For the duration of Sydney Comedy Festival 2016, we’re bringing you a weekly round-up of the hottest tickets in town.Chris Martinreports.
Frenchy: World’s Worst Adult
Factory Theatre, Wednesday April 27 – Friday April 29
Frenchy is a new-generation comedian – the type of star who made his name not by standing up at open mic nights around town, but by sitting down in front of a webcam and uploading his gags to YouTube. The man behind such viral hits as ‘Around Girlfriend Vs Around Mates’ and ‘Shit People Say On Tinder’ brings his new live show to the Sydney stage, and you’d best be ready for anything.
Jeff Green: THIS Is Your Life?
Factory Theatre, Saturday April 30
This is Jeff Green’s life: a UK-born comic who first hit TV screens doing stand-up in the ’90s, made his name with his well-spoken but ever so unorthodox style of comedy, and after playing festivals around the world, fell so in love with Australia that he moved to Melbourne. He’s a sultan of the silly and now one of our own, and he’ll share more about his life and yours at Sydney Comedy Festival this week.
Simon Taylor: Human
Enmore Theatre, Tuesday May 3 – Sunday May 8
They say travel is the best education. If that’s true, then Simon Taylor is not only a well-travelled man; he’s a learned one, too. He’s spent years travelling the globe, exploring cultures, and now he’s reflecting all his lessons back on the Australia he calls home. Do we really know what the outside world thinks of us? Are we the world’s funniest people, or a running joke? Human will have the answers.
Jekyll x James: Fourth.Wall.Down
Factory Theatre, Wednesday April 27 – Saturday April 30
Sketch, stand-up and physical theatre duo Jekyll x James have been pottering about the Sydney and Australian comedy circuit since their formation in 2012. Four years is a long time in comedy – think of all those jokes – and now Jared Jekyll and Cameron James are breaking down the traditional barriers between performer and audience to deliver something thoughtful, hilarious and occasionally frightening. In a good way.
Yianni Agisilaou: The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know
Factory Theatre, Wednesday April 27 – Saturday April 30
Well, Yianni, you’re not alone there. The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know is exactly as its title suggests: one man’s story of how the world’s favourite cartoon family shaped his life. There’ll be something in this for Simpsons tragics and newbies alike, and who knows, you might even befriend Yianni and convince him to join you at the next Simpsons trivia night. He is smart. S-M-R-T.
