Unlike the multitude of overseas comedians doing the obligatory “You know what I love about Melborrrn?” spiel at the start of their show, this is a show that offers so much more than simple local humour. Miss (you) Melbourne is as much a celebration of talented comediennes as it is about this great city we call home. Every night from the 19th til the 30th of June at Trades Hall, you can see a different line up of female comics sharing their personal stories and anecdotes about Melbourne, covering everything from the weather to dating and featuring just the right amount of John So references.
Originally from Canberra, Tanya Losanno decided to move to Coburg, which was an obvious move up in the world. (Sarcastic? You decide.) Even though her beloved suburb didn’t make it onto the 100 most liveable suburbs list, she still went on to explain what she loves about the place where she sees cultures collide on a daily basis.
Sandhi Ghandi is a Byron Bay resident who is originally from India so she had some insightful comparisons to draw between the three vastly different areas. Her brightly coloured sari and her warm persona were not enough however to keep her from shivering up on stage from Melbourne’s harsh winter chills.
Young comedian, Celia Pacquola used what little she was taught during her drama course at university to perform an impersonation of Melbourne’s bi-polar weather. Celia also spoke about her mother’s reaction to hearing that her daughter wanted to pursue comedy as a career, and her frustration with ads using the same animal mascots.
Next up was Andrea Powell, who pondered the reasons as to why she has been unable to find true love in Melbourne just yet. She demonstrated how her grumpy senior citizen alter ego, Ethel Chop may have been scaring off men in the bedroom, or perhaps she simply needs to learn that when it comes to your significant other using kitchen containers as a vessel for bladder relief, once is enough to realise they need to be dumped.
Judith Lucy told the story of how she arrived in Melbourne as a 20 year old, non-drinker, virgin who had never done drugs… to how that all changed in the space of two years. With the audience consisting mainly of Melburnians, nobody had any qualms about hearing Judith’s tales of the not so supportive people she encountered during her radio career in Sydney. She claims that she always receives the best reviews in Melbourne and based on her performance in this show, I’m another who will say we’re happy to keep her here!
Miss (You) Melbourne runs Tuesday to Saturday until June 30th. Book through Ticketmaster or email your booking to missyoumelbourne@hotmail.com. Keep your eyes peeled on the ‘upcoming gigs’ section of this website or visit Miss (You) Melbourne to see who is performing each night.