the Arts Centre in association with Little Red Delicious
Damian Callinan in Is this Thing On?:The Dave Berry Story
Date
2 - 25 April
Times
Tue-Sat 10pm
Duration
55 minutes
Venue
the Arts Centre, BlackBox
*
100 St Kilda Rd (next to EQ), Melbourne
Prices
Full $25
Concession $18
Group (6 or more) $18
Preview $18
Laugh Pack $18
Tightarse Tuesday $18
Bookings
Ticketmaster 1300 660 013
& at the door
& www.theartscentre.com.au
Wheelchair access
* Licensed venue. Under 18s must be accompanied by a Parent or Legal Guardian.
Damian Callinan (dual Barry Award nominee, skitHOUSE, 774 ABC) takes you backstage to meet Dave Berry - a nine year veteran of the try-out comedy circuit. When a documentary about him airs, he becomes an overnight cult figure - but what is everyone laughing at?
Dave has tried everything to get a laugh - prop jokes, musical parody, characters - he even tried unsuccessfully to put on weight to do fat jokes. Ultimately, he's just not funny. On the cusp of giving up his dream, the documentary throws him a lifeline. Suddenly everyone wants to see the guy who is so bad he's good...but will it last?
A renowned stand-up and character comedian, Damian brings to life the players in Dave's rise and fall in this vivisection of the world of comedy.
"Powerfully intelligent...One of the country's best performers." The Age