Tommy Little – quite literally – has no answers.
Tommy Little – quite literally – has no answers. OK, he might have one response up his sleeve. He wouldn’t mind it if his comedy name was something along the lines of “Tommy Massive-Arms”.
His name seems like born for the energetic atmosphere of stand-up, but it turns out he was just fortunate to have a well-formed comedy moniker.
Other than his alternate choice of name, Tommy Little quite freely admits that he has no clue – hence why the name of his show is Tommy Little Has No Answers. It covers the life of a comedian being stalked by a panda – as comedians so often are. “As weird as that sounds, it’s weirder than that”, he assures me. “It’s an antidote to shows about how to live your life”. If you come to his show looking for answers, or the happy-ending moral ending of some comedy shows, you’re not going to find it.
After dabbling in radio with the Black Thunder team from Triple M, Little sounds ready to move on to a more independent line of work. It seems like it suits him; when the topic moves on to the nature of comedy, Little succinctly summarises what seems to be a recurring theme in the industry; it sounds like he’s spent some time mulling it over.
“Part of a comedian’s job is to question things that go on around you. If you have 200 people in an audience and you haven’t challenged at least some of their views, then you aren’t doing your job.” So while he may not be able to offer answers, he might be able to empathise with any panda-stalking issues you may be experiencing.
Tommy Little performs Tommy Little Has No Answers at Melbourne Town Hall’s Backstage Room. The show’s at 8.15pm Tuesday – Saturday and 7.15pm on Sundays. Tickets are $20 – $23 and available from Ticketmaster online, 1300 660 013 and on the door.
