Show reviewed: 13/03/26

Show rating: Don’t tell the host’s mum but I know my mum and dad read these, hi folks, 4.5 stars.

The Big Naked Comedy Show is exactly what it promises to be, fifty minutes of naked comedy performers reminding the audience where their eyes are. I’ve reviewed Paul Savage last year for his solo show and he was kind enough to invite me back to join the audience of The Big Naked Comedy Show. According to Savage, he is combining two of the experiences most people dread, public nudity and public speaking. The third is death apparently but thankfully we avoided any victims despite tragedy being the flip side of comedy. So Paul’s public liability insurance is probably safe for the time being. I’m not sure how his relationship with his maternal parental unit is going however…

Last night’s all star line-up local legend and puppeteer, Mickey D; the very bendy, Claire Million; magic fagic tragic, Lukas Meintjes and Mexico by California’s hottest export, Frankie Marcos. It’s rather amusing to think that my mother actually went to see Puppetry of the Penis when I was an innocent child and she’s also seen Mickey, um perform…I’d like to say this is the only time I’ve seen the same penis as my mother but that would be a lie. My stepfather was naked on the radio naked and won tickets to Rodeny Rude that I got to listen unfolding live from my bus to school. I have trauma. Just…ask…me!

Claire Million is a billion dollar acro babe that definitely deserves to have a higher profile at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and has a great children’s production at The Garden of Unearthly Delights. See Claire in A Paper Trail, a story featuring acrobatics and intricate origami telling a tale of friendship and courage. I’m not supposed to comment on the contestant’s bodies but Claire was the hottest comedian on stage last night and she isn’t a comedian. She is 3 of the 4.5 stars.

Lukas Meintjes is featuring in extraterrestrial adventure in B48Y Crash Lands on Earth! Last night he appeared as the F*g Fairy (I’m sorry to all my fellow gays) stark naked except for some pink wings, a bad attitude and a wand (an actual princess wand, not a euphemism you dirty minded freaks!) He granted my wish of a cheese toastie though (we couldn’t find the chilli sauce because killing your reviewer before the review is a recipe for disaster!) I really want applaud Lukas’ green strategy and reduction of print waste at the Fringe by ripping up the actual guides and handing the torn out advertising for his show. Just don’t ask where its been…

Tex Mex ain’t the genuine thing but Frankie Marcos can put his sour cream on my taco any time he likes (minus the chilli cos again we don’t endorse even the accidental unaliving of small arts independent media personalities…) Marcos is a smoking hot comedian from a Mexican-Philippino heritage and he has Australia all worked out… just ask him. But not about guacamole, because nobody can afford the export of avocados with the oil prices these days! He is internationally acclaimed as the winner of the 2024 San Francisco International comedy competition and has performed at the New York Comedy Festival, Melbourne International in Australia, and the Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland. Also some people follow him on social media!

My best friend has noticed that for this year’s Adelaide Fringe I’ve been seeing a lot shows with adult themed content and people taking their clothes off, which I think she’s implying I’m the only artist not getting any at this Fringe. She’s definitely right about not getting any and this show has no poses no danger to my virtue of three weeks of the festival and not sleeping with sketchy (J-named dudes lower down the artistic totem pole than me) done in my pre-strumpet era. I’ve learned.