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  • Comedian Rao looking anxious, with dark hair and glasses, against tree backdrop.
  • Comedian Rao lilt in red and green with floral backdrop.
6 – 7 Nov

Scientist Comedy Show

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

Rao Morusupalli's stand-up show will be about a lot of things, but broadly speaking it's about being a comedian and a scientist, his corporate life and how these things have caused him to suffer in different ways. Thankfully, those ways are deeply human, so he thinks it will be very funny. He is also brown. That will be the third theme of the show.

Even though this is a work in progress, it combines the best material from last year's show with new jokes he's written since then, as he figures out how all the pieces fit together.

Rao has performed to packed rooms across Australia and internationally for most of the last decade, earning critical praise, a Judge's Pick award at Melbourne Fringe, and a five-star review for his latest show, Space Comedy.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 6 Nov
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 7 Nov
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Location

The Motley Bauhaus
118 Elgin St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $14.50
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Contact details

  • telephone number: 0403 654 912
  • email address: info@themotley.com.au
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  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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