an expensive costume.If you like things and biscuits or even laksas on a hot day as long as it’s in an air-conditioned environment, You’ll think yeah this is alright.