Damian Callinan's Unlikely Friends
Damian Callinan hosts an improvised chat show with a rotating duo of Australia's best comedians, actors & improvisors, playing disparate characters from history, who just happen to be UNLIKELY FRIENDS. The season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, soon to be released as a podcast, featured the likes of Ned Kelly (Wil Anderson) & Estee Lauder (Gillian Cosgriff) reminiscing about their pub trivia team; Noah (Tom Gleeson) & Steve Irwin (Dane Simpson) explaining what went wrong at Jesus buck's night & Joan of Arc (Geraldine Hickey) crediting Andy Warhol (Andy McLelland) for her 'boy' look. Come & join the historical moshpit & find out which Fringe stars will be stage diving into the past!
"This is the most fun I've had being on a festival panel show in years." - Wil Anderson
Presented by: Damian Callinan
Damian Callinan is an acclaimed comedian, actor & writer. A three-time nominee for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he is best known for his roles in Skithouse, Backyard Ashes & The Merger, the film adaption of his award-winning solo show of the same name. The Merger was nominated for 2 AACTA awards and won Best Film and Screenplay at the 2018 Independent Film Awards. Callinan is renowned for his prolific output of live shows including Double Feature, The Wine Bluffs, The Lost WW1 Diary & Mayor for a Day. A silver medalist at the Australian Podcast Awards & Russell Prize for Humour Writing shortlisted author, he can currently be seen on screen in The Newsreader & White Fever (ABCTV) & in cinemas as the lead in the cult film, The Emu War.