In acknowledgement of the impending end of the year (and end of the world, if you trust the people who don't know how to read a Mayan calendar properly), Political Asylum presents our annual review edition, featuring an overloaded selection of some of our very best acts from the year. People paying full price ($10) will be getting AT LEAST twelve dollars fifty worth of hilarious entertainment. As for cheapskate concession riders ($5), did someone say BARGAIN!?!

Lineup:
Stella Young
Geraldine Hickey
Karl Chandler
Ben Lomas
Nicholas J. Johnson
Mick Neven
Mike & Andy
Mark Thomson
and hosted by Political Asylum's madcap maestros
Mathew Kenneally & Toby Halligan

Sunday 9 December 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road Brunswick
Full $10 / Conc. $5

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Wednesday 28 November, 8pm
The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Road Brunswick

The Variety Collective is a weekly variety show packed full of the best circus performers, comedians, magicians and carnies.

Political Asylum is a monthly political, topical comedy show featuring Australia's best political comedians.

This Wednesday, these two shows are going head to head for a crossover special packed with satire, topical comedy and old school variety entertainment. 

Welcome to post-truth politics, Romney/Ryan style! Join us as we lower taxes, reduce the debt AND maintain spending levels. Marvel as we ban abortion and support choice AT THE SAME TIME. Watch in awe as we condemn the successor to OUR OWN healthcare policy. It's a fire sale! ALL TRUTH MUST GO!

This Sunday at Political Asylum we bring you the talented lies of:
- Rod Quantock
- Damian Power
- Toby Halligan
- Nicholas J. Johnson
- Mike and Andy
- Alan Driscoll
and hosted by the always slanderous Mr Matt Elsbury!

Political Asylum Comedy Room
at The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Sunday 11 November
5:30pm - 7:30pm
$10 Full / $5 Conc.


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And I have 9 candidates for you right here:
ROD QUANTOCK
DAMIAN CALLINAN
MATHEW KENNEALLY
TEGAN HIGGINBOTHAM
TOBY HALLIGAN
MICHAEL CONNELL
SCOTT ABBOT
NEIL SINCLAIR
and ABC's STELLA YOUNG, fresh from kicking ass and taking tames on SBS's Insight last night.

Now that's a shortlist if ever I've seen one.

TONIGHT, 9PM - 11PM
POLITICAL ASYLUM HOSTS THE FRINGE CLUB
MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL
NORTH MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
521 QUEENSBERRY STREET NORTH MELBOURNE

FREE ENTRY!

Submit your mobile phones for text message screening at the door. SNAP!

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/political-asylum/

Have you ever looked closely at the teeth of your favourite comedian? Yeah, don't do that.

But do come to Political Asylum and lend your ears to the soothing topical stylings of this fab group of laughmakers:
Mathew Kenneally
Geraldine Hickey
Neil Sinclair
Alisdair Tremblay-Birchall
Matt Grantham
Mike & Andy
and more!

Full $10, Conc. $5
Sunday 9 September, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Rd Brunswick

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Your Silver medal winning lineup at Political Asylum this weekend is:
Corrine Grant (synchronised swimming)
Rod Quantock (steeplechase)
Mathew Kenneally (sailing - one person dinghy)
Stella Young (table tennis)
Gerard McCulloch (judo)
Ben McKenzie (dressage)
Michael Kalenderian (handball)

Join us for the victory lap of laughter you never knew you needed!

The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road Brunswick
Sunday 12 August, 5:30pm
Full: $10, Conc. $5 at the door

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Winter is coming. On 1 July the carbon tax will envelope the lucky country. Need guidance on how to cope with the impending doom wrought by the 0.8 percent rise in prices? Then head down to the Political Asylum bunker. Special guest host Matt Elsbury will guide you through a night featuring wise and hilarious prophets of doom including:
Damian Callinan
Mathew Kenneally
Toby Halligan
Nicholas J Johnson
Mark Thomson
This is Siberian Husky
and Rod Quantock

Just Full $10 / Conc. $5 at the door!
Fairfax journalists: Free (Carbon Tax inclusive)
(Turn up early if you want a seat)

Sunday 8 July, 5:30-7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Facebook event here.

Take a punt on politics this Sunday at Political Asylum's Croupier Kennett edition. We'll have the latest laughs from some of Australia's smartest comic minds, including:
Rod Quantock
Mathew Kenneally
Toby Halligan
Stella Young
Gerard McCulloch
Ben McKenzie
Dingo and Wolf
and hosted by Scott Abbot (Syd).

Sunday 10 June, 5:30-7:30pm
The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Road Brunswick
Full $10 / Conc. $5, at the door
www.politicalasylum.com.au
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/301369333288667

It's been three weeks since Comedy Festival rocked our socks off, and the Political Asylum crew are primed to get back to regularly scheduled programming, with a return to The Brunswick Green this Sunday for a big 2 hours of fresh topical laughs. Austerity is officially off the table, as we hit you hard with this mega lineup of funny peeps:
MATHEW KENNEALLY
FIONA SCOTT-NORMAN
TOBY HALLIGAN
THIS IS SIBERIAN HUSKY
ALASDAIR TREMBLAY-BIRCHALL
MICK NEVEN
ANDY MATTHEWS
ELAINE WATKINS

Just Full $10 / Conc. $5 at the door!
(Turn up early if you want a seat)

Sunday 13 May, 5:30-7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/325353000872002

For our final show the festival have moved us from the Supper Room on the 3rd floor of Melbourne Town Hall down to Lower Town Hall. It's a bigger space with a bigger stage and an extra 100+ seats. EXCITEMENT! If you already have your ticket it might have the old venue on it, but never fear 'cause it's all in the same building, and the Front of House staff will direct you where you need to go.
In honour of our last show, our new venue, and what has been a cracking good season so far, we've overstuffed the talent lineup this Saturday for your viewing pleasure:
a return appearance (at his own insistence) by MARK THOMAS (UK)
and your host with the topical most MATHEW KENNEALLY
If you've been to the show already this festival but would like to swing by again this Saturday, we'll happily give you a $10 discount off full price. Shoot me an email (political.asylum.comedy@gmail.com) showing me your receipt or tickets from a previous attendance, and I'll take you to DISCOUNT TOWN!

4. OTHER SHOWS
There's only a few days of festival left. If you're looking for some great laughs we at Political Asylum recommend the following:
Dr Toby Halligan is not a Doctor
Ben McKenzie
Rod Quantock's Third Annual Mystery Comedy Walking Tour
Damian Callinan - Robinson Crusoe
Tom Ballard - Doing Stuff
Mark Thomas - Extreme Rambling (walking the wall)
DeAnne Smith - Livin' the Sweet Life
This is Siberian Husky - Boneshaker

Lineup Saturday 14 April:
Nazeem Hussain
Damian Callinan
Rod Quantock
Mathew Kenneally
Stella Young
Scott Abbot
Toby Halligan
Elbowskin
with international guest Mark Thomas (UK)
and a special tribute to Bob Brown Pffft - this is a comedy show. We do jokes, not tributes

Political Asylum's Late Night Riot!
Saturdays at 11pm
Melbourne Town Hall
www.politicalasylum.com.au

P.S. Tune in to Hack on Triplej at 5:30 this arvo to hear Mathew Kenneally talk about stuff!

POLITICAL ASYLUM'S LATE NIGHT RIOT! opened at the comedy festival on Saturday to a big crowd and huge laughs. Check out this highlights clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scx6Nt13dxQ

Show #2 this Saturday 7 April features Nazeem Hussain, Aamer Rahman, Rod Quantock, Mathew Kenneally, Toby Halligan, Scott Abbot, musical duo ELBOWSKIN and special guest CHARLIE PICKERING. Take that mediocrity!
Full details, tickets etc. at www.politicalasylum.com.au

And don't forget to check out Toby Halligan's great solo show, which is finding the funny 6 nights a week throughout festival: http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2012/season/shows/dr-toby-halligan-is-not-a-dr/

21 - 24 MARCH
POLITICAL ASYLUM
CANBERRA TOUR
Featuring: Kenneally and Halligan, plus Jon Brooks and Scott Abbot
Details, tickets: http://www.politicalasylum.com.au


31 MARCH, 7 APRIL, 14 APRIL, 21 APRIL

POLITICAL ASYLUM'S
LATE NIGHT RIOT!
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
Featuring: Kenneally and Halligan, plus Aamer Rahman & Nazeem Hussain (Fear of a Brown Planet), Rod Quantock, Damian Callinan, Stella Young, Elbowskin and many more... 
Details, tickets: http://www.politicalasylum.com.au

Sunday 11 March, 5:30pm
@ The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Rd Brunswick


Welcome one and all to the elder statesman addition edition of Political Asylum! Buy one tarnished but operable Prime Minister, and we'll throw in a used but robust former State Premier for free!

Performing this Sunday at Political Asylum:
Hannah Gadsby
Mathew Kenneally
Ben McKenzie
Jack Druce
Toby Halligan
Elaine Watkins
Sean Bedlam

Full $10, Conc. $5 at the door.

Check out this great lineup as they prep for the upcoming Melbourne Internatonal Comedy Fesival!

Sunday 12 February, 7:30pm
This show is a guaranteed shoe friendly event. Any audience member who loses a shoe during the performance will be able to submit a shoe claim form for footwear reimbursement.

Your hilarious lineup:
Mathew Kenneally (MC)
Paul Culliver
Telia Nevile
Courteney Hocking
This is Siberian Husky
Yvonne Malik
and all the way from Adelaide with a preview of his upcoming Fringe show,
Jon Brooks

The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road Brunswick
Full $10, Conc. $5 at the door.

Welcome one and all to 2002! That's correct, isn't it? We started the new year with John Howard all up in our faces in the news coverage, so it must be, like, a decade ago, or something, right? Ah, of course not - the Queen just wanted to remind us of our illustrious past with old green-and-gold tracksuit man. How nice of her!

Political Asylum kicks off the new year THIS SUNDAY with a cracking new show. Join us for laughs, drinks, and even air conditioning, at The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Road Brunswick.

Sunday 8 January 2012
7:30pm @ The Brunswick Green
Full $10, Conc $5, at the door

Facebook event here.

Lineup:
Rod Quantock
Dave Quirk
Elbowskin
Ben McKenzie
Nicholas J Johnson
Geraldine Hickey
Matt Grantham
Simon Keck
and Toby Halligan (MC)