Unlikely Friends
Unlikely Friends
Podcast Description
Unlikely Friends is an improvised chat show hosted by Damian Callinan, featuring a rotating duo of the worlds best comedians & improvisors, taking on historical roles as they reinvent the past, revealing how they became improbable mates. All episodes are recorded in front of a live audience. damiancallinan.substack.com
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The show explores themes of friendship through a historical lens, humorously reimagining how iconic figures could have interacted, with episodes featuring comical takes on characters like Noah and Steve Irwin or Ned Kelly and Estee Lauder, highlighting unique scenarios like meeting at a Bunnings or a bucks weekend.
Unlikely Friends is an improvised chat show hosted by Damian Callinan, featuring a rotating duo of the worlds best comedians & improvisors, taking on historical roles as they reinvent the past, revealing how they became improbable mates. All episodes are recorded in front of a live audience.
In this episode Geraldine Hickey, pulls on the armoury of Joan of Arc. Winner of the Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, her solo shows have gone from strength to strength with TV specials on Paramount +. She is currently selling out the Victorian Arts Centre with her new show Meander, March 27-April 20. You can grab tickets here & check out her gig guide here.
Joining her over the hot flame is Andrew McLelland, who’ll be popping out the art as Andy Warhol. A celebrated comedian, writer & DJ, Mr McLelland’s Finishing School at Common Grounds, is a Melbourne institution and the talented chappy has even supported Cher & Robbie Williams on the decks. His festival shows are also a delight, especially , ‘A Seated Walking Tour of Europe’ (directed by the author) & ‘The Von Donk Family Old Timey Vaudeville Revue’
Herein, you’ll learn of their first meeting in Melbourne when they surprised everyone by being paired as Moomba Monarchs. Their friendship was solidified when Andy gave Joan a Glow Up & they formed an impenetrable alliance against Denise ‘Ding Dong’ Drysdale on the obscure reality TV show, Celebrity Pinata.
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