Today’s guest is Emma J Hawkins. Emma’s show I Am Not A Unicorn can be seen 6.30pm on Sundays, 7.30pm Tuesday through Saturday at the Northcote Town Hall.
In today’s MICF Daily News Update:
CLOSING: It’s the final weekend for many shows of the festival, with a new set of shows ready to commence runs at MICF. Shows having their final night tonight include:
Darren Freak – A Freak By Any Other Name
Jodie J Hill – Flirting with Disaster
Quiet Achievers
Rob Caruana – Learn Comedy
Sarah Bennetto’s Funeral
Simon Godfrey – Sauce
Snort with Friends
Tim Batt Explores The Human Experience
The Umbilical Brothers – KiDSHoW (Not Suitable for Children)
Georgie Carroll – Nurse Case Scenario
Judith Lucy – Ask No Questions Of The Moth
Micah D Higbed – Rebels & Radicals
Jen Carnovale – Give Us A Smile
Pat McGee – Tincakes & Sausages
Sharyn Booth – …Yeah, Sure. Why Not?
Good Show
Tom McLean – Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn
Anthony Jeannot – Unaccept-a-bubble
Bryony Kimmings & Tim Grayburn – Fake it ’til you Make it
Dave Bloustien – The Tinder Profile of Dorian Gray
Ash Burgess – Punk Rock Poet
Isabella Valette – Media Release
Cam Knight – Almost Bulletproof
Heidi O’Loughlin – A Woman Talking
Justin Kennedy – Bucket’s List
Nat Harris & Megan McCrea – Marked To Clear
Stuart Bowden – Before Us
Ben Darsow – Now
Anna Log – Sabotage
Ruby Wax – Sane New World
Boris & Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure
Peter Jones – The Book Was Better
The Sexy Detectives – Mono Logs
Wizard Sandwiches – Lettuce Play
Headliners
Joseph Moore – Young Comedy Billionaire
Lisa-Skye’s Lovely Tea Party
Mark Trenwith – Disney Guy
Nadine Sparks – Rehab
Michelle & Gemma Explain It All
Innes Lloyd – Men of Your Dreams
Jack Druce – Running is Good
Murphy McLachlan Tries Everything
Dr Brown and Sam Simmons – Ceremony
Patriarchy – Where Would We Be Without You?
Absinthe
DAYTIME: If you’re not going to be tucking into an Easter Sunday lunch, get down to the festival for some comedy. Amongst the early treats:
Ali McGregor’s early show, CabHOORAY! 11am at the Spiegeltent at the Arts Centre.
Acclaimed British comic Daniel Kitson brings you Polyphony. Noon at the Northcote Town Hall.
The Exford Hotel hosts two afternoon shows. Ashes: The Comedy Showdown at 1.30pm. The Best of British 3.30pm.
Michael Chamberlin lets you know his Thoughts. 4pm, Imperial Hotel.
Also at 4pm, variety show Love Bites takes place at the Downstairs Lounge at the Grand Mercure Hotel, and Patriarchy – Where Would We Be Without You? at The Owl and the Pussycat in Richmond.
Two shows at La Mama in the afternoon. Dancing With Dinosaurs in the Theatre, and The Broccoli Brothers in the Courthouse. Both of these at 4pm.
Celia Pacquola’s show Let Me Know How It All Works Out happens 4.30pm at the Victoria Hotel.
Terry North’s Who’s Your Daddy?: The Funny Side of Parenthood has an extra edition. 4.30pm at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow.
Rod Quantock & Fiona Scott-Norman reveal Drivetime with Two Leggy Redheads. 4.30pm at the Famous Spiegeltent. Over at The Hi-Fi, an afternoon edition of Puddles Pity Party. Also at 4.30pm.
Damian Callinan reads from The Lost WWI Diary, 4.45pm at the Town Hall.
It’s a Battle of The Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate, 5pm at the Joint. Over at Spiegelworld, an early edition of Absinthe takes place at 5 as well.
Finally, Bryony Kimmings & Tim Grayburn acclaimed Fake It ’til you Make It has its final edition, 5pm at Theatre Works.
PODCASTS: Three podcasts tape today:
Steele Saunders Star Wars themed This Isn’t The Podcast You’re Looking For, 2.30pm at Fort Delta.
Live room turned podcast The Shelf turns in a live podcast (confused yet). 3pm today at the Imperial Hotel.
Also at 3pm, a live recording of The Little Dum Dum Club, over at the Joint.
SUNDAY ONLY: Wouldn’t be a Sunday without a couple of Sunday specials:
Denise Scott holds fort at the Comedy Theatre with Mother Bare, 4.30pm.
George Kapiniaris & Gabriel Rossi sing songs in the San Memo Festival. 8pm at the Comic’s Lounge in North Melbourne.
HOT TICKETS: Shows close to selling out tonight include:
Ronny Chieng – You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
Ruby Wax – Sane New World
Joel Creasey – The Hurricane
Cal Wilson – Undercurrents
Dave Thornton – Spit & Polish
Comedy Zone Asia
Hannah Gadsby – Donkey
ONGALS – Babbling Comedy
Tommy Little – Enter the Weapon
Fiona O’Loughlin – The One Where She Left Her Husband and Moved to Melbourne!
Nazeem Hussain – Legally Brown
Nick Cody – Beard Game Strong
Pajama Men – 2 Man 3 Musketeers
New Order UK
Sam Campbell – Cambo’s On Top
LATE NIGHT: Not as many late night show’s this evening on account of it being a Sunday, but the Jameson Festival Club is still active at The Hi-Fi this evening. Die Roten Punkte host Haus Party. Along with DJ Dr Prancy they will be joined by Dolly Diamond, Penny Greenhalgh, Sexy Galexy, Jessica Arpin, Barnie Duncan, and The Narelles. After the comedy, stay up late with music from DJ Andrew McClelland. Doors open at the earlier time of 10.15pm.
Also on late this evening:
Dr Brown and Sam Simmons – Ceremony
Greg Fleet – Ad Lib-Oration
The After Party
Ben Russell – The Tokyo Hotel
Late Night, Every Night
Angus Brown & Demi Lardner are Best Good Show
Best of British
And a last-minute reminder, most shows start an hour earlier on Sunday. Double check your tickets before heading off to the festival.
