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Matt Okine with Katie Burch and Ray Badran
May 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
An absolutely killer line up of comedy all in one place, the Argyle at The Rocks! Don’t miss out on a super special night of laughs!
Matt Okine is one of the most in demand comedians in the world. An amazing past year for Matt has seen him enjoy an outstanding run at the 2013 Edinburgh fringe festival, stellar performances at Soho Theatre in London as well as being nominated for one of the biggest comedy awards in the world, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Trophy.
Matt started comedy as a national Triple J RAW finalist in 2004, at the age of 18, after only 3 previous gigs (those being the preliminary stages of the competition!) Matt took out the Brisbane New Comic of the Year competition and Winning the Rove Live/Snickers Golden Nut Competition. He followed this with a sell-out show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival (2008) and was flown to Miami as part of NBC’s hit show, ”Last Comic Standing”. Matt is also a co-host of Triple J’s breakfast radio with an average of 1.784 million total listeners tuning in to Triple J across Australia weekly!
His 2011 Sydney Comedy Festival show, Being Black N Chicken N Shit, was nominated for Time Out’s Local Comedy Show of the Year, and Matt was also nominated in the same awards for 2011 Sydney Comedian of the Year.
★★★★ The Guardian London – Aug 2013
Winner – 2012 Best newcomer Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Nominated – 2013 Fosters Comedy Award Edinburgh.
Nominated – 2011 Sydney Comedian of the Year
Nominated – 2011 Sydney Comedy Festival Local Show of the Year
Finalist – 2011 Tropfest – Short Film festival
Winner – 2007 Best Undiscovered Comedian – Rove Live
Winner – 2005 Brisbane New Comedian Compeition
Finalist – 2004 Triple J RAW Comedy Competition
With Katie Burch National Runner up in JJJ RAW 2014 – Katie Burch is set to be one of Australia’s most popular comedians. Her unique comic voice has been delighting critics across the country.
“Tough, uncompromising…hugely appealing. She was a hit with the room, and the judges” – Chortle, UK. April 2014
“Katie Burch’s comedic range was unmatched….timed her pre-punchline pauses to perfection.” – The Sydney Morning Herald April 2014
“…my favourite was 30- something mum and runner-up Katie Burch with her sandpaper-rough wit. I will never look at Tim Tams the same way.” – The Herald Sun April 2014.
And MC Ray Badran – A brilliant comedian who is impossible to not like. Seen on the Televised Comedy Gala, Ray is rapidly becoming the next big thing in stand-up comedy, touring the US as well as performing at numerous sell out comedy festivals around Australia.
Plus special guests.