OBSERVER: JKS: A Comedy?
Australian comedian Tom Bollard’s new show JKS: A Comedy? will be presented as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 1-12 at the Trades Hall, ETU Ballroom.
A line-up of comedians are hanging out backstage – it’s all fun and games – until they hear the news that a comedy legend has died. Depending on who you ask, he either leaves behind a lifetime of laughter, or a legacy of bigotry and pain. Or maybe both. Or neither.
The comics get stuck in: was this guy actually funny, or just embarrassing? Should he be praised or cancelled? Is being “funny” all that matters, anyway? What’s even the point of telling jokes?
How much harm (or good) can they ever do? How dark and fucked up can you go? Who can say what – and who decides?
Written by award-winning Tom Ballard (Deadloch, Tonightly, Fisk, Serious Danger) and directed by Ben Russell (Thank God You’re Here, The Grub, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House Of Fun), JKS: A Comedy(?) is the premiere of a show described as ‘naughty, thoughtful and a hilarious new work for Melbourne Fringe.’
Performance Season: October 1 – 12
Times: 8pm (Sun. 7pm, Oct 11 3.15pm and 8pm)
Venue: Trades Hall, ETU Ballroom
Ticket price: Preview $35, Early bird $32, Fri., Sat. $42/$40, Wed., Thu., Sun. $38/$36
Tickets: melbournefringe.com.au
Cheryl Threadgold

