Living on a prayer
Frida Deguise is Australia’s first Muslim comedian. After multiple sold-out shows and receiving 4 stars from Time Out at MICF 2018, she is bringing her new show ‘Living on a Prayer’ to Adelaide Fringe. Sam About Town caught up with Frida to find out more. SAT: Thanks for your time Frida. Is this your first time performing at Adelaide Fringe? FD: Yes it is. I am super nervous. SAT: Could you please tell us more about your...
The Other Side of 25
Hmmmmm……the OTHER side of 25….not the good side some would say….and pregnant! Meet Amory. She vowed to never have children. So how did this happen? It’s not your average story. Acclaimed stand-up comedian, Becca Hurd, is bringing her hysterical and heartfelt play to the Adelaide Fringe. SAT: Welcome Becca! Is this your first Adelaide Fringe? BH: Thank you, hello! I attended last year’s Adelaide Fringe as a viewer/ student but this is...
Get Sweatier with Cheryl and Chardee
Dust off your leotards, pull on your sweatbands, channel your inner Olivia Newton John and get ready to get sweaty! Sam About Town hit the gym to the tune of Zanadu and had a bit of a workout with aerobics junkies, Cheryl and Chardee. SAT: After a sell-out season at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Festival, you are back with your show Get Sweatier with Cheryl and Chardee. Please tell us more about the show. C&C: Get Sweatier with Cheryl...
Tom GK: Hearing Loss, The Musical!
“A rare disease, a music critic who always dreamt of being on stage, a triumphant premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Tom GK: Hearing Loss, The Musical! is as unlikely as it is compelling.”That certainly does sound compelling, so we contacted Tom GK to find out more. SAT: Tom, your media release really has piqued our attention. We’d like to find out more about how your life changed from your dream job as a music critic...
Jamie Mykaela’s Napoleon Complex
Adelaide Fringe leaves us spoilt for choice with so much talent and so many options of shows to see. Sometimes, someone makes an impression and stands out from the crowd. Jamie Mykaela is one of those people. An international, award winning comedy-cabaret performer, Jamie is described as a “firecracker with an over-inflated ego and hard-earned imposter syndrome colliding in a hot mess of costume changes, ukulele strings, songs,...