Fear of a Brown Planet's Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman are not your average stand-up comedians, and while their material can venture into familiar territory, their observations on pop culture and current affairs are given a refreshing twist. Hussain and Rahman are of Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi heritage respectively, and their stand-up routines reflect and celebrate that difference.For this year's show, performed in the bastion of privilege that is the council chambers at Melbourne Town Hall, the pair tackle everything from the lack of brown faces on Australian television (except on tabloid reality TV show Border Security, which we learn is watched obsessively by Rahman's mum) and the war on terror, to race-related violence. "Melbourne, the third-most liveable city in the world - if you're not Indian," quips Hussain. Deliciously barbed comedy that cuts close to the bone.
Three and a half stars
Nazeem Hussain & Aamer Rahman - Fear of a Brown Planet Returns
Melbourne Town Hall until April 18
Tues - Sat 7.15pm, Sun 6.15pm, Mon 7pm
$20 - $24
This review originally appeared in The Age on Wednesday April 7.
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