Generation Women Event

Generation Women Event — Giant Dwarf 31st October 2019.

Theme: The Truth About Ageing

Aging: we’re all doing it, whether you’re Team 20s or Team 80s. We want to know how YOU do it. This month at Generation Women, we’re inviting you to tell us a story about getting older. It might be a moment of realization, of humour, of joy, of sadness, of frustration. Whatever it is, it’ll be human and true. 

My talk: Being Happy

I was talking to this young guy the other night. We were waiting to do an open-mike comedy show at the Kings Cross Hotel. At that moment I discovered I was happy.  For once I didn’t feel anxious and I seemed to fit in. The thing about being older is: you never expect to be happy (being old gets such a bad press).

Thanks to Brooke Farmer and Donna Logue for making this an event I will remember. It was very enjoyable to perform in and there was a huge audience who were very supportive of me and the other performers (yes, these audience members are laughing at me).

Fringe Festival 2019

Fringe Festival was excellent this year (2019) thanks to Rodney Todd and Seizure Kaiser who included me in their shows and put in massive amounts of effort to make sure we all had a great time.

Rodney (in character as Ahmed Zubb) hosted Kebab Tonight at the Factory Theatres on 3, 5, 7 September 2019.

Seizure hosted rooms at the Kings Cross Hotel this year and I got the opportunity to participated in several shows:

Wicked Women in the Dive Bar on 6th and 20th September 2019.

Its a Match (in which I collaborated with David Polterak as the romantic voice of experience) 8, 15, 22 on level 5 of Kings Cross Hotel on Sundays ,,, September 2019.

Roast Battle on level 3 at Kings Cross Hotel on September 2019.

Best of the Fest. on level 3 at Kings Cross Hotel September 2019.

60 comedians in 60 minutes at the Lansdowne Hotel

Update: Comedy on Edge moved to the Lansdowne Hotel (after a long story).

So there we were last Tuesday Night (28th May 2019) at the Lansdowne Hotel for 60 comedians in 60 minutes — “60 comedians” who have hung out and appeared at Comedy on Edge over the last 13 years performed one minute of their hallmark comedy for the birthday celebrations. There were a lot of familiar faces, new comedians and old all plugging our I minute of comedy. It was a case of be there or be square. Anyway, if you weren’t there here is the hour or so of 60/60 2019. It was a blast!

What I’ve been up to in 2019

They say a girl who’s having fun has no time to write in her diary. This is my only excuse for not keeping up this blog this year. Mostly I’ve been doing 3-4 spots a week. Sometimes you have to put your feet up. Here are some of the venues I’ve played over the last few months of 2019. I’ve been having a lot of fun.

Lansdowne Hotel (Comedy on Edge)

Kings Cross Hotel (Comedy on Edge)

Louis Hotel (Crown Comedy)

Sweeney’s Hotel (Sweeney’s Comedy)

Argyle Hotel (Insert Laugh Here)

Sly Fox (Insert Laugh Here)

Secret Garden (Insert Laugh Here)

Newtown Hotel (Cactus Juice)

Forest Lodge Hotel (Flodge Comedy)

Yulli’s Brewery (Riot House Comedy)

Chippo Hotel (What she said)

Booked Gigs in November 2018

I must have learnt how to do this comedy thing. More booked gigs in November. I have been having a lot of fun. More to come!

1. Tuesday 6th November — Melbourne Cup. Giddy Up Comedy! — Chippo Hotel for Comedy on Edge  —  Featuring a variety of Stand Ups comics who have been celebrating since 1pm getting rowdy with the audience with one of the most loosest and down right funniest shows. So if you wanna laugh… then giddy up!
   Starring
   Sue Thomas
   Dane Hiser
   Alex white
   Jamie Kirk
   Jonas Holt
   Paige Hally
   Craig McLeod
   Peter Gleeson
   Sam Menzies
   Cory Fernandez
2. Thursday 15th November — Hilarium Comedy — At Kingscross Hotel for Comedy on Edge

Booked Gigs in October

You know what they say girls who have fun don’t write in their diaries. I was one of those girls this month. I have had some choice gigs. And as I often say to myself: if you can’t write a story write a list. Here goes:

1. Tuesday 2nd October — Set List — Chippo Hotel for Comedy on Edge — Set List refines the idea of ‘improvised stand-up’ into a hilarious showcase of some of stand-up comedy’s best minds working.” – Punchline Magazine
   SET LISTERS
   Jamie Kirk
   Jarred Keane
   Sue Thomas
   Joel Henry
   Darien Brown
2. Saturday 13th October — Pat Doherty’s Late Night Show — At Staves Brewery during the Powerbomb Festival — This is what Pat said on FaceBook: Thank you to everyone that came to see PDLNS on Saturday for the @powerbombcomedy Festival at @stavesbrewery .
   My Dad came along and after the show proceeded to tell me, ‘You were good but the show just needs a little more Alfie (@alfiecannock )’
   THANK FOR PERFORMING:
   The best dang house band in the World the @vintage_slims
   @whitebaitonline , Sue Thomas, @benkochan , @kathrynteee (also thank you for producing) and Alan Rutledge! Thanks to our other brilliant producer Dan Pollock.
   Thank you to the @powerbombcomedy gang for putting in all the effort to create what is a super fun comedy festival!
   @ Powerbomb Comedy  (photographs).
3. Tuesday 16th October — Swapsies (Sue Thomas/Anna Price) — Chippo Hotel for Comedy on Edge — Video of the audience — Thap Joan and Sam Menzies host a comedy event where 6 comedians will do their acts on stage and then later in the show they swap sets with each other! The challenge is to see who can do it the other persons set better after seeing & hearing it for the first time. One of the funniest shows to come out of the festival circuit and based on the hit JOKE THEIVES this is a show not to miss!
   Featuring acts
   Shayne Hunter and Craig McLeod
   Dave Henningham and Marty Morgan
   Sue Thomas and Dolores Lorette
   more TBA With special performances by Seizure Kaiser and a special guest
4. Saturday 20th October — Cider Festival show — Tudor Hotel for Tudor Comedy — https://www.facebook.com/events/285921088688543/
5. Tuesday 23rd October — “Its a Match!!!” — Chippo Hotel for Comedy on Edge –ITS A MATCH! a Tinder-themed panel show where we explore people’s love lives onstage in a hilarious and heartfelt show that you don’t wanna miss!
   The rules are simple: you put your name in the bucket on the night or online and if you are selected, you get up onstage and have your profile reviewed by our panel of “experts”. Its gonna be embarrassing, heartfelt, honest, gross, and also very very funny.
   Hosted by
   Anthony Locascio – Comedian and featuring
   Christian Elderfield (Comedian)
   Seizure Kaiser
   Jarred Keane
   Thap Joan
   Sophine Bramnick (US)
   Ben Squires
   Sue Thomas
   David Poltorak
6. Thursday 25th October — Kings Cross Comedy Club — At Kingscross Hotel for Comedy on Edge
7. Sunday 28th October — What She Said Comedy (“Doggy Style poem”) — Chippo Hotel
8. Tuesday 30th October — Comedy Covers (As Joan Rivers) — Chippo Hotel for Comedy on Edge —  The 8th Annual
   COMEDY COVERS – HALLOWEEN SHOW
   See Sydney comedians dress up and cover their favourite comedians act
   This is a fun annual event celebrating comedians and the acts who are inspired by them. Hosted by Seizure Kaiser as TBA, Featuring:
   Fady Kassab as George Carlin
   Fabian Aguirre as tba
   Matthew Williamson as Arj Barker
   Joel Henry as Frankie Boyle
   Joel anderson as tba
   Ashleigh K-ay as Dane Cook
   Cory Fernandez as Dave Attel
   Sue Thomas as Joan Rivers
   Sam Menzies as Joe Rogan

Fringe Festival at the Hilarium 2018

The Hilarium moved to Magic Monkey at Kings Cross this year and has been a lot of fun. A lot more than I could possibly have imagined when I was thinking about doing the Sydney Fringe this year. I think the shows I took part in at the Hilarium can be counted a success as well because plenty of people turned up. Some sessions were packed to capacity and more (don’t tell anyone). A lot of nice people came up to me and gave me feedback, thanks everyone. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Here’s me on video at Roast Battle.

Dean Hagland partnered up with Seizure again on this Fringe project, before he returned to the USA. Seizure Kaiser, as usual, is the entrepreneur par excellence!!! I say that mostly because he’s put a few gigs my way for Fringe this year. For instance:

1. xxx Comedy Show (1st, 6th and 29th September, at 9.30 pm)
2. Best of Fest.  (8th, 20th, 22nd and 29th September, 7.30 pm)
3. Wicked Women (Friday 7th and 8 Sept., 9.30 pm)
4. Roast Battle (against Gavin Scott — he won — 14th September, 8.30 pm)
5. Its a Match!!! (21st and 27th September at 9.30 pm)
6. Open Mike at the Kings Cross Hotel, (21st, 22nd and 29th September, 11.30 pm)
7. Best of Fest. at Kings Cross Hotel (29th September, at 8.30 pm)

Mic. In Hand spot 23-8-18

I did my Doggy Style set at the Friend in Hand (Thursday 23-8-2018) and I was amused by how much people laughed in the weirdest of places — like I could hardly get past the first line of poem! (“I love my dog …”). They were weird but nice. So were the other comedians. Check this line-up out:

MC: Ben Darso — First Bracket: Sayed Batchon, Clinton Haines, Marcel Blanch De Wilt — Second Bracket: Seizure, Sue Thomas, Luke Joseph Ryan — Headliner: Peter Berner.

This is what they said on FaceBook:

Feature – Peter Berner

Peter Berner is without doubt one of Australia’s most popular and respected media entertainers, stand-up comics and corporate performers.

Peter started his career as a stand up comic in 1988. Since this time he has performed locally and internationally, as well as writing and performing solo comedy shows in festivals in Australia and the UK. His intelligent humour has always set him apart as one performer who can comfortably straddle comedy styles as disparate as satire, observational comedy and reactive comedy with ease leaving audiences in hysterics. His comedy has also proven to translate into electronic media, with Peter constantly employed on both TV and radio since 2000.

Peter’s major TV Hosting roles have been “BackBerner” and “Einstein Factor” both on ABCTV (all up he has presented more than 300 hours of national television!), and he’s been a valued, successful and integral member of Triple M’s talent base for the past 10 years.

MC – Benny Darsow
Ben Darsow is on fire after a sell-out Perth Fringeworld, 4.5 star Adelaide Fringe and triumphant return to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2016.

This closely follows a breakout tour of the USA and Canada last year.

Ben combines clever observational humour with free-flowing audience interaction and performs with an undeniable joy for the craft.

What she said… August 5, 2018

This is what they said on Face Book about What She Said… I did my Octopus Poem and I think it was enjoyed.

Get ready for an amazing night of comedy this week at What She Said with performances from Sian Smyth, Sue Thomas, Rosie Piper, Bri Ellen, Naomi Mourra Comedy, Kathryn Maelbox Thomas, AngelaSullen, Paige Hally, Rachael Millanta, Ally Cockrell +Kimberley Greaves, and your host, Sophie Long!

Join us this Sunday at The Chippo Hotel and end your weekend on a high! — with Rachael Millanta.

Rodney Todd and Friends

Rodney Todd and Friends was a very cool evening and fund raiser (lets hope Rodney sold a lot of hats and scarves). I was one of the first to appear at the Sydney Park Hotel on Wednesday 1 August 2018. Clinton Haines stripped down for his art and Dave Eastgate appeared accidentally because it is his local hotel. Good on him. He riffed for 20 minutes about being homeless (I think he has an  idea for another fringe show). I did my Octopus Story which was totally unexpected. It lovely to be included in such a talented evening of Rodney’s friends.