Here’s the last one from Adelaide Fringe, featuring the above photo, audio of old people and a cute kitty.
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2015 Mardi Gras Pieces
Ahead of Gay Christmas, I wrote some little thoughts down on the internet.
For pedestrian – On X-Men & What Mardi Gras Means To Me
For junkee.com – 14 Pro Tips To Making The Most Of Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras to us all. Remember you can watch me, Magda Szubanski and Patrick Abboud broadcasting the action from the parade on SBS ONE this Sunday night at 8:30pm.
7 – Jimblah
Jimblah (aka James Alberts) is a producer, MC and vocalist based in Adelaide, SA. He hails from the Larrakia Nation and on his two albums to date, Face The Fire and Phoenix, he’s produced smart, self-aware, passionate and original music.
Our conversation covered his recent philosophical evolution and the focus for his new album, pervasive racist systems, Australia/Invasion/Survival Day, love, power and eating meat.
Jimblah performs “March” live on triple j
Article: Hip Hop A Poor Cop In A White Man’s World
Cause of the Week: The Hilltop Hoods Initiative (hilltophoods.com), AIME (aimementoring.com)
Mardi Gras Cometh
Daily Review Blog #2
My second blog from the Adelaide Fringe for Daily Review is up now, featuring pictures like this one (with very little explanation). You can always hear the audio of me receiving the nicest heckle ever and the sounds of a lady in the distance being sexually pleasured.
6 – Quentin Kenihan
Quentin Kenihan is a movie star, a TV presenter and producer, friend to celebrities, disability advocate and enthusiastic Jewel fan.
Brought into the national spotlight as a 7-year-old boy with osteogenesis imperfecta (or “brittle bone syndrome”), the Q has experienced the dizzying heights (and lows) of fame, sex and drug use. As he brings his autobiographical show I’m 40…Now What? to the Adelaide Fringe, we chatted about everything from sex workers to inspiration to the late Stella Young to the death penalty to his own funeral.
I even met his dog.
Frances Ryan on actors “cripping up”
Stella Young’s memorial service
Quentin on the Osher Gunsberg podcast
Medium article on young paedophiles
Cause of the Week: The Attitude Foundation (attitude.org.au)
Daily Review Blog #1
@TomCBallard Sorry to hear that you’ve turned into a concrete parking pole, I was looking forward to your show! pic.twitter.com/HZTtZ0pM5u
— Madi Stroomer (@madistroomer) February 17, 2015
Throughout the comedy festival season I’m blogging for Crikey’s arts site, the Daily Review.
You can read my first entry from the Adelaide Fringe here, featuring audio of a 12-year-old in my audience on Saturday night.
Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred (2015)
5 – Nazeem Hussain
Comedian, writer, TV & radio host and outspoken activist Nazeem Hussain escaped the watchful gaze of ASIO to join me in my house for a chat.
The creator and star of Legally Brown discussed comedy, the white media landscape and his intense martial arts training, as well as reflecting on his approach to Islam and his single mother’s role in fostering his commitment to helping other people.
The Lupe Fiasco Alien Abduction Interview
Aamer Rahman on reverse racism
John Safran’s article on Musa Cerantonio
My opinion piece on children in detention
Cause of the Week: RISE (riserefugee.org)
A Note On Reality Check
Lately I’ve been getting a few questions from journalists and some folks on twitter about the fate of Reality Check in 2015 and I figure I owe it to fans (and hey, even haters) of the show to let y’all know what’s going on.
Unfortunately we won’t be back this year. It’s a real bummer but I can hardly complain about getting to host my own show that I’m very proud of for an entire season. Thank you so much to every single one of you out there who tuned in every week and let us know how much you enjoyed it, whether you were a reality tragic and loved finding out about all the inner workings of the genre or if you despised it all and enjoyed us taking the piss.
I’d also like to thank the incredible team at CJZ for putting their trust in me and working so hard to make the show happen; writers Richard Thorp, Sophie Braham and Ben Pobjie; Jon Casimir, Sophia Zachariou and everyone at ABC TV and of course, the amazing and generous panellists who were so willing to tell fascinating stories about the industry and laugh at themselves.
Obviously, the biggest thanks goes to my BFF Brynne Edelsten.
If you want to hear Dicko‘s voice again, check out my podcast interview with him here.
And because it wouldn’t be a blog post without a plug for my stand up, remember I’m touring my new show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred all over the place, details here.
Here’s to the good, overly dramatic times…