Comedy Festival at a glance.
From last night's festivities:
1. Maria Bamford:
- Borderline insane.
- Strangely compelling.
- Nervy.
- Quite brilliant.
- You possibly wouldn't want to spend Christmas Day with her.
2. Mike Wilmot :
- Shocking, to the point of asthma attack.
- Insatiable boozehound.
- Swears more than me even.
- Went to wrong town on the you're-going-to-hell express after spotting a fourteen year old girl in the front row and blithely suggesting that he knew why her father had killed himself, then adding sage advice about letting men stick their thumbs in her ass.
3. Daniel Kitson:
- Scathing and verbose genius.
- Unutterably lovely (see events column, right).
- Had two cunty hecklers forcibly removed from the premises, to the delight of audience.
- A brain the size of Geneva.
- Please do not miss him if you consider yourself a connoisseur of all things funny.
Thanks to beloved Gabi for surprise tickets.
915 days til the next election.
Comments
Bumsex.
You should also check out Tim Minchin, he is also brilliant and verbose and funny and he swears a bit, but probably not as much as Wilmot. He was a UWA contempory of your beloved Toby Schmitz, which has nothing to do with anything really but I'm hoping that might perk your interest.. and for someone of your reputation I'm sure he would put you on the door.
Tomorrow I'm flying off to Melbourne, for nine nights of the Comedy Festival - and in that space, seeing thirty-six shows. Yep, that averages to four a night. And don't worry - Daniel Kitson is number thirty-five on that list ^_^ (In chronological order! Not in how good they are!)
Personally, I'd recommend GUD, but that's only because Paul McDermott makes me get all fangirlish, which is really weird considering that he's twenty-four years older than me. Eep.
I loved seeing Wilmot on TV last sunday. Brilliant man.
i find Maria Bamford strangely arousing.
I think I gave away too much info
Kitson - am seeing next Wednesday and Saturday *wets*
Jess - Then you should move to cultured Melbourne instead of living in Sydcago (the Windy City), shouldn't you? If only for the bum sex.
Anonymous - The only reason I'd ever go to see Paul McDermott would be if the show involved someone taking to his face with the rough end of half a brick.
Henry - Yes. To both statements.
re McDermott: upon reflection, I should have said *smug* face.
Daniel Kitson rules! See if you can score tickets to Demetri Martin, he is bloody brilliant and shaggable with an endearing hint of geek!
http://www.demetrimartin.com/
What about The Town Bikes with Soubrettes in the "Variety Hour and a Half" on the 17th?
I will definately try to make it.
Thanks.
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