Melbourne Comedy , 20
Reviewed by Dominica Corless
Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
I went to see this because my friend Gavin Baskerville was going to be on. The only comedians that were on that I can actually remember the names of were him, and Mickey D. They're the only comedians that I can actually remember what they did too! I had seen Gavin's stuff before but I still laughed as hard as ever, he is a fantastic comic and I know he will be led to big things. Mickey D on the other hand, well okay, he was very funny also. I remember him as he actually jumped up and stood on my table of the Ballroom at the Hi Fi Bar since I was sitting right up the front, so he could pretend he was a walrus that was making love to a spider. Very funny. There were obviously other comedians on, some very good ones, I just can't remember who they were or what they did.
Southgate, Melbourne
I arrived late to this but I think all I missed was Corinne Grant and the 4 Noels. I did however get to see Eric and Derek from the 3 Canadians, Boothby Graffoe, and Christine Basil. Not to mention the French guy who rollerblades...who I found very weird, and not funny. I enjoyed seeing Boothby as I had seen him on TV previously and I had not had any opportunity to see his show at the comedy festival since I'd made the decision to only see Australians for my site. He did a couple of songs and his bunny routine. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. It's too hard to explain what he does.
Christine was good also, but I have to say that my favourite part of the Big Laugh Out was seeing Eric and Derek. I'd wondered why the hell I hadn't heard of them before! They're brilliant improvisers, and although I can't remember everything they did, I do remember that because it was Easter, they were both wearing bunny ears and they did their famous bunny impressions. I may also have left picking up a short crush on Derek, but I don't think it lasted too long. Probably for the better!
Melbourne Town Hall,
I had never seen Adam Hills live before this date. I had only become interested in him from seeing him on Good News Week by this stage but wanted to check out to see what he was like live. It was a bit disappointing that he had not been very popular in his own country, therefore only able to perform in the Lunch Room of the Town Hall, which seated a maximum of 60 people (though it seemed smaller). It was good the night I went, I believe it was overbooked, or at least sold out. I sat in the second row and enjoyed myself immensely as Adam talked about his experiences overseas, spoke to the kids in the audience, then told their parents to kiss in front of them (which they happily obliged to). He also created a boy band right in front of our very eyes, using four members of the audience and teaching them the moves. There was singing, dancing, and so much more.
The title of his show may very well be what earnt him the title of the 'nice guy' of comedy, but after seeing this performance, his rudeness came across in the nicest possible way, I'd probably have to agree. It was very funny when he picked out Scottish people in the audience and used their accent. It was also funny when he found an Adelaide woman in the audience who mentioned she 'came from the same city he did', to which Adam went on to prove her wrong, and told her he grew up in Sydney, and moved to Adelaide when he got the job working on radio. Fantastic!
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