My first entry from the 2015 Melbourne Comedy Festival is up here, covering whatever the hell is going on in the above image, a rape joke controversy and an insight into my “creative process”.

My 2015 stand up show is called Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred and I think it’s my BEST ONE YET or whatever else you need to hear in order to come along and watch it (please).

The show’s about a bad thing that happened to me in a taxi in Newcastle, as well as loneliness, sex, love, labels and finding the courage to be yourself.

Hope to see you guys there.

ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL @ THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS (STUDIO 7)

Friday Feb 13th – Sunday March 1st, 8:30pm (no show Monday Feb 16th). Tickets available here.

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BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE (VISY THEATRE)

Tuesday March 10th – Sunday March 15th, 8:45pm (7:15pm Sunday). Tickets available here.

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE SWISS CLUB

Thursday March 26th – Sunday April 19th, 8:15pm (7:15pm Sundays. Wheelchair-accessible show Monday 30th March. AUSLAN interpreted show Wednesday April 8th). Tickets available here.

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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE COMEDY STORE

2 shows only! Thursday April 30th & Friday May 1st, 7pm. Tickets available here.

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PERTH COMEDY FESTIVAL @ MT LAWLEY BOWLING CLUB 

Wednesday May 13th – Saturday 16th May, 8:15pm. Tickets available here.

Well blow me down if it isn’t all done!

Cheers so much to everyone who made it out to the shows, these past few months have been more than being tickled in a milkshake factory. I hoped you liked me ranting about homophobes and my love handles and dying alone as much as I liked doing the ranting.

All things going to plan, you’ll see me telling jokes on this show. You can see the full line-up here and you can chip in some cash to the amazing work that Oxfam does here.

This is an interesting Buzzfeed list on LGBTI rights in Australia. Still a shitload of work to do, methinks.

I’m hosting this panel at the Wheeler Centre for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival on Monday March 30th.

Here’s the blurb:

Comedy aims to make us laugh, but it’s not all sweetness and light. Humour can be a way of taking control over the dark side of life: for the comedians who write the jokes and the audiences who relish them.

 

The ‘sad clown’ cliché is often true, with high-profile comics increasingly coming out of the closet about their struggles with mental health, partly due to an increased awareness and acceptance. Can seeing the world from a skewed or outsider perspective make humour easier, even if it makes life harder? When we joke about mental health, is there a line between catharsis, or boundary-pushing, and offence? Join host Tom Ballard, Lawrence Mooney and Sarah Kendall as they peek out from behind the red curtain to share their insights.

Click here to read my blog from the Brisbane Comedy Festival, featuring great fan feedback (see above), audio of confused Dutch people and shout-outs to late legends.

Here’s the last one from Adelaide Fringe, featuring the above photo, audio of old people and a cute kitty.

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.