Today’s guest is Australian born, American based standup Kelly Fastuca. Kelly’s show I Need An Adult is on Tuesday through Sunday, 9.45pm at the Downstairs Lounge at The Grand Mercure Hotel off Swanston St. Listen to this episode for a discount code!
In today’s MICF Daily News Update:
REVIEWS: With one week of the festival down the reviews have started rolling in. The Age have awarded four stars to ONGALS and Sara Pascoe vs History. Over at the Herald Sun, ONGALS have gotten four and a half stars, along with Sara Pascoe, Anne Edmonds, Cam Knight, Avenue Q, and Wil Anderson. And Beat have given a four and a half star review to Wil Anderson, and a four star review to Ronny Chieng.
HOT TICKETS: A few shows are on the verge of selling out tonight. Make sure to pre-buy tickets to the following:
Judith Lucy – Ask No Questions of the Moth
Jen Kirkman – I’m Gonna Die Alone And I Feel Fine
Nazeem Hussain – Legally Brown
EXTRA SHOW: And speaking of Nazeem Hussain, he’s added an extra edition of Legally Brown on Saturday April 18, 9.15pm at the Melbourne Town Hall. Tickets on sale now for that one.
FAMILY: It’s the school holidays so why not get the whole family together to see some comedy?
The (very) Big Laugh Out hosts three editions today. At the City Square Pitch it’s Asher Treleaven at 12.30pm, Mr Moriyasu at 1.30pm, and Jessica Arpin at 3pm. All of these are free.
At 10.30am, Sabrina D’Angelo’s show Zen the Pigeon Girl takes off from the Northcote Town Hall
At 11am, Madeleine Culp & Shane Matheson show us some Dinosaur Guts. Melbourne Town Hall. Also at the Town Hall: Harley Breen & Heath Franklin in Captain Fun Pants and the Mystery of the Fun-o-Matic Fun Wand and Trash Test Dummies. Over at The Spiegelent, it’s Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger…Again!, also at 11am.
Matty Grey Age-Less 3: Dreamweaver vs The Nightmare Child runs at the Northcote Town Hall from 11.30am.
At 12.15pm at the Town Hall, choose between Impromptunes: Tune Your Own Adventure, Jon Bennett’s family edition of It’s Rabbit Night!!!, or Showko with Ninja Ken & Sushi Monster.
At 12.30pm, Comedy Club for Kids returns to The Spiegeltent at the Melbourne Arts Centre.
Improvilicious: The Improvised Guide to High School holds court at the Melbourne Town Hall from 1.30pm. Also at 1.30om – Josh Earl in My Family’s Weirder Than Your Family.
At 2pm choose between Alex and Luke’s Make Your Parents Disappear at The Famous Spiegeltent or Mr Snot Bottom and The Curse Of The Stinky Silly Zombie Babies at the Melbourne Town Hall.
And ONGALS present their Babbling Comedy, 7pm at The Famous Spiegeltent.
VENUE CHANGE: Famous Sharron and her Fame Game is on the move to Collingwood. Catch The Fame Game 7.30pm tonight at the Melba Spiegeltent.
FILM: Soup du Jour’s production of 200 Grams, a film on as part of the festival program can be seen at Carlton’s Cinema Nova for two nights only. See it tonight from 6.30pm.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: CJ Delling performs her show CJ Delling on Tropical Island in German tonight. 7.30pm at the Bull and Bear Tavern.
DEBATE: If it’s comedic argument you’re after, Farouk’s Olive in Thornbury hosts another Farouk’s Comedy Debates. The verbal sparring bell is ringed at 9pm.
OPENING: Simon Coronel & Dave Lee’s show Simon and Davefunkel starts a short run. See it 6pm tonight at the Butterfly Club.
CLOSING: Mitch Alexander’s Heavy Metal Tea Party will drink a last cup tonight. See it before it closes, 9pm at the Last Jar.
LATE NIGHT: In late night news, ABC series Comedy Up Late tapes as part of Jameson Festival Club. Tom Ballard hosts Damien Power, Geraldine Hickey, Phil Wang, Katherine Ryan, Rhys Nicholson, Lazy Susan, Alex Edelman, ElbowSkin, and Sam Taunton. Doors from 11.15pm at The Hi-Fi.
A whole host of other late night shows take place tonight, including:
Dr Brown & Sam Simmons – Ceremony
Sean Michaels, Ruvan Govender, Kyle Legacy, Sam Kissajukian – Comedy Roadshow
