Archive for March 15, 2010

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RAW: Dr Brown Behaves

This show is totally unique. With a crowd that was fully prepared to go wherever he would lead, Mr Brown took us to new levels or hilarity and awkwardness, engaging and involving every single audience member in weird and wonderful ways.

Words really can’t describe who Dr Brown is or what he does, he simply has to be seen to be believed.

If you missed him this festival, you must catch him when he returns. To miss this act is a sin.

An extraordinarily special physical comedian. Don’t think. Just sit back and roll with it.

Oh, and if you are going to sit in the front row, make sure you are both comfortable with your own sexuality and keen to try new things.

If this is Dr. Brown behaving, I can’t wait to see him misbehave!

Kryztoff Rating: 5K

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RAW: Bart Freebairn – A Breathtakingly Magical Journey into the Ordinary

Life doesn’t always turn out as we had wished as a kid. Which is probably a good thing as if it had most of us Gen Y guys would be either Transformers or Ninja Turtles and Prince Charles would be Camilla’s tampon. Realising that he had no magic powers of his own, Bart Freebairn seeks to find magic in the world around him, learning some harsh lessons about how the real world works along the way.

Incredibly thoughtful, often insightful and continuously witty, Bart’s show is not the joke-a-second gig that some look for. That didn’t worry me. His jokes are incredibly funny – well set up and nicely delivered; the narrative in between engaging and thoughtful. Taboo topics are tackled bravely and irreverently in a show that could best be summed up as a delightful deviation from the real world for a while.

Oh, and his show is opened by a real wizard.

Kryztoff Rating: 3.75K

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RAW: Pony Club @ Tuxedo Cat

What is the Pony Club?

Pony Club is a gig run by the incredible Hannah Gadsby in which a bunch of comedians run amuck for an hour of improvisation, singing, dancing, stand-up and impressions. Like a kind of wheels-fell-off theatre sports, this show had the audience literally crying with laughter.

Check out the final Pony Club line-up: Hannah Gadsby, Adam Hills, Amelia Jane Hunter, Damian Callinan, Deanne Smith, David Smiedt, Dave Bloustien, and Rebecca De Unamuno! All in the one improv show! All of these comedians were at the top of their game, revelling in this fantastic opportunity to just be silly.

For a great night out, make sure you catch a Pony Club at the next Fringe and please give a generous donation at the door. Pony Club – mad bang for your buck. Late night comedy at its finest!

Kryztoff Rating: 4.5K

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