http://www.chloe-walker.com freelance writer slash editor Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:04:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Published on RHUM.org.au April 2010 It’s a brave comedian that takes on two full shows in the one comedy festival, but late at night, in a tiny room at Trades Hall, Lou Sanz and Claire Hooper do just that. I’m here to report that The Sandz and Hopper Show is a ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/rhum-loves-the-sandz-and-hopper-show-micf-2010/ Published on RHUM.org.au April 2010 It's a shame that Stand Up and Be Counted: Knows No Boundaries  was a one-night-only affair, because it was a ripper. Over two hours (and a bit), six female comedians brought the house down. First up Melinda Buttle gave us a cracking impersonation of her ex-Navy Dad’s ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/rhum-loves-stand-up-be-counted-knows-no-boundaries-micf-2010/ Published on The Pun, 12 April 2010 American business guru Tom Peters says that the secret to success is to ‘under promise and over deliver’. Funny Irishman and tiny Yamaha keyboard guru David O’Doherty appears to subscribe to this advice. His first song for the evening instructs the audience to ‘please lower ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/david-o%e2%80%99doherty-%e2%80%93-david-o%e2%80%99doh-party/ Published on The Pun, 30 March 2010 When it comes to self-deprecating humour, Felicity Ward can deprecate with the best of them. Her performance at last year’s MICF, Felicity Ward’s Ugly as a Child Variety Show, contained a liberal sprinkling of anecdotes about her idiotic misadventures. This year she cracks open ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/felicity-ward-reads-from-the-book-of-moron/ Published on The Pun, 29 March 2010 The unofficial title of Reginald D. Hunter’s show is Trophy Nigga, owing to the media’s habit of booking him for commentary only when race-related issues are in the news. His response to such requests is to insist that he be introduced as ‘Reginald – ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/reginald-d-hunter/ Published on The Pun, 29 March 2010 Born in Egypt, brought up in Sydney and banned in Rockhampton, Akmal Saleh’s stand-up show It’s Not My Fault is based on extracts from his recently-published memoir, The Life of Akmal. Musings on being raised in the Coptic Orthodox Church, battling through ‘special English’ ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/akmal-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-my-fault/ Published in frankie 34 (March/April 2010) Motorbikes: Simone Tops While glass artist Simone Tops remembers always being obsessed with motorbikes, she only got her licence a few years ago. "It's like one of those childhood dreams you have that might take you a while to achieve as an adult," she says. "You ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/im-obsessed-with/ Published in frankie 33 (January/February 2010) Marie-Christin Grosse-Venhaus: unicycle German high school exchange student Marie-Christin Grosse-Venhaus met her Canberran host father in 2008 in Denmark at UNICON, the world unicycling championships. Marie already knew she would be spending a year in Australia, so they kept in touch. "Then a day before Christmas ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/youre-the-best/ As told to Chloe Walker, published in frankie 33 (January/February 2010) I've always known I was adopted. I've never felt resentful about it; unconditional love has been around me from day dot. But I've always known there was a possibility of people being out there. There's always been a desire to ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/everybody-has-a-story-matthew-ho-32/ Published in frankie 31 (September/October 2009) For a couple with a vineyard, two wine labels and two oenology PhDs between them, Col McBryde and Jen Gardner sure talk a lot about beer. The idea for their wine company, Some Young Punks, was conceived over a few brewskis with their business partner, ... http://www.chloe-walker.com/some-young-punks/