In comedy timing is everything. But when you’re a radio host, you manage time like a fine art. So says Sydney based comedian Simon Kennedy, a former radio host and 20 year veteran of stand-up comedy. In this Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, host Steve Davis talks to comedian Simon Kennedy about MCing comedy, ‘cancel culture’, the green-room hypocrisy, empathy, …
Lehmo – The comedic journey from balls to sails
Lehmo is one of Australia’s favourite comedians, both on stage and on TV. Star of Utopia, That’s Not My Dog, and regular on The Project, Lehmo’s comedy naturally dabbles in satire, showmanship, and current affairs.
Adelaide Fringe Festival Review – George Dimarelos – A Bookish Comedy Show
Engaging, well-read and witty – three words that perfectly sum up both comedian George Dimarelos and his latest hour long show at the Adelaide Fringe, A Bookish Comedy Show. Appropriately set, given his ethnic heritage, in the back room of a converted Greek Taverna, this show gives this Greek fantasy geek free rein to explore his, and his fellow comedians’ …
Hard Knock Knocks comedy school at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2020
Every year the Hard Knock Knocks produces show at the Adelaide Fringe, and this year is no exception. Over 30 graduates of the Hard Knock Knocks will be performing their best 10 minute sets at The Historian Hotel, in the heart of the Adelaide Fringe. Click here to buy tickets.
090: Morry Morgan – Coronavirus and comedy
Morry Morgan likes to be the centre of attention. The co-founder of the the Hard Knock Knocks, and former host of this very podcast, he has now placed himself into the centre of the Coronavirus crisis, trapping himself in Beijing, China. At least that’s how we see it. In this Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, old and new hosts, Morry …
089: Jason Chong – Discipline, game shows and Tarago Tests
You probably didn’t know that Adelaide Comic of the Year, Australian comedian Jason Chong, kick started his own stand-up comedy career by attending a stand-up comedy course. That was twenty years ago. Since then he’s become a regular face of Adelaide comedy, on stage, TV, podcasts and radio. In this Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, host Steve Davis talks to …
Meet the Aussie comedy company that pays its customers
It should be a joke, but it’s so successful. One Aussie comedy company, the Hard Knock Knocks, has turned the traditional business model of suppliers being paid by customers on its head. Instead they pay their customers! So what is their business? They teach stand-up comedy. The business model flip isn’t a marketing fad either. The school was established in …
Life on the Australian comedy circuit
The Australian comedy circuit is tough. Unlike the US, where large comedy-club-supporting cities are separated by a few hours drive, it can take a day, or longer to get to the next audience in Oz. Worst still, these towns (yes, normally towns), are not linked by air, but by long, boring single lane roads and zero visual inspiration. How to …
086: Lee Ton – Where are you from from?
What does it take to create a one-man comedy show? In this podcast episode, graduate of the School of Hard Knock Knocks, Lee Ton, shares how he harnessed peer group pressure and advice from successful comedians to take the plunge, with his up coming Melbourne Fringe show, “Where are you from from?”. Host Steve Davis also peppers Lee with questions …