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Pop and Passion: Side A: What We Joke About When We Joke About Love

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Jess McGuire probes a line-up of comedic talent on their experiences in the lovosphere. How far are they willing to exploit their private lives for comedic purposes? Is anything truly off limits? And are all those hilarious tales – did they really find their mother-in-law in the bath with the best man – actually true?

With Felicity Ward and Ben Pobjie.

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Jess McGuire

Jess McGuire is a writer and broadcaster based in central west NSW, and hosts breakfast radio each weekday morning on on ABC Western Plains. She previously appeared regularly as a reviewer and cultural commentator on Double J and ABC Local Radio stations across the country, and for many years she wa... Read more

Ben Pobjie

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.

Felicity Ward
Felicity Ward

Multi-award winning Felicity Ward is one of Australia’s most exciting comic performers. Since her stand-up comedy debut in 2008, she has rapidly gained an international reputation for her live comedy. Ward recently appeared in Working Dog’s feature film Any Questions for Ben? as a comedic actor ... Read more

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The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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