
ENOUGH ALREADY
SCARED WEIRD LITTLE GUYS
It
was 1990. A mobile phone was the size of a helicopter and cost slightly more.
Bob Hawke was Prime Minister. MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice battled Madonna and Roxette
for chart domination. At a comedy club in Melbourne The Scared Weird Little Guys
did their first ever performance. It was a very different world.
The
Scaredies stuff was fresh and clever, their confidence was infectious, their talent
was plain to see and their comedy, music and improv made each show unique and
accessible. They were the most reliable act in town for getting laughs anywhere,
anytime. And that's how it's been for over twenty years
now it's almost
over for one of Australia's most loved comedy duos.
After
twenty-one years and four and a half thousand shows, The Scared Weird Little Guys
are calling it a day. Their last ever farewell tour, Enough Already, will give
audiences one last time to see them do their thing. The Scaredies will perform
over 70 shows nationally in nearly 40 cities and regional towns around Australia,
commencing in October this year and touring until May 2011.
They've
certainly gigged around in their time - to New York, London, Edinburgh, Montreal,
Hong Kong, Singapore, and lots of other places. Even New Zealand. They've racked
up 125,000km on the road and 1.5 million km in the air (that's 680 hotels and
almost enough frequent flyer points for a mid-week standby one-way flight to Launceston).
In 2006 they played the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth
Games, winning over the 90,000 strong crowd with songs, jokes and a camera-flash
Mexican Wave around the MCG. They've performed with symphony orchestras, brass
bands, rock bands, choirs, whistlepop ensembles and been on radio and TV more
times than Eddie McGuire. They've won stuff, like an ARIA Award for Best Comedy
release in 2004, a Mo Award in 2000 and awards for Best Comedy Act on Campuses
in the USA, Canada and Australia.
And now it's 2010. Hammertime
is well and truly over, Roxette no longer rocks and even Madonna's going Gaga.
Bob Hawke loves that we have an unmarried, female, red-haired, childless, immigrant
for a Prime Minister. A mobile phone is the size of a Tim-Tam and costs slightly
less. It's going to be different world without The Scared Weird Little Guys. www.swlg.com.au
"Impressive from start to finish. Brilliantly efficient
and very funny" - The Age
"They may not be scared, weird or little,
but they can certainly sing... these guys are in perfect sync" - Sunday Herald
Sun
"Impressively musical... great entertainers... screamingly funny..."
- The Scotsman, Edinburgh
ADELAIDE
THE ROYALTY THEATRE
Preview
show Thursday 3rd March
SEASON FRIDAY 4 - SUNDAY 6,
FRIDAY 11 - SUNDAY 13
MARCH
Book now at Fringetix:
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adelaidefringe.com.au
Tickets
also available from Ticketek
MELBOURNE
ATHENAEUM
THEATRE
Preview Show Tuesday 29th March
SEASON WEDNESDAY 30th MARCH
-
SUNDAY 3rd APRIL
Book now at Ticketmaster:
PH: 136 100
ticketmaster.com.au
THE
PALMS @ CROWN
FRIDAY 22ND &
SATURDAY 23RD APRIL - 8PM
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132849
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SYDNEY
SYDNEY COMEDY
FESTIVAL
Enmore Theatre - Sydney
Sunday 17th April
Bookings at Ticketek
PH: 132 849
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PERTH
WILD
WEST COMEDY FESTIVAL
The Astor Theatre - Perth
Friday 20th May
Bookings
at BOCS Ticketing
PH: 08 9484 1133
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