Shaolin Punk » Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour 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 The Comedy Festival cometh! http://shaolinpunk.net/2011/03/14/the-comedy-festival-cometh http://shaolinpunk.net/2011/03/14/the-comedy-festival-cometh#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:10:48 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=800 [...]]]> Yes, it’s barely more than two weeks until the launch of the 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and of course Shaolin Punk will be there providing some excitingly nerdy comedy. The Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour is now in its fourth year, and this year features not only new stuff (the 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves gallery!) but new talent in the form of Kate McLennan (The Debutante Diaries), Stella Young (two-time state Raw Comedy finalist), Danny McGinlay (Food Dude, The 7PM Project) and Amanda Buckley (Beaconsfield the Musical)! Oh, and it’s head tour guide is once again Shaolin Punk creative director Ben McKenzie.

And, though we’ve said it before, there’s also a lot of Dungeon Crawl coming your way. While the show isn’t an official part of the festival, we’ve committed ourselves to bringing you the best nerdy comedians playing D&D for your pleasure with four late-night shows throughout the festival. We can tell you that we’ve got quite a line-up, including Lawrence Leung (Choose Your Own Adventure), DeAnne Smith (Canada), Dave Bloustien (Wit Large), Scott Edgar and Steven Gates (Tripod) and a whole bunch of other comedians you didn’t even know were geeks. In fact, there are so many of them, we’ve found a way to cram more of them into every show – so expect some surprises!

We won’t be able to give you full line-ups in advance, so you should just come along every Wednesday night at 11 PM from March 30 to April 20 and see who’s on. You’re in for a…[rolls dice]…great time.

]]> http://shaolinpunk.net/2011/03/14/the-comedy-festival-cometh/feed 0 Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour tickets now on sale http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/03/19/melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-tickets-now-on-sale http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/03/19/melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-tickets-now-on-sale#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:38:51 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/03/19/melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-tickets-now-on-sale [...]]]> The title pretty much says it all: tickets are now on sale via the Comedy Festival web site for the 2009 Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour, featuring Ben McKenzie (the Man in the Lab Coat), Janet A. McLeod (Quiz Internationale) and Andy Muirhead (Collectors). Some nights did sell out last year, so get in quick this time around!

]]> http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/03/19/melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-tickets-now-on-sale/feed 4 Shaolin Punk returns for MICF 09! http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/02/13/shaolin-punk-returns-for-micf-09 http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/02/13/shaolin-punk-returns-for-micf-09#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:05:01 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=213 [...]]]> The Man in the Lab Coat returns for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a new season of the Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour! Ben is joined by queen of trivia and stalwart of the Melbourne comedy scene Janet A. McLeod, and that ever-so-lovely yet cheeky comedian and host of ABC1′s The Collectors, Andy Muirhead.

The tour will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 6 PM for the last two weeks of the Festival, which is April 16-18 & 23-25. You’ll be able to buy tickets soon via Ticketmaster and the Festival web site, but they’ll also be available at the door; for more information, keep an eye on labcoatman.com.au.

If you’re wondering what Ben has been up to to cause such a long dark tea-time of the soul here at Shaolin Punk, well he’s been concentrating on The Anarchist Guild Social Committee, the monthly sketch show in which he provides backup to the cast. After their February show – which is this Sunday, February 15 – they’re off to the Adelaide Fringe before returning to Melbourne for the Comedy Festival, showcasing their best sketches of the past year in A Fine Selection. Tickets are on sale now for both seasons!

]]> http://shaolinpunk.net/2009/02/13/shaolin-punk-returns-for-micf-09/feed 0 Last days for the Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour and OBE! http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/04/03/last-days-for-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-and-obe http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/04/03/last-days-for-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-and-obe#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:22:56 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=70 [...]]]> The Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour finishes this week, and after some of the great reviews we’ve had from The Groggy Squirrel and UK comedy site Chortle, our last two nights are sure to be a great success. So come on down! Tonight, Ben McKenzie, Bec Hill and Sue-Ann Post will be your guides, and on Friday, Ben and Bec will instead be joined by Kent Valentine.

It’s the last days too for A Record or an OBE, the what if play about hit 70s British comedy group The Goodies. OBE plays this Saturday and Sunday, the 5th and 6th of April, and then every night next week until the 13th of April, with no show on Monday. Remember Tuesday April 8th is your last chance for a cheap $10 ticket!

For those of you unable to come to the show due to its early evening timeslot at 6:30 PM, there are plans for a late show at 11 PM on Friday, April 11th; watch this space for details!

]]> http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/04/03/last-days-for-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour-and-obe/feed 0 Announcing the Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour! http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/01/25/announcing-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/01/25/announcing-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:49:01 +0000 Benjamin http://shaolinpunk.net/2008/01/25/announcing-the-melbourne-museum-comedy-tour [...]]]> Shaolin Punk and Melbourne Museum are proud to present the Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!

Join Ben McKenzie (the Man in the Lab Coat) and the cream of Melbourne’s geeky comedians for science, history and laughter as you wander the spooky silent halls of Melbourne Museum after closing time. There you’ll meet such amazing inmates as CSIRAC, a room-sized computer which couldn’t beat your mobile phone at chess, and Amargasaurus, the dinosaur with a mohawk who predated punk by 120 million years.

Caution: you may learn something on this tour…

Watch this site for more details, including line-ups, in the coming weeks. The basic details are below:

Where: Melbourne Museum
When: 6pm, March 26th to April 4th, Wednesday to Friday
Tickets: $15 full, $10 concession, $10 groups (6 or more)
Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 660 013, www.comedyfestival.com.au or at the door (tickets on sale soon)

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