A former employee of the Sun Theatre will soon be the one entertaining live audiences, with the first live stand-up comedy show hitting the theatre on September 13.
Sweeney Preston was born and raised in the west. He started comedy in 2015 and is now co-producing this show.
“I started comedy through a programme called Class Clowns, which is run by the comedy festival,” he said.
“But I didn’t fully kind of give comedy a proper crack until maybe like the last couple of years.“
Sweeny said post COVID people are looking for different things to do to shake up their routine.
“We find people are looking for something a little bit different that they haven’t done before that really takes them out of their usual bubble.“
The show sold out in 72 hours, but Sweeny said locals should not be concerned about missing out as they will be adding two more dates.
“People of the west clearly responded well, I grew up in Seddon so it’s a nice sort of homecoming for me.
“It’s something new, it’s something fresh, all the comedians are going to make you laugh in a setting that you won’t have experienced before, which I think is the real key part of this.
“We are doing something that we all know and love, going to stand-up comedy, having a good laugh with our mates, but we’re doing it in a new space.”
Sweeny said his show reflects on his past experiences.
“I love telling stories, and I love playing them in a way that can make people feel like they are along with me for the ride on personal experiences.
“We have so many great comedians, there will be a lot of variety in terms of what people will experience on the night.”
