The Chaser Quarterly and The Shovel Present The Anti-Experts Guide to Everything
Thursday 15 October 2020 7.30pm
RESCHEDULED
At the beginning of 2020, The Chaser’s Charles Firth and The Shovel’s James Schloeffel took the Adelaide Fringe by storm in a series of sold out shows, taking the piss out of amateur politicians who don’t know what they’re doing in a crisis and the occasional jab or seven at anti-Vaxxers. Ironically, the tour was hit by a virus. Luckily, Charles and James managed to hoard enough toilet paper to make themselves very, very, very rich, and so once the troubles have ended, they’ll be returning to the stage, in what is a remarkably prescient comedy tour de force. Dr Charles Firth (The Chaser) and Prof James Schloeffel (The Shovel) are packing up their healing crystals to go on a tour from one side of this flat earth to the other, presenting one hour comedy lecture all the secrets doctors, scientists and all the other “experts” don’t want you to know.- How to cure Coronavirus the natural way
- Did you know that climate change graphs look very different indeed if you turn them upside down?
- Have you ever noticed the alarming number of celebrities who have been vaccinated and then later died?
- Did you know that over 99% of people who die in car crashes have eaten sultanas at some point in their life? And yet the government refuses to ban sultanas!
Show details:
Synopsis
Thursday 15 October 2020
7.30pm
RESCHEDULED
At the beginning of 2020, The Chaser’s Charles Firth and The Shovel’s James Schloeffel took the Adelaide Fringe by storm in a series of sold out shows, taking the piss out of amateur politicians who don’t know what they’re doing in a crisis and the occasional jab or seven at anti-Vaxxers. Ironically, the tour was hit by a virus.
Luckily, Charles and James managed to hoard enough toilet paper to make themselves very, very, very rich, and so once the troubles have ended, they’ll be returning to the stage, in what is a remarkably prescient comedy tour de force.
Dr Charles Firth (The Chaser) and Prof James Schloeffel (The Shovel) are packing up their healing crystals to go on a tour from one side of this flat earth to the other, presenting one hour comedy lecture all the secrets doctors, scientists and all the other “experts” don’t want you to know.
- How to cure Coronavirus the natural way
- Did you know that climate change graphs look very different indeed if you turn them upside down?
- Have you ever noticed the alarming number of celebrities who have been vaccinated and then later died?
- Did you know that over 99% of people who die in car crashes have eaten sultanas at some point in their life? And yet the government refuses to ban sultanas!
No matter what months of self-isolation has done to your brain, this show will alarm even the most level-headed conspiracy theorist. Charles and James take on topics that others fear to address for fear of looking like a total idiot.
Quotes about this show:
“Five stars – the best show I’ve ever been in” – Charles Firth, The Chaser
(Real) quotes from previous shows:
“A ceaseless barrage of acerbic one-liners.” – Millie Bull, Theatre Travels
“I left with a score stomach from laughing extremely hard.” – Tara Ramsay, Theatre Travels
“A great way to tear up with laughter – or genuinely cry – at the state of Australian politics.” – Daryna Zadvirna, Grok Online
Details
PRESENTED BY:
The Chaser Quarterly and The Shovel
CATEGORY:
Comedy
DURATION:
Approximately 60 minutes. No interval.
WARNINGS:
This performance contains obscene language.
SUIT CHILDREN?:
This performance is not suitable for children.
VENUE:
The Playhouse
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