Sex, sex, sex … and celebrity. Not all storytelling is about charming fables and whimsical yarns. This is an adults-only night of fantastical tales where anything goes. Four writers each write a short piece of smut about a celebrity or fictional character, which they then read in public. A crowd favourite and an unstoppable cultural phenomenon, Erotic Fan Fiction returns to Melbourne for another filthy instalment. Come hear brand new shocking and shameful stories from Noni Hazlehurst (Little Fish, Playschool), Elmo Keep (Hungry Beast, Meanjin), Richard Higgins and Ben Pobjie. Hosted by the irrepressible Eddie Sharp.
Featuring
Eddie Sharp is a writer, comedian and the founder of Erotic Fan Fiction. He has a weekly comedy show on FBi Radio. He is performing his new hour of comedy ‘Big Time Magic’ at The Melbourne Comedy Festival from March 24th to April 17th.
Ben Pobjie is a writer, comedian and poet with no journalistic qualifications whatsoever. He has a weekly column at Australian news commentary site newmatilda.com, and his writing has appeared in Crikey, The Age and The Punch, among others.
Elmo Keep is a writer and broadcaster working across print, television and online. Her writing has been published in The Rumpus, The Awl, Meanjin, The Big Issue, Rock’s Back Pages, The Hairpin, and elsewhere where she covers music, web culture and travel, and profiles musicians including Slash, Bo... Read more
Noni Hazlehurst is one of Australia’s favourite actors and presenters. The much-loved Playschool presenter, Better Homes and Gardens host, and celebrated film, theatre and TV actress has enjoyed a wide-ranging career. The winner of four AFIs (Little Fish, Waiting At The Royal, Fran and Monkey Grip... Read more
Richard Higgins is a comedy writer and performer. He is one half of comedy duo The Listies, with Matt Kelly. The most recent show they made was called ‘Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark’ to the dismay of English teachers throughout Australia. Richard was co-convener of the alternative comedy an... Read more