MELBOURNE FFESTIVAL FUNHOUSE COMEDY CLUB

Event information

Funhouse Comedy Club returns to Melbourne Sporting Partnership, on Friday January 31st for
a laughter packed night.
Topping the bill is Silky whose irresistible stage persona combines angriness with silliness.
Free-wheeling stand up and barnstorming songs from one of the safest pairs of hands in the
business, performing internationally since 1994. Silky is a triple threat: comedian, musician,
improviser. No two shows are the same, but they’re all joyful. You’ll laugh, you’ll be open-
mouthed as he invents entire songs live, and you’ll be humming the tunes for years.
Opening the night will be the somewhat cynical and gloomy Mike Gunn, who despite this has
the ability to get the crowd on his side, however far he pushes! In his first Edinburgh Festival
Show, he appeared as a funeral director! He has appeared on numerous TV programmes,
including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1), Celebrity Deal or no Deal (CH 4),
and Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV). He has also been a contributor for The Guardian and written for
Time Out, The List and Match of the Day Magazine and was support for Lee Mack on a huge
theatre tour.
Completing the line-up is comedian and script writer Sean Percival. His brand of comedy
steers clear of the surreal and confronts realism in an explosively funny way. His down to earth
act is unforgettable with its upfront attitude, no long stories, just gags galore.
Compere for the night will be the appealing Carl Jones, who has a natural ability of telling
humorous stories, which draw in the entire crowd.