Veterans of Australian comedy and old mates, Ross Daniels and Geoff Paine, are returning to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a show on a topic they know well: ageing.
Ageing: Results May Vary, which runs from 25 March to 4 April at Bard’s Apothecary in North Melbourne, will be the latest festival collaboration for the pair who have more than 80 years worth of live comedy experience between them.
As West Footscray based Daniels explained, those decades of experience provided a pretty straightforward inspiration for the show.
“We’re both around the same age (early 60s) and Geoff and I couldn’t help but be amused by what was happening to us and the world around us,” Daniels said of the show which traverses romance scams, techno-flubs, memory lapses and much more.
“Popular culture both nostalgic and contemporary, gets a good lampooning. And there’s even a guest appearance by Grim Reaper!”
But having worked in the entertainment industry for more than 35 years, including as a stand-up comedian and actor on the stage and screen, Daniels understands the need to attract as broad an audience as possible, describing the show as a “low-tech seminar for seminar for both old and annoyingly young.”
“This definitely isn’t just for Gen Xers or Boomers, there’s plenty in the show for all ages,” he said.
“In fact we really enjoy having a laugh at ourselves going through the ageing process. “Well you’ve got to really haven’t you?”
Tickets: www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/ageing-results-may-vary
