Gaza Blockade Edition:
- Audience capacity will be limited to a “humanitarian minimum”
- Entrance assessed on a case-by-case basis

NEW EARLIER TIMESLOT!!!
We've moved the show to the winter-friendly start time of 5:30pm

Featuring the standup comedy stylings of: Rod Quantock (MC), Mathew Kenneally, Dan Burt, Courteney Hocking, Paul Culliver, Ben McKenzie, Toby Halligan, Jon Brooks, Scott Abbot

Sunday 13 June @ 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick

$10 Full / $5 Conc at the door.

It was another "Stella" performance at Political Asylum on May 9th, with a full house and great laughs had by all.


Video from the show is now online at www.youtube.com/politicalasylumvideo so if you didn't make it along, you can catch up on the jokes in your own time.


The next gig will be on Sunday 13th June at The Brunswick Green, Sydney Road Brunswick, so put it in your diary.


In the meantime, you might want to get along to the 10th Annual Green Left Weekly Comedy Debate on May 29th. It features Political Asylum regulars Toby Halligan, Courteney Hocking, Mathew Kenneally and Ben McKenzie, and will be adjudicated by Rod Quantock. Should be a fun night!


Lastly, if you're not already a fan, you should check out Mathew and Toby's hilarious parliamentary diary blogs, Journal of a Rudd Staffer and Diary of a Liberal Frontbencher. Both are updated regularly with new entries.


Ok, that's it for now. See you next month!

Hey everybody,

Last Friday Political Asylum put on its big special event at the Comedy Festival, and it was AWESOME! Having sold almost all tickets in advance, the last few seats were snapped up at the door. The audience was treated to two hours of the best political comedy that the Comedy Festival had to offer, including a feature spot by US comedian Jamie Kilstein, and they loved it. The success of the event confirms that Political Asylum is THE home of topical political comedy in Melbourne.

POLITICAL ASYLUM: COMEDY CAUCUS 2010

Special event at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

BOOK TICKETS HERE


This is it - Political Asylum's first ever Comedy Caucus. Bigger stage, bigger crowd, bigger jokes, bigger guests, this is one Political Asylum gig you don't want to miss!

We'll have new, topical material from all the Political Asylum regulars, plus two BIG guests:
- Rod Quantock, the godfather of Australian political comedy; and
- a surprise international guest comedian (who? I'd love to give you the name but alas, cannot. Trust me, they'll be worth it)

One night only! Don't wait - these tickets are already starting to move and we haven't even advertised them yet.

Swiss Club, 89 Flinders Lane
Friday 9 April, 11pm (two hour show)

And don't forget, our regular performers all have their own shows at the festival. Follow the links below for more details.

Lineup:
Mathew Kenneally
Courteney Hocking
Aamer Rahman
Nazeem Hussain
Ben McKenzie
Toby Halligan
Jon Brooks
Rod Quantock
+ an international guest comedian

Comedy Festival website
Facebook event

Comedy Festival is around the corner, and Political Asylum is gearing up for a big blockbuster show. But before we get to that, come along this Sunday 14 March and watch Australia's finest political comedians as they test their topical chops on the past month's news and views. Laugh along as they discuss insulation schemes, hospital schemes, and maybe even some sort of scheme to make sure that the next time a politician gets lost in the outback, they stay lost.


Lineup:
Michael Chamberlin
Anyone for Tennis?
Courteney Hocking
Mathew Kenneally
Ben McKenzie
Paul Culliver
Toby Halligan
Stella Young
Scott Abbot


Link to the Facebook Event