Strangely enough this show starts with a compilation of old 1980s and 1990s TV ads and SE Queensland businesses. I didn’t think anyone else was watching until people started singing along to some of them and went “AWWW!” when they finally turned them off to start the show. The purpose of this doesn’t really become clear until later in the show. It was a better introduction than the AI stuff he had last year and him accidentally playing the “Welcome to CUM!” bit last year.

Rather than being about his “mental health journey” like last year’s show was this one was more about him growing up in Ipswich and moving to Brisbane where he had his punk years. Greg thinks he was born in the wrong era and always turns up a bit too late to things.

Greg also tried to be a bit too edgy on his promotions by having nude models on his poster and could not put them up anywhere except for one venue near the toilets under a curtain. He is selling them after the show for $20 each.

Inexplicably there is a one second clip of Fred Negro at the end of the show in the punk music of Brisbane compilation, must have been the Fred Band or the Twits when they played up there. Have asked on his fan group.

It was interesting hearing about his punk rock gigs and reminded me of stuff I have seen on stage that Fred Negro did in the Twits and the Fuck Fucks. These days he does not even take off his pants as he is getting on a bit. Currently he is over in Europe touring his documentary but I have passed the message on about him appearing in the show.

Not really sure about Greg blaming the audience if jokes did not get a laugh, you are the one that wrote them and decided to include them in the show! The show was a bit rangey and did drag on in some bits. Drug stories are never as exciting to other people than the person doing the drugs, maybe clip that one a bit.

The most successful part of the show is the “CUM FACTORY” segment and how he said it was his favourite job, he actually got angry at people for being grossed out by it. Sex work is work, sex workers have to pay GST and there are workplace safety inspections on brothels.

I did end up giving him a card after the show with $20 in it to buy Hungry Jacks and a painting of him as Mr Oily (Dan Ilic the show runner from Tonightly was going to get it, but I forgot to pass it on when he was down for the 1,000,000^th download show for A Rational Fear).

Overall I did think that it was still a good show but not as good as last year’s show which seemed a bit more polished and was going in a definite direction when I saw it even though it was also in previews when I saw it. Don’t know what has happened this year? Not as strong a theme or trying to tie too many disparate things together?

Rating: 3.5/5

Show details:

Tickets from:  https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/revolting

Adult:

Wed & Thu $32.00

Fri $36.00

Sat $38.00

Sun $32.00

Concession:

Wed & Thu $28.00

Sun $28.00

Group (6+):

Wed & Thu $28.00

Sun $28.00

Preview:

All Tix $28.00

Tightarse Tuesday:

$28.00

Triple R Subscribers:

Wed & Thu $28.00

Sun $28.00

Thu 28 Mar – Sat 30 Mar: 9pm;

Sun 31 Mar: 8pm;

Tue 2 Apr – Sat 6 Apr: 9pm;

Sun 7 Apr: 8pm;

Tue 9 Apr – Sat 13 Apr: 9pm;

Sun 14 Apr: 8pm;

Tue 16 Apr – Sat 20 Apr: 9pm;

Sun 21 Apr: 8pm

Rydges Two, 186 Exhibition St, Melbourne

This show contains: frequent coarse language, strong sexual references