Lou Wall: The Bisexual’s Lament Enmore Theatre, May 16 Also Comedy Store, June 7. ★★★★★ You know the old adage that tragedy plus time equals comedy? Lou Wall has a better idea – why not comedy right at the time of tragedy? From the outside, Wall had a career year in 2023, moving from cultish acclaim to mainstream success with a new role as a writer and presenter on ABC TV’s WTFAQ. But their long-term relationship fell apart and their mental health cratered.
Then, something even more horrendous happened. Turning such harrowing experience into defiantly silly audiovisual comedy is risky, but Wall pulls off this high-wire act with stunning aplomb. Lou Wall in The Bisexual’s Lament.
Presented as a madcap PowerPoint presentation of 69 things that make them laugh in the face of tragedy, The Bisexual’s Lament is generously stuffed with memes, songs, pop culture references and a seemingly endless torrent of jokes that are often shocking and always hilarious. Both a lovable ditz and a diabolically genius troll, Wall somehow overcomes every obstacle this most trying of years throws in their path. A move to Sydney precipitates a tussle with a scummy landlord, but Wall has the last laugh by using their wit, graphic design nous and complete commitment to a bit.
More misadventures are afoot when they try to give away a bed and encounter someone obnoxious even by Facebook Marketplace’s pitiful standards. The song Wall fashions from the unbelievable turn of events has t.