#comedy chat

[thelaughstand]

‘THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE’, fortnightly comedy night at Pelicano, 24 Bay Street, Double Bay - Thursday 19 May! Presented by The Laugh Stand. The line up is so sensational it frightens me to the very core of my being. Emcee: Jacques Barrett (‘The Footy Show’, 2 Day FM, Ralph TV) Headliner: Peter Berner (‘Backberner’, ‘The Einstein Factor’, Triple M) Guest: Mickey D (Australia’s Finest Comedy Export) With: Luke Joseph Ryan (Nova), Benny Davis (The Axis Of Awesome'), Emma Zammit ('Mums Unite') and Danny O'Toole! Only 20 bucks on the door! Starts 8pm.

[hands-against-the-glass]

Reality

Teen Mom: Perfect in every way

Me: No bitch, your baby's ugly as fuck

[ohdeargodwhy]

Charlie Brooker settles in for a nice, long interview on the hottest day of 2011. We talk about his career, from its beginnings, when he would fire off submissions to Oink! comic at the age of sixteen, right through to what he’s got lined up next.

Also under discussion: what it’s like to transition from journalist, to presenter, to performer; the symphony of nodding heads that is Twitter and the hitherto unexamined power that cameramen can hold over comedians.

Hope you enjoy it, and many thanks to Charlie for being so generous with his time.