Comments for Gagging For It (Australian Comedy News) http://gaggingforit.com.au oz comedy news Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on RIP Calvin de Grey 1957-2008 by Steve Davis http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/rip-calvin-de-grey-1957-2008/#comment-704 Steve Davis Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:08:20 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=384#comment-704 I have made <a href="http://dearfamilyandfriends.com/Calvin-de-Grey" rel="nofollow">a memorial page to Cal</a>. Does anyone have an audio or video recording of him I can add? I would love to get an audio of him singing one of his songs. If you do have one, can you email me steved@hahaha.com.au Thanks I have made a memorial page to Cal. Does anyone have an audio or video recording of him I can add? I would love to get an audio of him singing one of his songs.

If you do have one, can you email me steved@hahaha.com.au

Thanks

]]> Comment on RIP Calvin de Grey 1957-2008 by Sev http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/rip-calvin-de-grey-1957-2008/#comment-646 Sev Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:08:46 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=384#comment-646 Calvin was a genuine bloke. I was diagnosed with cancer about 1 year after him and he was encouraging me while going through his own battle. Thats the sort of bloke he was. He's probably up in Heaven right now cracking everyone up. Will miss you mate ! Calvin was a genuine bloke.
I was diagnosed with cancer about 1 year after him and he was encouraging me while going through his own battle. Thats the sort of bloke he was.

He’s probably up in Heaven right now cracking everyone up.

Will miss you mate !

]]> Comment on RIP Calvin de Grey 1957-2008 by Viv http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/rip-calvin-de-grey-1957-2008/#comment-561 Viv Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:24:30 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=384#comment-561 There will be a <a href="http://notices.smh.com.au/memorial/49563/notice.aspx" rel="nofollow">memorial service</a> for Calvin de Grey this coming weekend, St. John's Church, 120 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, at 11 a.m. on Saturday (November 22, 2008) There will be a memorial service for Calvin de Grey this coming weekend, St. John’s Church, 120 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, at 11 a.m. on Saturday (November 22, 2008)

]]> Comment on RIP Calvin de Grey 1957-2008 by peter fox http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/rip-calvin-de-grey-1957-2008/#comment-459 peter fox Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:37:14 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=384#comment-459 Calvin's sense of humour and extraordinary kindness will be greatly missed on a planet that really needs both right now. Love you Cal, thanks Calvin’s sense of humour and extraordinary kindness will be greatly missed on a planet that really needs both right now.

Love you Cal,
thanks

]]> Comment on RIP Calvin de Grey 1957-2008 by Jean-Paul Bell http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/rip-calvin-de-grey-1957-2008/#comment-444 Jean-Paul Bell Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:05:57 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=384#comment-444 Aw this has come as a bit of a shock to me as i heard nothing on the grapevine. I helped launch calvin's book last year and have talked to him on the phone now and again. Good-bye Calvin old mate we will miss your unique humour and wonderful compassion. All the best to his beautiful family as well. Jean-Paul Aw this has come as a bit of a shock to me as i heard nothing on the grapevine.

I helped launch calvin’s book last year and have talked to him on the phone now and again.

Good-bye Calvin old mate we will miss your unique humour and wonderful compassion.

All the best to his beautiful family as well.

Jean-Paul

]]> Comment on Introducing Weekly Poster Parade by Viv http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/introducing-weekly-poster-parade/#comment-373 Viv Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:32:39 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=385#comment-373 OK, sorted the display of the slideshow for this week at least! (I hope) It will have to be a workaround until Flickr actually displays the group images publicly (1-2 weeks, apparently). Sorry that it didn't work first try. It would be great to have people join the Flickr group while it's still in beta testing (as it were) and get a strong collection of images anyway. OK, sorted the display of the slideshow for this week at least! (I hope) It will have to be a workaround until Flickr actually displays the group images publicly (1-2 weeks, apparently). Sorry that it didn’t work first try. It would be great to have people join the Flickr group while it’s still in beta testing (as it were) and get a strong collection of images anyway.

]]> Comment on Might need a laugh after the Melbourne Cup? by Mark Williamson http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/11/might-need-a-laugh-after-the-melbourne-cup/#comment-365 Mark Williamson Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:19:56 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=372#comment-365 Unfortunately Makybe Diva can't make it to Comedy on the EDGE this week however in her place we have organised an Awesome night of comedy featuring.... Harley Breen (QLD) (Edinburgh Festival) Nick Sun (RAW Comedy Winner) Christina Davis (Stand Up Australia) and your MC Jeremy 'Keasty' Keast. Mention this comment and receive a free beer. Unfortunately Makybe Diva can’t make it to Comedy on the EDGE this week however in her place we have organised an Awesome night of comedy featuring….

Harley Breen (QLD) (Edinburgh Festival)
Nick Sun (RAW Comedy Winner)
Christina Davis (Stand Up Australia)
and your MC Jeremy ‘Keasty’ Keast.

Mention this comment and receive a free beer.

]]> Comment on Comedy @ BB’s: Mickey D., Dave Williams, Nick Sun & more by Viv http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/10/comedy-bbs-mickey-d-dave-williams-nick-sun-more/#comment-355 Viv Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:36:16 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=355#comment-355 I finally made it down to BB's. A full house thoroughly enjoyed the line-up. Recommended that anyone heading down to the show get there early if you want good seats - people tend to get a bit noisy with the chat up the back of the room. MC Dave Williams kept the crowed chuffed, Mark Pooley energised them, Nick Sun attacked their expectations and Dave Bloustien made them think. I'm sure that Wil Anderson won't mind me mentioning that he is currently single and celibate. He made sure we all knew! The audience lapped up his woes. Lehmo dropped in to do a surprise spot, which made them even more happy. Mickey D finished up an already fine night on a high note. Very funny man. The next show at BB's will be on Monday 10th November. I finally made it down to BB’s. A full house thoroughly enjoyed the line-up. Recommended that anyone heading down to the show get there early if you want good seats - people tend to get a bit noisy with the chat up the back of the room.

MC Dave Williams kept the crowed chuffed, Mark Pooley energised them, Nick Sun attacked their expectations and Dave Bloustien made them think.

I’m sure that Wil Anderson won’t mind me mentioning that he is currently single and celibate. He made sure we all knew! The audience lapped up his woes. Lehmo dropped in to do a surprise spot, which made them even more happy.

Mickey D finished up an already fine night on a high note. Very funny man.

The next show at BB’s will be on Monday 10th November.

]]> Comment on Review: PULP (Friday 24/10/08) by Viv http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/10/review-pulp-friday-241008/#comment-346 Viv Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:38:15 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=358#comment-346 Good news - the season has been extended: <blockquote><b>Season Extended by Popular Demand</b> Extra Shows and money-back guarantee added! David Collins of the Umbilical Brothers was emphatic, “PULP is sensational! Enchanting, surprising, adventurous. The characters are so strong and it's such a full experience, you feel like you've jumped right into a fantastic dime-store novel. It's so much more than impro. I wish there was a new word to describe this art form when it gets raised to this level. An awe-inspiring mix of genre acting and spontaneous theatre." Pulp Fiction novels inspired Quentin Tarantino! They spawned countless films and TV shows! They thrilled the popular imagination for decades! They were cheap fiction magazines from the 1920's to the 50's and mass-market paperbacks from the 50's and 60’s, and they are best remembered for their sensational cover art. PULP blends improvisation and script, bringing to life these shocking and hilarious tales from the past for the audience's interactive and voyeuristic pleasure. Slick production values and a killer script meet the lightning comic minds of Sydney’s best improvising performers. Act 1 sees the cast in a series of shorter stories exploring Weird Science Fiction, Sexually repressed English Dramas from the 1940's, Dark brooding violent Westerns and a Savage Jungle Adventure from Australian Pulp Writers of the 1950's including a terrifying 14 foot tall monster from hell. Act 2 presents a full-blown, hard-boiled Film Noir style Detective story in the vein of Raymond Chandler or Mickey Spillane. Femme Fatale, mysterious foreigner and a hardest private dick in town. Starring: David Callan, Daniel Cordeaux, Rebecca DeUnamuno, Monique Dykstra, Murray Fahey, Matthew Foster, John Knowles, Marko Mustac, Josie O'Reilly, Lisa Ricketts, Nigel Sutton, and Jon Williams. Lighting Design by Barb Williams, Soundscapes by Tom Lowndes. Created and directed by Marko Mustac and Produced by Impro Australia's Artistic Director John Knowles, PULP takes its lead from a description of Tarantino's groundbreaking films, by combining "discipline and control with sheer wild-ass joy". It’s fast, it’s funny, it’s IMPRO as you’ve never seen it before and we are so confident of this show’s appeal, we are offering a money-back guarantee. If after watching PULP, you can honestly say that you were unimpressed and did not laugh, we’ll refund your ticket price and the Producer will write you a personalised apology for wasting your time. This show is that good. TWO EXTRA SHOWS: Friday Nov 7th & Sat Nov 8th at 8pm TICKETS: $28 full, $24 conc, $22 groups 10+ and IA members BOOKINGS 9550 3666 or Ticketek The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd. Marrickville (5 minutes from Enmore Theatre) www.improaustralia.com.au www.factorytheatre.com.au</blockquote> Off to update the gig guide! Good news - the season has been extended:

Season Extended by Popular Demand

Extra Shows and money-back guarantee added!

David Collins of the Umbilical Brothers was emphatic, “PULP is sensational! Enchanting, surprising, adventurous. The characters are so strong and it’s such a full experience, you feel like you’ve jumped right into a fantastic dime-store novel. It’s so much more than impro. I wish there was a new word to
describe this art form when it gets raised to this level. An awe-inspiring mix of genre acting and spontaneous theatre.”

Pulp Fiction novels inspired Quentin Tarantino! They spawned countless films and TV shows! They thrilled the popular imagination for decades! They were cheap fiction magazines from the 1920’s to the 50’s and mass-market paperbacks from the 50’s and 60’s, and they are best remembered for their sensational cover art.

PULP blends improvisation and script, bringing to life these shocking and hilarious tales from the past for the audience’s interactive and voyeuristic pleasure. Slick production values and a killer script meet the lightning comic minds of Sydney’s best improvising performers.

Act 1 sees the cast in a series of shorter stories exploring Weird Science Fiction, Sexually repressed English Dramas from the 1940’s, Dark brooding violent Westerns and a Savage Jungle Adventure from Australian Pulp Writers of the 1950’s including a terrifying 14 foot tall monster from hell.

Act 2 presents a full-blown, hard-boiled Film Noir style Detective story in the vein of Raymond Chandler or Mickey Spillane. Femme Fatale, mysterious foreigner and a hardest private dick in town.

Starring: David Callan, Daniel Cordeaux, Rebecca DeUnamuno, Monique Dykstra, Murray Fahey, Matthew Foster, John Knowles, Marko Mustac, Josie O’Reilly, Lisa Ricketts, Nigel Sutton, and Jon Williams. Lighting Design by Barb Williams, Soundscapes by Tom Lowndes.

Created and directed by Marko Mustac and Produced by Impro Australia’s Artistic Director John Knowles, PULP takes its lead from a description of Tarantino’s groundbreaking films, by combining “discipline and control with sheer wild-ass joy”.

It’s fast, it’s funny, it’s IMPRO as you’ve never seen it before and we are so confident of this show’s appeal, we are offering a money-back guarantee. If after watching PULP, you can honestly say that you were unimpressed and did not laugh, we’ll refund your ticket price and the Producer will write you a personalised apology for wasting your time. This show is that good.

TWO EXTRA SHOWS:
Friday Nov 7th & Sat Nov 8th at 8pm
TICKETS: $28 full, $24 conc, $22 groups 10+ and IA members
BOOKINGS 9550 3666 or Ticketek
The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd. Marrickville
(5 minutes from Enmore Theatre)

http://www.improaustralia.com.au
http://www.factorytheatre.com.au

Off to update the gig guide!

]]> Comment on Impro shake-ups in Melbourne & Sydney: venue woes by Viv http://gaggingforit.com.au/2008/06/impro-shake-ups-in-melbourne-sydney-venue-woes/#comment-20 Viv Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:01:37 +0000 http://gaggingforit.com.au/?p=171#comment-20 Good news, Ben! Good news, Ben!

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