Shaolin Punk » impro http://shaolinpunk.net Comedy theatre for your brain. Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Set List rock: Gerald and the Monkey Wrenchers http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/10/14/set-list-rock-gerald-and-the-monkey-wrenchers http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/10/14/set-list-rock-gerald-and-the-monkey-wrenchers#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:26:07 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=204 [...]]]> For the last Set List of Melbourne Fringe 2008, Gerald and the Monkey Wrenchers graced the stage of the Old Council Chambers, with front man Gerald Anxiety pumping out some of the band’s best-known hits including metal anthem “Gorgon”, tribute to a lost childhood “Wonderland”, and the obscure historical indie-rock single “American Civil War Hot Cakes”. His offsider and rythym guitarist, Phil Innuendo, also sang the haunting “Don’t End Our Love (creepy things you say)” as well as the band’s 1989 track, “Safety Clips”, which was stolen by…well, another band whose lead singer is no longer with us. Let’s leave it at that. Keyboardist Clarisse Glitter and special guest Hepsebah “Nobility” Jones shared the ballad “Plage de nudistes français (oh yeah)”, and then joined in for a special finale: a reprise of the classic benefit song for the silent killer, Feline AIDS, “Get Spayed – Not Kitty AIDS”.

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the eclectic mix of bands featured at Set List’s first Melbourne Fringe season; we may well bring Set List back in future, but until then, enjoy the music and rock on!

]]> http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/10/14/set-list-rock-gerald-and-the-monkey-wrenchers/feed 0 State of the Punk: June 2008 http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/06/16/state-of-the-punk-june-2008 http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/06/16/state-of-the-punk-june-2008#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:32:28 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=131 [...]]]> It’s been a while since our last update, so we figure it’s time to fill you in on the latest doings of Shaolin Punk and its creative director, Ben McKenzie.

This Sunday saw the launch of Melbourne’s newest comedy event, the Anarchist Guild Social Committee, at the Bella Union bar at Trades Hall. The brainchild of host Nick Caddaye, the AGSC is a monthly live sketch comedy show. Shaolin Punk’s Ben McKenzie is assistant producer and also a writer/performer, alongside the main cast of Andrew McClelland, Tegan Higginbotham, Dave Bushell, Celia Pacquola, Richard McKenzie and Courteney Hocking. The first meeting of the AGSC was a huge success, so don’t miss its return on July 20!

Shaolin Punk has two new shows coming up in the next few months. First up, as part of National Science Week, Ben McKenzie premieres his new one-man comedy science lecture, A (Very) Brief History of Time, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Stephen Hawking’s influential book. Then, for the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Shaolin Punk presents Set List, an improvised musical performance devised and performed by Dan Walmsley and Karin Muiznieks and featuring Ben McKenzie. Set List will premiere in three afternoon sessions at the Bella Union bar at Trades Hall as part of the Fringe @ Trades programme. Watch this space for more details soon!

And finally, with the departure of Janelle Koenig for the UK, Ben McKenzie has taken on the role of artistic director of Melbourne improvised comedy troupe The Crew. The group’s final performance of Impro Sundae at Bar Open, before they move to another venue, is this Sunday, June 22. Don’t miss it!

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