Wu Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest - stand up comedy at the Rhino Room

Just before the South Australian border closed, I packed my family into the car and fled Victoria. We spent two weeks in isolation, confirmed that we didn't have the wu flu, and then I went straight on stage.

This was the first time I'd done comedy in about four months. The set was 40 minutes long, but I've cut it down to the least bad 12 minutes.

Usually in comedy you work on material for a good long while before recording it and releasing it for the world to see (in my case, potentially 500 views). But who knows if I'll ever get the chance to get these jokes right? Adelaide is a few errant sneezes away from going the way of Melbourne. And then maybe stand up comedy just won't come back. This might be my last ever gig. That might be an overreaction, but who knows?

So, here you go. Brand new material, burnt immediately, never to be seen again, except on the internet for all time. I reckon that low fi videos on YouTube will survive the virus, even if live performance doesn't. The boiler suit was just something I saw at an op shop the day of the show. It was pretty comfortable.

Peace and love,

J