Today on the show we are joined by superstar diva Philly May. Philly stars in The Philly May Show, which can be seen 8.30pm tonight at Madame Brussels.
Today’s MICF Daily News Update:
HOT TICKETS: A smaller number of hot tickets for a Thursday night. The following shows are either sold out or on the verge of selling out:
Watson – Who’s Afraid Of The Dark
Em Rusciano – The Motherload
Nazeem Hussain – Legally Brown
Ronny Chieng – You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
Joel Creasey – The Hurricane
Captain Fun Pants and the Mystery of the Fun-o-Matic Fun Wand
Kitty Flanagan – Seriously?
Madeleine Culp – Madeleine Schmadeleine
Steen Raskopoulos – Character Assassin
THURSDAYS ONLY: Alan Smithee’s Screen Test – the movie comedy quiz show featuring Andy Matthews and Claire Sullivan is back as a Thursday night special. 10.45pm at the Tuxedo Cat.
OPENING: Hit of the Melbourne Fringe, North Side Story opens for a two night run this festival. 9pm tonight at the Melba Spiegeltent in Collingwood. Also at 9pm for the first time this festival is theatrical experience Le Noir. That one at the State Theatre at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
CLOSING: Closing tonight, Magic Steven and his World of Feelings. 8pm at the RMIT Kaleide Theatre in the city.
DAYTIME EXTRA: Live and Let Spy, a spy film parody hosts afternoon editions throughout the week. See it at the Clean Comedy Hub, 1pm and 6.30pm.
VENUE MOVES: Sean Murphy’s show Kids’ Party Confidential is on the move to Bluestone Church Arts Space in Footscray. See it tonight at 7.30pm. Joshua Glanc’s show 99 Schnitzels (Veal Ain’t One) is also on the move to the Tuxedo Cat for the rest of it’s run. That one is at 9.45pm.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: If you speak Greek or just love your comedy in languages other than English, Kaerina Vrana performs her show About Sex in Greek tonight and every Thursday this festival. 7.30pm at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow.
FAMILY: One more week of school holidays, one more week of family friendly comedy in the daytime. Today’s highlights:
The (very) Big Laugh Out hosts three editions today at the City Square Pitch. See Kano Mami at 12.30pm, Justin Sane at 1.30pm, and Jessica Arpin at 3pm.
The 26-Storey Treehouse comes to the Playhouse at the Arts Centre. 10am, noon, and 3pm.
At 10.30am, Sabrina D’Angelo’s show Zen the Pigeon Girl takes off from the Northcote Town Hall
At 11am, Madeleine Culp and Shane Matheson show us some Dinosaur Guts. Melbourne Town Hall. Also at the Town Hall: Harley Breen and Heath Franklin in Captain Fun Pants and the Mystery of the Fun-o-Matic Fun Wand and Trash Test Dummies.
Also at 11am, the Yackandandah Young Players present Scaredy-Cat at the The Famous Spiegeltent at the Arts Centre.
Matty Gray is on the move to the National Theatre, with the Mega Variety Kids Show. 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. Also at 12.30pm, another edition of The Walls of Poetica at the Town Hall.
Improvilicious: The Improvised Guide to High School holds court at the Melbourne Town Hall from 1.30pm. Also at 1.30pm – Josh Earl in My Family’s Weirder Than Your Family.
At 2pm choose between Alex and Luke’s Make Your Parents Disappear atThe Famous Spiegeltent or Mr Snot Bottom and The Curse Of The Stinky Silly Zombie Babies at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Marty Putz is Putzing Around, 3.30pm at the Wonderland Spiegeltent in Docklands.
And ONGALS present their Babbling Comedy, 7pm at The Famous Spiegeltent.
LATE NIGHT: In late night news another episode of ABC2 series Comedy Up Late is recorded as part of Jameson Festival Club. Dave O’Neil hosts John Kearns, Jess Perkins, Nath Valvo, Jen Kirkman, Joel Dommett, Sara Pascoe, Lawrence Mooney, and Russell Kane. 11.15pm at The Hi-Fi.
Variety show Fringe: Comedy with Bangs moves to the late night slot of 10.45pm, still at the Tuxedo Cat.
Also on late tonight:
Blake Mitchell – High Noon At Yum Yum Mountain
Alan Smithee’s Screen Test
Greg Fleet – Ad Lib-Oration
FNC
Nick Capper – Capper
Thomas Jaspers – Always The Bridesmaid
Capital Punishment
Angus Hodge – Slow Death of the Spirit Animal
Hayley Brennan – Date Night
Joshua Ladgrove Talks At You For 52 Minutes In Exchange For Your Money
After Hours: Late Night Laughs at Society
Bear Attack
Sinful Stories
Set List
The After Party
Ben Russell – The Tokyo Hotel
Late Night, Every Night
Angus Brown & Demi Lardner – Best Good Show
