Sometimes in life, you say yes to things that are WAAAAAAY in the future and then when the day finally rolls around, you realise you have put yourself into quite the predicament. And that’s how I found myself on stage at the Regal Theatre last weekend, doing 20 minutes of stand-up comedy to open for Joel Creasey. It all started in August of last year.
I was on a junket in Adelaide to see a performance of the musical Mary Poppins because it was headed to Perth shortly thereafter. When my host had asked if I would like a drink, I politely requested a glass of white wine. Pivotally, my host returned with a whole bottle and this is probably the deciding factor.
Remember this if anyone ever thrusts a bottle of white wine into your hand. You just never know what you might agree to. Upon taking my seat, I realised that I was sitting next to Joel Creasey, who somewhat hilariously, was visiting from Melbourne on a buck’s weekend, which is further evidence that gay weddings are way more fabulous than straight ones.
But I digress. We chatted animatedly as we are Nova stablemates, and at some point before Mary Poppins drifted down, he asked me if I might like to open for him when he brings his show to Perth. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
I should add that I have done some stand-up comedy. More than 20 years ago, I had a crack at it, making the national final of RAW Comedy and performing to 1200 people at the Melbourne Town Hall .
