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Airdate: The Warehouse Comedy Festival

Hannah Gadsby's comedy act was filmed in a sawtooth warehouse in Collingwood.

This week ABC2 premieres The Warehouse Comedy Festival, the first Australian stand up television series since the Comedy Channel’s Stand Up Australia wrapped in 2008.

These performances were shot over 3 weeks in a sawtooth warehouse in Collingwood which was temporarily transformed into a pop-up comedy venue.

First up is Hannah Gadsby (Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight) with her act, Kiss Me Quick, I’m Full Of Jubes (you’ll understand the reference when you watch the show).

Others to appear at the festival include Tom Gleeson, Felicity Ward, Charlie Pickering, Josh Thomas, Tom Ballard, Sam Simmons, Sammy J, Denise Scott, and Dave Thornton.

Hannah Gadsby features in the first of the best and brightest of the comedy festival stand ups on the circuit.

She is one of the sharpest and funniest of Australian comedians who pour blood, sweat and tears into the circuit every year, then have their shows disappear at the end of the season. This series, introduced by Adam Hills, was filmed in an old sawtooth warehouse in Melbourne, and captures their brilliance, and laughs, before they are lost forever.

Gadsby, whose set is called Kiss me Quick I’m Full of Jubes, has her trademark droll, deadpan, self deprecating observations about herself and her family that has delighted audiences everywhere.

A former winner of the Raw Comedy event, she is now also a regular on Adam Hills Live in Gordon Street Tonight on ABC1.

It premieres at 9pm Tuesday 5th April on ABC2.

6 Responses

  1. I was in the audience for this last July and saw Tom Ballard. They had to film the opening three times because his shirt was strobing, and Belvedere (from Good Morning Australia) was Floor Manager. This is also on DVD now too.

  2. Dakota, yes, Tom Ballard is Josh Thomas’ much funnier ex.

    Jeremy, it makes perfect sense, they want to pull viewers across in the first episode. Can’t blame the ABC for synergy and cross promotions, otherwise we might not be getting Sam Simmons.

  3. Wow… it’s basically just like the ABC gave Kevin Whyte and Token Management a half hour slot and said fill this with your clients.

    That said – they are all very entertaining and I will watch…

  4. Hey is Tom Ballard the guy that went out with Josh Thomas or something last year? Its obviously not the most burning question in the world, its just my mates and I love Josh Thomas and were talking about it the other day and couldn’t remember!

  5. A bit strange having the first ep of this show, hosted by Adam Hills, having Hannah Gadsby on – given their combo on IGST. You would have though ABC would want anyone else on, just to differentiate the different Adam Hills hosted shows.

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