Adam Jacobs has popped the cherry of quite a few first time stand-up comedians. You see he runs an open mic night at Highlander Bar, in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, and has helped hundreds of newbie comedians kick-start their comedy career. He’s also an accomplished comedian, and in this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, we talk about his …
040: Ben Horowitz – Looking back on 2017
What a year we’ve had at the School of Hard Knock Knocks. In this episode, Ben Horowitz and Morry Morgan talk about the year that was, the celebrity guest comedians who taught our stand-up comedy courses across Australia, the personalities that emerged from our comedy graduates, as well as the upcoming opportunity for our “Best” graduates to perform at the …
012: Michael Shafar – How Jewish-ish and community TV led to comedy success
Michael Shafar is a stand-up comic and writer for The Project on Network Ten. But this success hasn’t happened overnight. Like most stand-up comedians it started off with bombing at his first open mic, and then two years of performing at every opportunity that presented itself. His next step was hosting ‘The Leak‘ on community television station, Channel 31, before climbing …
008: Johnny Kats – Luck and persistence lead to comedy success
How do you go from Richmond’s Corner Hotel to performing alongside Dave Chappelle in New York? Listen and learn!
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017
IF YOU’RE NOT FROM MELBOURNE or you are, but have never left the house because you believe exam results are more important than a personality, then there’s a slight chance that you’ve never, ever heard of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). Now in its 30th year, the MICF is one of the three largest comedy festivals, next to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe …
Why Melbourne is the Stand-up Comedy Centre of Australia
THERE’S A STATUE OF BURKE AND WILLS at the corner of Collins and Swanston Streets, right next to the Melbourne Town Hall – the centre of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Burke and Wills are famous for not only going where no European Australians had travelled before, but for seriously over-packing, and under-preparing. Nineteen men, 23 horses and 26 camels set off …
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