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A man with several birds around him and a toy cockatoo on his lap, against a bright orange background.
5 – 11 Oct

Oliver Pol: Featherbrained

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment

New Zealand comedian Oliver Pol is a silly goose. It's been a turbulent time in his life, having quit drinking, been through a very personal medical situation about which he'll happily massively overshare. Also he maybe wants to grow a moustache?

Enter the mind of a certified overthinker and marvel at the pop-culture ephemera and thought spirals within. Join Oliver in accepting and embracing uncertainty and silliness. Explore the way of the goose.

It's weird, it's charming, it's an unnecessarily deep dive into the avian brain.

Fresh from critically acclaimed seasons at the New Zealand Fringe Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Oliver and his bevy of geese (some metaphorical mind-geese, some actually quite adorable toy geese) are flapping their way over to Melbourne for the first time.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 5 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tue 6 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 8 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 10 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun 11 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location

The Motley Bauhaus
118 Elgin St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $30
Student / concession $25

Booking not required

Book online for Oliver Pol: Featherbrained

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Also part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

A young person with long blonde hair, wearing a  green satin top and making an animated, expressive gesture with hands up near their face against a solid olive-green background.
9 – 18 Oct

Tegan Higginbotham: Follow That Turtle!

Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
A performer sits at the top of a tall ladder, playing an electric guitar while below them, another performer stands facing away from the camera, holding the ladder steady with uplifted arms.
15 – 18 Oct

Ocker

Ocker is roving circus tearing through the streets on a portable railway track built in real time.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
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29 Sep – 3 Oct

The Boards Above Her Face

An original solo show about a young woman who has the power to transform things into other things.

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment
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6 – 18 Oct

Rama Nicholas in Fairy Smut

Comedy, fantasy and romance collide in this hilariously smutty tale.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

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Two drag performers posing in strong-man stances while dressed in blue and pink leopard print leotards and visors.
Until 26 Dec

Bingo Bananza

The familiar world of bingo collides with the strange, sparkly, and wonderfully absurd.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
Comedian Lloyd Langford holding a microphone in his hand and performing stand-up comedy on a stage against a red curtain.
Until 1 Sep

Cheap Tuesday Stand-Up Comedy

Enjoy the best comedians doing their new, and new comedians doing their best.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
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22 Aug

Comedy Sanctuary

Experience Melbourne's most relaxing comedy night at a wellness studio in Carlton.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
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Until 24 Nov

Comedy at the Clyde

Open mic comedy at the Clyde every Tuesday, for a night of fun with newcomers and pros.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
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