Dead Cat BounceRoxanne, Coverlid Place
March 25 - April 18
Tues - Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
A full-blown rock'n'roll comedy act from Ireland, Dead Cat Bounce are four talented musicians - Mick Cullinan (keys), Demian Fox (drums), Shane O’Brien (bass), and James Walmsley (guitar, lead vocals) - who are also skilled comedians with a firm grasp on timing and song writing. Visiting the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as part of their first ever Australian tour, they're playing a classic Melbourne venue, ie a bar that you have to venture down a seedy laneway and up several flights of stairs to find. Their repetoire features everything from a homoerotic piss-take of rugby players, and a mock boy-band ballad (complete with choreographed dance moves) to a kid's song about learning to differentiate between good touches and bad touches; and their between-songs banter is as strong as their grasp of a range of musical genres. Tight leopard-print trousers, props, and four strong personalities ensure that this is an act you'll not forget in a hurry. Not groundbreaking, but bloody funny.
Rating: Three and a half stars
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