With just a few days remaining on the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival calendar, the judges for the 18th annual Barry Award – who include industry professionals and media – came to a consensus on the shortlist late last night.
The 2015 Barry Award nominees include:
Luisa Omielan – What Would Beyonce Do?
John Kearns – Shtick
Steen Raskopoulos – Character Assasin
Lawrence Moooney – Surely Not
Sam Simmons – Spaghetti For Breakfast
Damien Power – I Can’t Believe I Cared
The Barry Award recognises the most outstanding show of the festival. To be eligible a show must have had at least 10 performances during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival that year.
The Best Newcomer Award nominees include:
Corey White – The Cane Toad Effect
Juan Vesuvius – Calypso Nights
Sam Campbell – Cambo’s On Top
Heidi O’Loughlin – A Woman Talking
The nominees for the Golden Gibbo Award for best independent production (named in honour of the late Lynda Gibson) were announced on Saturday night. They include:
Watson – Who’s Afraid of the Dark
Ben Russell – The Tokyo Hotel
Laura Davis – Ghost Machine
David Quirk – Thrasher
Clara Cupcakes – The Merchant of Whimsy
Jon Bennett – It’s Rabbit Night!!!
Winners will be announced this Saturday April 18 at the Jameson Festival Club at The Hi-Fi. Other awards to be presented on the night include The Best Newcomer Award, The Directors’ Choice Award, The Piece of Wood (comics choice award), and for the second time Airbnb present The People’s Choice Award, offering festival goers a chance to win a trip for two to the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
