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)
Sunday 12 February @ 7:30pm
Featuring: Mathew Kenneally, Jon Brooks, Courteney Hocking, Telia Neville, Paul Culliver, This is Siberian Huskey and Yvonne Malik.
Tickets at the door: Full $10, Conc. $5
Political Asylum: John Winston Howard, OM, AC, SSI, LOL, ROFLCOPTER edition
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum: Marriage Inequality Edition
Come one come all to our final show for 2011! It's our year-in-review event as we laugh about both the latest and greatest political gaffes of the past 12 months. Any audience members caught holding hands will need to provide a valid marriage certificate or risk expulsion from the venue.
Featuring:
Aamer Rahman
Tommy Little
Gerard McCulloch
Toby Halligan
Watson
Danny McGinlay
Stella Young
Xavier Toby
and Mathew Kenneally as your MC
Sunday 11th December @ 7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Cost: $10 Full, $5 Conc. at the door.
Join the Facebook event here.
Featuring:
Aamer Rahman
Tommy Little
Gerard McCulloch
Toby Halligan
Watson
Danny McGinlay
Stella Young
Xavier Toby
and Mathew Kenneally as your MC
Sunday 11th December @ 7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Cost: $10 Full, $5 Conc. at the door.
Join the Facebook event here.
Friday, 2 December 2011
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum: brought to you by Australia's new #1 airline, Virgin.
It's summer season at Political Asylum, which means a later start time (7:30pm) and lots of big summer laughs. Our massive lineup this month:
Dave O'Niel
Kate Mclennan
Mathew Kenneally
Telia Neville
Scott Abbot
Dingo & Wolf
Morven Smith
Jennifer Wong
and hosted by Ben McKenzie
Join the Facebook event here.
Sunday 13th November @ 7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road Brunswick
$10 Full / $5 Conc. at the door
See you there!
Dave O'Niel
Kate Mclennan
Mathew Kenneally
Telia Neville
Scott Abbot
Dingo & Wolf
Morven Smith
Jennifer Wong
and hosted by Ben McKenzie
Join the Facebook event here.
Sunday 13th November @ 7:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road Brunswick
$10 Full / $5 Conc. at the door
See you there!
Thursday, 3 November 2011
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum at the Fringe Club!
Come one, come all, to the third annual appearance of Political Asylum at the Melbourne Fringe Festival!
That's right, Fringe organisers have once again (foolishly?) handed the keys to the Fringe Club over to the Political Asylum crew for another night of satirical tomfoolery. This year on the main stage we offer you the following razer sharp lineup of talented wits:
Wednesday 5th October, 9pm
Fringe Club, North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne
Join the Facebook Event.
This is a FREE EVENT (yay!) and a very popular one. Last year the room reached capacity before the show even got underway, so head in nice and early to grab your spot. The jokes aren't as funny if you're stuck in a queue in the foyer.
That's right, Fringe organisers have once again (foolishly?) handed the keys to the Fringe Club over to the Political Asylum crew for another night of satirical tomfoolery. This year on the main stage we offer you the following razer sharp lineup of talented wits:
- Multiple Barry nominee and character comic Damian Callinan!
- ComFest Critics Choice Award recipient and door fetishist Asher Treleaven!
- Former Fringe Best Comedy Award winner Mathew Kenneally!
- QandA alumni Stella Young!
- Amazing Race funnyman Mohammed El-Leissy!
- 2011 ComFest Best Newcomer nominee Toby Halligan!
- Sydney's satirical son Scott Abbot!
Wednesday 5th October, 9pm
Fringe Club, North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne
Join the Facebook Event.
This is a FREE EVENT (yay!) and a very popular one. Last year the room reached capacity before the show even got underway, so head in nice and early to grab your spot. The jokes aren't as funny if you're stuck in a queue in the foyer.
Saturday, 17 September 2011
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum: High Court Hijinks Edition
The High Court has ruled that Political Asylum this weekend will be hilarious.
Your court appointed lineup:
2011 Piece of Wood award winner Harley Breen
Q&A alumni Stella Young
Ex world racer Mohammed El-Leissy
PLUS Mathew Kenneally, Gerard McCulloch,
Mick Neven, Xavier Toby
and hosted by 2011 Best Newcomer nominee Toby Halligan
Take that, Government!
Sunday 11 September @ 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10/ $5 at the door
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Your court appointed lineup:
2011 Piece of Wood award winner Harley Breen
Q&A alumni Stella Young
Ex world racer Mohammed El-Leissy
PLUS Mathew Kenneally, Gerard McCulloch,
Mick Neven, Xavier Toby
and hosted by 2011 Best Newcomer nominee Toby Halligan
Take that, Government!
Sunday 11 September @ 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10/ $5 at the door
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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum: Debt Ceiling Edition
August brings one of the best lineups we've ever wrangled for Political Asylum. Join us for much laughs!
Lineup:
the always amazing Rod Quantock
Poet Laureate Telia Neville
ASRC's Kon Karapanagiotidis
Scienceologist Ben McKenzie
Jon Brooks (Adel)
Dingo & Wolf
James Bramwell
plus Mathew Kenneally
and Scott Abbot as MC (Syd)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 14 August
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10 / $5 at the door
Facebook Event
Lineup:
the always amazing Rod Quantock
Poet Laureate Telia Neville
ASRC's Kon Karapanagiotidis
Scienceologist Ben McKenzie
Jon Brooks (Adel)
Dingo & Wolf
James Bramwell
plus Mathew Kenneally
and Scott Abbot as MC (Syd)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 14 August
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10 / $5 at the door
Facebook Event
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
by Simon Barber
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Political Asylum: Balance of Power Edition
Senator Bob Brown and his Green Lantern Corps imprint their fists of fury on the Australian Senate this week, as we once again head to the Brunswick Green for a big show of topical political laughs.
Your fun-filled lineup of comedians:
Toby Halligan (MC)
Daniel Hall
Stella Young
Mick Neven
Gerard McCulloch
plus 2011 Raw Comedy Winner Dayne Rathbone
and the amazing Damian Callinan!
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244613165549324
Sunday 10th July, 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10 / $5 at the door
Your fun-filled lineup of comedians:
Toby Halligan (MC)
Daniel Hall
Stella Young
Mick Neven
Gerard McCulloch
plus 2011 Raw Comedy Winner Dayne Rathbone
and the amazing Damian Callinan!
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244613165549324
Sunday 10th July, 5:30pm
The Brunswick Green
313 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$10 / $5 at the door
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
by Simon Barber
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