Grab a mate, grab a date… grab a ticket to the Roadshow!
Looking for a laugh? The Melbourne International Comedy
Festival Roadshow is coming to town. Forget I-Spy, spotto and stale servo
snacks, this road trip is jam-packed with a crew of fantastically funny
comedians, specially selected to bring the fun of the Festival to towns and
cities around the nation.
7PM THUR 2 MAY 2019
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL
COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW
[LIVE] on stage
tix $35 | Student $29 Conc
For 20 years the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
has been touring far and wide, bringing giggles, guffaws and good times to
Australia and further afield.
Whether you’re in Katherine, Quirindi, Kyneton or
Cairns, you can still experience Australia’s largest and best-loved comedy
festival in your own backyard.
We’ve got over 80 destinations on the
laugh-laden schedule, and a line-up of artists to tickle anyone’s funny bone.
The Roadshow really has something for everyone!
Grab a mate, grab a date… grab
a ticket to the Roadshow!
TALENT LINE-UP: UPDATE
- Eleanor Tiernan (Ireland)
- John Hastings (Canada)
- Rahul Subramanian (India)
- Josh Earl (Spicks & Specks)
- Nikki Britton
Reviews:
‘A night out that does not disappoint, it’s truly a
‘something for everyone’ kind of event.’ peril.com.au
‘Some of the country's best comics… had audiences in
tears’ The Queensland Times
‘A great night’s entertainment with something for
everyone’ Manning River Times
‘Triumphant… there’s plenty of talent from Down Under,
full of sharp wit and humour’ Bakchormeeboy Singapore
approx: 2 hrs 15 mins including 20 min interval
MA15+ Performances often contain coarse language, sexual references and material that can offend. It is recommended for people aged 15 years or older.
Smoke Machine/Hazer may be used during this performance.
THE WORLD THEATRE BOX OFFICE
OPEN 1 hour before PERFORMANCE start time;
FRI 10AM to 2PM; FRI SAT 6PM to 9PM;
SAT SUN 1pm- 6PM. P 07 4761 5430
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86 Mosman St Charters Towers Qld 4820
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- Eleanor Tiernan (Ireland)
Eleanor Tiernan
is a stand-up comedian, writer and actress known for her uniquely oblique world
view. She was recently a panelist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Where’s the F
In News? as well as BBC NI on The Blame Game. Her stand up has featured on
Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience and led her to be chosen as
support act for top stand-up comics including Stewart Lee, Tig Notaro, Ardal
O’Hanlon, Jason Manford, Jason Byrne and Reg F Hunter among others.
After starting her career in Ireland Eleanor quickly was
invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs festival where she performed on the
festival’s New Faces showcase show with such talents as Pete Holmes, Rory
Scovel and Kumail Nanjani. She later became part of the political satire team
that produced RTE’s successful Irish Pictorial Weekly. One of her court reporter
sketches which went viral is often mistaken for a real news report. She plays Dolores
in Bridget and Eamon which airs on RTE and UK Gold.
Eleanor has penned 8 Edinburgh Fringe festival shows. Her
2017 show “People Pleaser” put her on the Sunday Times list of Top Ten Female
Stand Ups To Watch. In 2018 she performed in New Order, the Melbourne
International Comedy festival showcase for UK and Irish acts. She returns to
Melbourne in 2019 with her latest show “Success Without A Sextape”.
Eleanor writes Op-Ed pieces for the Irish Times in
Ireland. She also played Mary in a critically acclaimed run of “Alone It
Stands” in theatres across Ireland. Her other credits include Monumental (BBC
NI), The Craig Doyle Show (RTE),Headwreckers (Channel 4), Stand and Deliver
(RTE), The Panel on RTE, The Savage Eye (RTE), Republic of Telly (RTE) and Bad
Language (BBC Radio Scotland).
‘The fastest-rising comedy talent in the country’ – Irish
Times
Over the last ten years
John Hastings has appeared at every major comedy festival in the world
including Edinburgh (2012-2017), Melbourne (2015-2018) and Just for Laughs Montreal.
In 2016 John attended the Melbourne Comedy Festival and
the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show Integrity which toured to London’s
prestigious Soho Theatre and helped John get a spot on the Australian Comedy
Channel. In 2017 a video of John being heckled by Dennis Rodman appeared
online, and after being picked up by College Humour was seen by 90,000 in the
first week alone. When not touring John wrote the short film Who is Hannah which
won both the People’s Choice award and the Jury Prize at the Lakeshorts Film Festival.
It has since been picked up by CBC. In 2017 John returned to the Edinburgh
Fringe with his show Audacity; the show subsequently toured to the Adelaide
Fringe & Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018.
He has won the Montreal Comedy Festival Home Grown Comedy
Competition, has been called “one to watch” by the Comedy Network and was the
only Canadian Finalist of the 2011 San Francisco Comedy Competition and the
youngest comedian to appear at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival in 2011.
‘Never any doubt we’re in the hands of an appealing
consummate pro’. Chortle
‘He was fast, polished…original. We will hear more of
him.’ Broadway Baby
- Rahul Subramanian (India)
Indian comedy superstar Rahul Subramanian returns to Australia! Oscillating between
anecdotal and observational comedy with absurdity a common thread, Rahul is a
master of jokes that offer no opinion whatsoever. This ensures he’s at a safe
distance from any kind of trouble and can happily go back to living his life
after comedy. Or so he thought…
Since turning his back on an MBA to take up comedy as a
New Year’s resolution, Mumbai-bred Tamilian Rahul has won favour with critics
and audiences alike. He’s goofy yet understated, with clever writing
underpinning his silly takes on everyday observations.
‘One of the most recognizable faces in Indian stand-up comedy’
First Post
Josh Earl is an
award winning comedian, an ex-school librarian and host of TV and radio (Spicks
and Specks and 3RRRFM’s Breakfasters). With a comedy CV that most comedians
would dream of Josh has shared stage and screen with the likes of Tim Minchin,
Ade Edmondson and Hamish Blake
His most popular offerings have been Josh Earl is a Librarian, and
Josh Earl vs. The Australian Women’s Weekly Cake Book, both have toured every
State in Australia and earned him the award of the Best Comedy at The Perth
Fringe
Not only was
Josh host of Spicks and Specks he also wrote for it and has appeared all over
the place on Triple J, Triple R, ABC Local Radio 774, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your
Generation (Channel Ten), Mad As Hell (ABC TV), Adam Hills Tonight (ABC TV) and
the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Allstars Gala.
He is also the
host and creator of the hugely popular podcast Don’t you Know Who I Am? With
over a million downloads and a guest list including Hannah Gadsby, Jason Byrne,
Shaun Micallef, Wil Anderson, Tom Gleeson, Celia Pacquola and pretty much every
big name comedian in Australia.
‘FIVE STARS – Do Not Miss. Hilarious’ – The Clothesline
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- Nikki Britton
Nikki Britton started out as an actor and exploded onto the comedy scene in 2011 with her warm, lightning paced style that has seen her appear on ABC’s Comedy Up Late and on The Comedy Channel as part of the Just For Laughs Festival.
She has performed for the last 5 years with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, and recently returned from India where she was a part of the Bengaluru Comedy Festival for the first time. She has performed internationally at LA’s Laugh Factory, The Hollywood Improv and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Her most recent solo hour, Romanticide, was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2017 Perth FringeWorld Festival and as a playwright, she was nominated for a GLUG for her work on Hidden Sydney. Her podcast The Other Half will be released in 2018 in partnership with the ABC.
As an actor, Nikki appears in Screen Australia webseries Sheila’s, and plays the lead role in short film Table for one in 2018. She features in Matt Okine’s The Other Guy and toured the one woman Irish play 51 Shades of Maggie Muff around Australia for 2 years to sold out crowds and critical acclaim.
