Sick Humour

Series

Comedy Festival

Where

The Wheeler Centre

When

Monday, 30 Mar 2015, 06:15pm - 07:15pm

Event Status

Past event

The ‘sad clown’ cliché is often true, with high-profile comics increasingly coming out of the closet about their struggles with mental health, partly due to an increased awareness and acceptance. Can seeing the world from a skewed or outsider perspective make humour easier, even if it makes life harder? When we joke about mental health, is there a line between catharsis, or boundary-pushing, and offence? Join host Tom Ballard, Lawrence Mooney, Mark Watson and Sarah Kendall as they peek out from behind the red curtain to share their insights.

Featuring

Featuring

Tom Ballard

Tom Ballard is a comedian, writer, broadcaster, actor, philanthropist and philanderer. In 2009 he became the youngest person ever to win the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Award. Since then he’s co-hosted the Triple J breakfast show for four years,... Read more

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Sarah Kendall

Since bursting onto the scene at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival, Sarah Kendall has performed at many of the world’s leading comedy festivals — including Montreal, Kilkenny, Edinburgh, Melbourne and Hong Kong. Her work there has helped her to win and be nominated for many of the industry’s most pr... Read more

Lawrence Mooney

Lawrence Mooney is a stand up comedian with 18 years of experience. Last year he was awarded Best Comedy at the Melbourne Fringe and the Crikey Best of The Fest at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He is currently appearing on Agony Uncles on ABC1. Lawrence has also been taking on less co... Read more

Mark Watson

Mark Watson is one of the most celebrated comedians on the international circuit. He has been awarded and nominated for numerous awards, including Best Newcomer at the Perrier Awards, the Panel Prize at the If.comedie Awards, the Barry Award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival (nominee) and the Time Ou... Read more