HIGH PONY
Best Original Songs, Green Rooms
Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe
Golden Gibbo (N), MICF
What happens when Annie the Orphan, a cannibal (non-derogatory) and a netball team walk into a bar?
After pussy-poppin tours of ‘No Hat No Play’ and ‘Sh*t-Wrecked’, Mel & Sam are BACK and yanking you by ya ponytails through a chaotic hour of musical sketch. With all-original songs, characters that absolutely DON'T need a ballad (that’s you Angela Anaconda - you greyscale b*tch!) and the dirtiest synth lines …
This is high concept. High art. High pony.
★★★★★"Needs to be seen to be believed" Time Out
★★★★★"Screamingly funny" The Advertiser
★★★★★"Chart-topping parody pop duo in the making" The Age
★★★★"The future of Australian comedy” Herald Sun
★★★★★"The makings of Jane Turner and Gina Riley" Theatre Thoughts
Presented by: Mel & Sam
Mel & Sam are an award-winning musical comedy duo from Naarm/Melbourne bringing a razor-sharp, polished edge to the comedy scene (with equal measures of chaos!) They’re queer, horny, cheeky and unhinged, and here to stay. Having made a name for themselves with 3 shows ‘No Hat, No Play’, ‘Sh*t-Wrecked’ and now 'High Pony' (all of which have toured the country to sold-out crowds and critical acclaim), this duo are all about filling the hunger for some Gen Z f*ckery in the cabaret scene!
Together, they have a Spotify-Original podcast (‘Mel & Sam’) as well as a Green Room win for 'Best Original Songs'. They are nominees of the prestigious Golden Gibbo comedy award, winners of ‘Best Cabaret’ at Adl Fringe and are currently working on a number of projects for stage and screen!
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
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Madness, midriffs and the most majestic melodies you’ll hear at the festival. Brilliantly chaotic. High Pony has to be seen to be believed. - Leah Glynn, TIME OUT
High energy. Seamless. Non-stop laughs that’ll make your cheeks hurt. A chart-topping parody pop duo in the making. - Vyshnavee Wijekumar, THE AGE
Their most chaotic, absurd and utterly hilarious show so far ... as mad as they are brilliant - Mel & Sam are as addictive as social media - Michelle Wakim, InReview
Don't look for sense or pattern in this unruly hour of comedy, let this silly hyperactive duo bewilder you with absurd humour and harmonies. - Chloe Cannell, Weekend Notes
A masterclass in the art of musical sketch comedy; a picture of unhinged brilliance that has well and truly brought cabaret to Gen Z. - Charlotte Kowald, The List (UK)