Sammy JAustralia, are you ready to party? Because Sammy J is bringing all his characters, favourite songs and new sketches to the stage next year in one massive variety show.<\/p>\n
The comedian, author and self-proclaimed nerd has been entertaining crowds around the globe for years, but TV audiences will know him best from his award-nominated weekly satirical spot on the ABC. His hit sketches have included The Government Coach, National Yoga, and the breakout satire of the 2016 federal election, Playground Politics.<\/p>\n
But ultimately, Sammy is most at home on stage. He\u2019s a veteran of 15-years touring from Edinburgh to Montreal, both solo and in his award-winning comedy duo \u2018Sammy J & Randy\u2019. Together they won the biggest live comedy award in Australia, The Barry, at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and later turned that show into the award-winning sitcom, Sammy J & Randy in Rickets Lane, which played internationally on Netflix.<\/p>\n
This time round, he\u2019s left Randy at home, and is excited to bring his comedy to a brand-new audience from his burgeoning TV following. For Sammy J, he modestly hopes audiences come to the show ready for the best night of their lives. \u201cIt will be the sort of night that is going to make every other night until their death a disappointment in comparison,\u201d he promises. \u201cThere\u2019ll be stand-up, songs, sketches and characters from my weekly ABC TV spots. You won\u2019t need to know anything about politics to enjoy it. But if you happen to know the whole constitution by heart, there\u2019ll be plenty for you as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is Sammy\u2019s first solo tour since 2017\u2019s award-winning Hero Complex, an autobiographical story about a gardener, a schoolboy and a mutual love of the comic book character, The Phantom. That show broke the shackles of the \u2018musical comedian\u2019 moniker and Major Party will further show his comedy chops. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been chasing different audiences my entire career, and this show is the chance to bring them all together,\u201d he says. \u201cSo, whether you\u2019re five-years-old, 15, or 65, this is one party I hope you don\u2019t miss. Actually, maybe not the five-year-olds, get a babysitter for those ones \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
While the youngsters in the audiences may need to stay at home, it was actually Sammy J\u2019s own children that helped bring to life his Playground Politics show in the first place. \u201cABC asked me to do daily updates during the last election, and wanted to know if I had any ideas,\u201d he says. \u201cI said \u2018sure\u2019\u2026. I was lying. So, I asked for 24-hours. During that 24-hours, like most days, I watched Play School with my kids. Then I had the idea of blatantly plagiarizing it, and the rest is short satirical format history.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he is not delving deep into the minefield of political drama, Sammy J has been scoring himself ARIA Awards \u2013 he has three \u2013 and in 2018 released his debut novel, The Long Class Goodnight. As part of his weekly ABC TV shows, he snuck into Malcolm Turnbull\u2019s final press conference, just to eat a chocolate bar, and it\u2019s this attitude to fun, irreverence and smart silliness he will bring to Sammy J\u2019s Major Party.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a show that promises to have it all, harking back to the old school variety shows we love. Sammy J will have you singing along to Playground Politics , getting inspired by Government Coach, and flexing your core beliefs with some National Yoga (audience participation warning). It\u2019s a jam-packed night of song, stand-up and shenanigans, brought to you by the first person in history to have licked every Australian State and Federal Parliamentary building.<\/p>\n
Thursday 6th June 2019 | 7.30pm
\nCity Hall, NEWCASTLE NSW
\nwww.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/newcastle-venues\/newcastle-city-hall<\/p>\n
Friday 7th June 2019 | 7.30pm
\nConcourse Theatre, WILLOUGHBY NSW
\nwww.theconcourse.com.au\/whats-on\/<\/p>\n
Saturday 8th June 2019 | 7.30pm
\nThe Factory Theatre, MARRICKVILLE NSW
\nwww.factorytheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 15th June 2019 | 7.30pm
\nCanberra Theatre Centre, CANBERRA ACT
\nwww.canberratheatrecentre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 29th June 2019 | 7.30pm
\nThe Athenaeum, MELBOURNE VIC
\nwww.athenaeumtheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 12th July 2019 | 7.30pm
\nRoyalty Theatre, ADELAIDE SA
\nwww.royaltytheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 13th July 2019 | 7.30pm
\nRegal Theatre, PERTH WA
\nwww.regaltheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 20th July 2019 | 7.30pm
\nBrisbane Powerhouse, BRISBANE QLD
\nwww.brisbanepowerhouse.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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