Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 08 April
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
The Inability of Words to Say the Things That What Who?
What are the verbal choices that we make day-to-day and moment-to-moment? At this special Melbourne International Comedy Festival Lunchbox/Soapbox, Canadian comedian Phil Nichol will attempt to explore the weakness of language to express depths of emotion or rationale in reflective thought and mankind’s ongoing re-creation of language through poetry. Lunchbox/Soapbox is a simple idea; an old-fashioned Speakers’ Corner in the middle of the city, in the middle of the day.
At the Wheeler Centre we’re keen to showcase our writers as thinkers and as artists, as people with passions and peccadilloes. So we’ve come up with Lunchbox/Soapbox: a weekly space for them to sound off on a topic of their choice. Think of it as a 20-minute piece of polemic to give lunching CBD folk something to chew on.
The themes will be idiosyncratic: from pop-cultural analysis to high cultural criticism; from political grandstanding to personal mischief-making. But they’ll all be thought-provoking. Bring your lunch along to this bite-sized session.
Featuring
Phil Nichol
Phil Nichol is a truly unique performer. An acclaimed actor, award winning comedian, producer, presenter, writer and musician there is no end to his talent.
Phil is an energetic and exciting performer with an unquenchable thirst to break boundaries and innovate with his work. His skill as an improviser whether it be musical, comedy or straight is unparalleled. With a surreal edge to some of his mischievous rantings Nichol always brings something new to the stage, his keen sense of fun and eye for the shocking and absurd has cemented his position as one of the best comedians on the circuit today. His assured and award winning performances in his theatrical work have attracted critical accolades and see him in great demand as an actor.
NOMINEE CHORTLE BEST HEADLINER AWARD 2010 IF.COM EDDIE AWARD WINNER 2006 NOMINEE THE STAGE AWARD FOR ACTING EXCELLENCE 2006 WINNER THE STAGE AWARD FOR ACTING EXCELLENCE 2005 WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL GUEST – NZ COMEDY GUILD 2003 TIME OUT BEST COMEDY PERFORMER 1998 NOMINEE PERRIER AWARD 1993