January 2010 News Archive
Celia Pacquola in Flying Solos for 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 25th March- 18th April
Adams Management presents
Celia Pacquola
In
Flying Solos
After a sell out season at the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her show Am I Strange? which was awarded The Age Critics Award for Best Australian Act and nominated for BEST NEW COMER. Celia Pacquola is back in the driver's seat with Flying Solos.
In this new show Celia will to hypnotise the audience with her charm, humour and unique storytelling and will leave them planning their next solo adventure.
After winning BEST COMEDY at the Melbourne Fringe in 2008 Celia took 2009 head on and flew solo on Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, ADbc, Rove and as a columnist for The Age. She also took her show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she received rave reviews.
"Jaw achingly funny. Her delivery is sharp and her timing just right" The Age **** 4 Stars
"..one of the more uplifting, delightfully funny hours I've ..spent at the festival" The Scotsman **** 4 stars
'...a rare gift for comic storytelling.." The Daily Telegraph **** 4 stars
"...the real virtue of Pacquola's show is its emotional honesty...But is it funny? Well, yes.." The Guardian ****4 stars
'...Extremely funny ... Utterly delightful". Timeout London ****4 stars
Last year Celia made a splash, this year she's gonna fly.
Going it alone has never been so exciting.
LISTING INFORMATION
Venue: Portico Room Melbourne Town Hall, cnr Swanston St and Collins St.
Dates: 25th March - 18 April (not Mondays), Previews 25 -26 March
Tickets: $ 22.90/ $20.00
Times: 8.15pm (7.15pm Sundays)
Bookings: Ticketmaster 136 100 and Comedy Festival Website
Dave O'Neil Hangs out with Chris and Marie!
We have photographic proof that Dave has been moonlighting with Chris and Marie from the Plant Farm!
They look like they had lots of fun in their tutus!
Dave O'Neil is Happy to Be Out of the House for 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 25th March - 18th April!
Adams Management
Presents
Dave O'Neil is Happy to Be Out of the House
One of Australia's most versatile and loved comedians, Dave O'Neil is back after four years of being stuck in the house. The talented comedian has delighted audiences for over 19 years and his return to the comedy festival will deliver the laughs in Dave's laid back and self-deprecating comic style.
'It will be great to be doing the comedy festival again ‘cos I don't get out too much. Putting the bin out these days is a night out for me. Tuesday night is a big night at my place, sometimes we have recycling on a Thursday and I'm knackered those weeks," said Dave.
Happy to Be Out of the House is Dave's perspective on life for anyone who has been in a relationship and either has kids, has come into contact with or has had enough of their kids. The easy going comedian has plenty of material to draw on, combining breakfast radio on vega 91.5fm, regular comedy and TV gigs with a long term relationship and being a hands-on dad to three children.
"Leaving the house with three screaming kids can sometimes take a more complex exit strategy than the Americans leaving Iraq," Dave said.
"Again, O'Neil is one of the Australian picks of the Festival' The Age.
"O'Neil's (Festival show) `Houseproud' saw the veteran comedian and new father reluctantly put on the apron strings to present a master class on domestic living. Don't mistake the laid-back delivery for lax presentation. O'Neil is a polished performer, whose cultivated dagginess and self-deprecatory ways are part of his charm." - The Australian, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Review, April 18, 2005
"He's deceptive, Dave O'Neil. His presentation is shambolic, his demeanour self-deprecating, and every indication is of a show that is aimless, effortless and spontaneous. Behind the throwaway lines and daggy dancing, however, is his deep, dark secret - Dave O'Neil, radio announcer and everyman, is actually a very fine comedian"' - The Age, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Review, April 2, 2003
LISTING INFORMATION
Venue: Swiss Club, 89 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Dates: 25th March - 17th April (not Sundays and Mondays), Previews 25th - 26th March
Tickets: Full $23.90, Concession $19.00, Group (5 or more) $21.00, Tightarse Tues $18.00, Laugh Pack $18.00, Preview $18.00, Fri and Sat $26.00
Times: 8.15pm
Bookings: Ticketmaster website or call Ticketmaster on 136 100
or the Melbourne International Comedy Festival website