Funky Fresh Musical Improv
Looking for a musical comedy spectacular where YOU choose the story? Plucked fresh from performers' circuits around the world, this talented troupe of serenading improvisers are ready to do your bidding! Jai, our amazing multi-instrumentalist musician, steers the cast through improvised comedic and singing adventures - stories that have never been seen before and will never be seen again! You want a pirate adventure set in the present day? A spaghetti western set in a Chinese restaurant? A romantic drama featuring killer robots? You choose the subject and the title and we will perform your suggestion to live music! Three shows only!
"You get to watch performance under pressure and that pressure turns carbon into diamonds." The Barefoot Review.
Presented by: Derek Tickner
Derek Tickner (stage name Eric Tinker) is a producer, musical comedian, improviser, photographer, cartographer and writer. He has produced and performed comedy shows for the last five years at Adelaide Fringe. His show The Eric Tinker Experience enjoyed a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022.
He has performed at festivals, clubs and pubs around Australia and in his native England, as well as in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Europe and Southeast Asia. His style is influenced by the likes of Spike Milligan, The Bonzo Dog Band, Steve Martin and Flight of the Conchords.
Derek is producing and performing in three shows this Fringe: 'Eric Tinker’s Tragical History Tour', 'Funky Fresh Musical Improv' and 'Adelaide vs The World' – Clash of the Comics'.