[2014099] Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian: Part Deux Jacques Barrett @ The Producers Bar 10:15pm, Sat 8 Mar 2014 So – Jacques Barrett. I’m a massive fan. Always have been, since the first time I saw him perform (opening for the Tokyo Shock Boys), and I specifically picked this evening to see his full set … Continue reading [2014099] Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian: Part Deux
[2013138] Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian Jacques Barrett @ Rhino Room – Beer Garden 10:15pm, Wed 13 Mar 2013 Look – let’s not fuck around here. Prior to this show, Jacques Barrett was my favourite Australian comedian of the past few years; after the show, nothing had changed. In fact, my respect for his work … Continue reading [2013138] Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian
[2014060] Rhino Room Late Show More comedians than you can poke a stick at @ Rhino Room – Upstairs The Rhino Room Late Show has been a bit of a staple in recent years, with a wander past the ‘Room to check the lineup a mid-evening necessity. Having said that, one evening a week seemed … Continue reading [2014060] Rhino Room Late Show
[2014047] Late Night Comedy at The Producers Bar A grand total of fourteen comedians (over two shows) @ The Producers Bar One of the nice things about a new Fringe is discovering the new venues that have opened up around town, and one of the more successful was found in the revitalised Producers Bar; Marcel … Continue reading [2014047] Late Night Comedy at The Producers Bar
[2014041] Shaggers Nik Coppin, Lisa Skye, Jacques Barrett, Christian Elderfield, Larry Dean @ Austral Hotel – Red Room 10:00pm, Fri 21 Feb 2014 I was surprised to learn that this was my first Shaggers show for many years; previous shows had been good value, probably due to the more focussed nature of the ensemble. And, … Continue reading [2014041] Shaggers
So – One Hundred Shows for the year. So – SADEH21. Fucking magnificent, it was, despite a few little flaws. So – Jacques Barrett. Fucking magnificent, he was, despite a few quieter moments. SNUG & VENT Blackout Em Rusciano in ‘Divorce – The Musical’ SADEH21 Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian: Part Deux EUROWISION Adelaide 2014 … Continue reading ff2014, Day 26
Wow, what a day. After a relatively sleepless night, I went on a 14km, 13-stop ArtWalk around the northwestern inner suburbs and city; then, because I was feeling a little knackered, decided that an all-comedy evening would be the go. Normally, I try to avoid all-comedy days like this, but this one turned out to … Continue reading ff2014, Day 25
A weird old day: I caught The Magnets doing a short set at the Central Markets, was up on stage twice, fell asleep in a show, and got to see the masterful Jacques Barrett again. Dear lord he’s amazing. Gobsmacked CJ Delling – Reality Bandit Joel Creasey in Rock God Jon Bennett: Fire In The … Continue reading ff2014, Day 11
[2013036] Rhino Room Late Show A grand total of thirty-two comedians @ Rhino Room – Upstairs In the last couple of years, I’ve started referring to the number of shows I’ve seen as “uniques”; that is, I only really count the title of a show once. That makes sense in a theatrical setting, where two … Continue reading [2013036] Rhino Room Late Show
Red wine hangover and no sleep makes Pete a very grumpy boy… The Kreutzer Sonata Breaker Gravity Boots Jacques Barrett is The Contrarian …but the quality of today’s shows more than made up for it. I think I’ve just made my final ticket purchase for the season, too. There’s some bedlam coming up in the … Continue reading ff2013, Day 30
In It For The Species Jacques Barrett @ Gelatissimo 8:00pm, Sun 27 Feb 2011 Having chatted with Jacques Barrett at the brutal Ha Ha Comedy Late Show, I’d assured him that I’d get along to his show if I possibly could. And as I scooted into Gelatissimo on this, his last night, he sat at … Continue reading [2011072] In It For The Species
Ha Ha Comedy Late Show Alan Anderson, Ross Vosvotekas, Jacques Barrett, Moataz Hamde, Amos Gill, Marcel Lucont, Dr Brown, Jarrod Fitch, Gary Bradbury @ Worldsend Hotel (Beer Garden) 11:30pm, Tue 22 Feb 2011 It’s been nearly a decade since I last attended a comedy show in the Worldsend beer garden, and not a lot has … Continue reading [2011050] Ha Ha Comedy Late Show
Oh dear. All plans to stay “current” in my blogging have fallen by the wayside. Damn that Fringe Club and it’s inhabitants. Unsupervised Urban Soundscapes Take Me Back To Paris The Circus Firemen Jacques Barrett – In It For The Species Quake, Rattle & Roll Visual Arts: The Twenty11 Art Exhibition God I’m tired. And … Continue reading ff2011, Day 17
Rhino Room Late Show [FringeTIX] Lindsay Webb, Dave Thornton, Trevor Crook, Andrew O’Neill, Alan Anderson, Janey Godley, Jacques Barrett @ Rhino Room – Upstairs 11:00pm, Thu 17 Feb 2011 In the past I’ve shied away from shows like this, preferring to see performers in their full shows; with the sheer numbers of acts that I’d … Continue reading [2011025] Rhino Room Late Show
Tokyo Shock Boys – 20th Anniversary Show Tokyo Shock Boys @ Thebarton Theatre 8:00pm, Fri 26 Feb 2010 Waaaaay back when I was but a young country boy, eyes wide open with hope and excitement at the thought of moving to Adelaide to study, my older brother would tell me tales of his adventures in … Continue reading [2010054] Tokyo Shock Boys – 20th Anniversary Show