Obligatory Blog

What a wild and whimsical ride at Woodford! I am so loved up it’s ridiculous, which is lucky as my body feels like it’s been hit by a food truck and/or mystery bus. Thank you so much @woodfordfolkfestival for having us, and for all the magical folks who came to see the show, said lovely things and for those who sent us fan mail there’s a special place for you in 80s heaven. #woodfordfolkfestival #woodfordff #festival #woodt #wynterofourdiscotent #comedy #comedian #cabaret #mu

My daughter has known forever how much Bill Bailey means to me comedically, but she’d up 'til now avoided watching him; something about “mum’s a boomer with no idea about actual entertainment.”* *I’m paraphrasing. She’d never use ‘actual’. Anyway with a stroke of luck she finally made it and I could see my stocks shooting up with every laugh he got out of her. She loved it. After the show as we made our way backstage to see the man himself she whispered to me “I get why you l

Did you actually read that? WE HAVE A BAND FOR WONDERLAND AT WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL! Aaghghghghghghghghghgh! I cannot believe it is happening – especially in light of the fact that the show itself is indeed about wonderful things happening – but in the past week, I have somehow managed to join forces with a drummer/guitarist, bass guitarist, saxophonist and keyboardist to do some musical comedy numbers AND improvised songs as part of the Wonderland show! Excuse me while I gee

This is Percy. At 97, he is – I am told – the most elderly deaf person in Australia. (I suppose I should qualify that by saying that I mean he has grown up deaf and using sign language, rather than losing their hearing in old age.) What a guy. The other night, I had the great honour of performing some comedy at the ASLIA Queensland awards night, a celebratory occasion for interpreters and the deaf community. It was such a great vibe, lots of laughter, wine flowing, a funky ph

Another fringe, another dream come true. Otherwise known as my opportunity to FINALLY strut my stuff singing a John Farnham rock ballad. AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Tomorrow night, very very late: 12.30am in fact. In the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Details here. Come along! Say hi! Buy me a drink! (No really. Am running out of $$). xx #awesomenessincarnate #musicalcomedy #gardenofunearthlydelights #comedybandthang #adelaidefringefestival