Natives Getting Funny

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Event Natives Getting Funny
Venue Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
First Date April 2005
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In 2004 Tony Briggs initiated a relationship between Ilbijerri and Melbourne International Comedy Festival to develop comedy skills for Indigenous writers and performers. "We figured we've aired a lot of important sad stories, and while it's imperative to keep telling them - can't we also have a bit of fun? So we put five Blakfellas who'd never done stand up comedy before, in a room with Comedian/Joke Doctor Russell Fletcher."
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Russell Fletcher Comedian
Kylie Belling Director
Lionel Austin MC
Tammy Anderson Performer
Lisa Bellear Performer
Lou Bennett Performer
Dennis Fisher Performer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Also listed on website as having performed in 2006.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://ilbijerri.com.au/productions/project/natives-getting-funny/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 96804