The Art House presents

ROFLSHALBOWCO

27 Oct - 28 Oct 2019 Showing at The Art House Theatre

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Award-winning KIDS comedy set to make you laugh out loud! 

ROFLSHALBOWCO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard A Little Bit Of Wee Comes Out

Think of it like stand-up comedy for kids. A bonkers comedy extravaganza of epic proportions jam packed with magically stupid gags, tricks, jokes, stunts, and silliness guaranteed to make anyone laugh, even the parents!

Gratuitous, ridiculous, hilarious, joyous and possibly hazardous, Rich and Matt are The Listies, Australia’s maestros of kidult comedy, a multi-award winning due who win over everyone who comes to see them with their insane, interactive, illogical and irreverent escapades.

Any questions?

“Does it have a burpershop quartet” Yes, yes it does.
“Are there 37 bubble machines?” Of course there are.
“Does the show feature the world’s most annoying song?” Totes!
“Is there a mini panto fairytale called ‘Jack and the Beans-Talk’ about a boy who eats magic beans and farts himself into space?” Yes, I mean what show doesn't have that?
“Will I roll on the floor laughing so hard a little bit of wee comes out?” Yes, yes you will… you should probably bring a towel.

 

A Listies & Critical Stages Touring Production 

Cast & Creatives

Cast:

Matthew Kelly

Richard Higgins 

are The Listies.

Bio:

Rich and Matt met way back in the dinosaur times (in the early aughties), performing in kids theatre shows by the likes of Andy Griffiths and Roald Dahl in shows like: Just Disgusting, The Day My Bum went Psycho and The Twits. Rich played Mr Twit and Matt played Mrs Twit. They were directed by a kids theatre genius called Lynne Ellis.

Millions of years passed, ices ages came and went. And then one day they thought they should make a comedy show together and put it in the Melbourne Fringe. Rich wrote a title on his hand and registered them for 5 shows. Influenced by classic comedy duos like Los Trio Ringbarkus, Lano and Woodley, Morecombe and Wise, Terrance and Phillip, Spongebob and Patrick, Tim and Eric, French and Saunders, they made an absurdist, double act show for adults all about lists. It was called The List Operators. It won them Melbourne Comedy Festival’s coveted Golden Gibbo award for best independent show. They toured it for a year and then in 2009 they made a show for KIDULTS (kids and their adults) called The List Operators for Kids: More Fun than a Wii!. Even though it was a very, very long title it was the first kids show ever to be nominated for the Melbourne Comedy Festival ‘Barry’ (best show) award. Rich and Matt toured Wii for two years. And shortened their name, in order to be able to fit it on a rubber stamp, becoming The Listies in 2010.

Since then Matt and Rich have had enormous fun performing to lovely people all over the world. They’ve played high-flying, glamorous locations like London, Sydney Opera House, Kuala Lumpur, South Korea, Edinburgh and even Wollongong. And they made a bunch more shows: The Listies Do Compooters, Earworms, 6D (Twice as Good as 3D), The Listies Make U LOL, The Listies Ruin Xmas, Hamlet Prince of Skidmark (co-created with and directed by Declan Greene) recorded two comedy albums, Drive U Crazy! and Go Bananas and have written two books with Penguin, Ickypedia: A Dictionary of Disgusting New Words, and it’s sequel Ickyfoodia: The Ultimate Guide to Disgusting Food in 2017. 

www.thelisties.com

 

Reviews

No-one else does comedy for kids this brilliantly, and what’s more the adults have just as much fun! Sydney Morning Herald

When I saw The Listies, it affected my thinking because I really related to the comedy craft they were exercising…it got me a little bit excited to realise that when you are performing for kids, it’s just as delicate and just as sophisticated. Frank Woodley, The Australian

If the Wiggles are the Eagles then the Listies are the Sex Pistols. Dave O’Neil, The Age

Australian duo the Listies have conquered children’s comedy through deep respect for their audience, with a focus on the subversion of the adult desire for control — with hilarious results. Sue Giles, The Australian

Absolutely delicious! A Tiger

If your kids have never been to the theatre before, do them a favour and make this their first experience. It’s something they will never forget. The Scotsman

The Listies are a comedy duo who have made a very successful career out of appealing to, well not only the little kid in all of us, but the grubby, grubby little kid in all of us. Virginia Trioli, ABC News Breakfast

Too silly. Oscar, 5.

 

Venue

The Art House Theatre

Times

Sun 27 Oct 2019 - 6PM

Mon 28 Oct 2019 - 10AM

Important Information

Duration: 60 minutes.
Suitable for children 5 years+.

Tickets

Adult $25
Children $20
Family (2A + 2C, 1A + 3C) $75

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