Grace Tame makes waves at comedy show
Grace Tame has tried her hand at comedy to the delight of attendees at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
The 23-year-old Tasmanian appeared on a panel of comedians that touched on everything from climate change, housing affordability, and gender equality to Australia Day and misinformation and social media - all in a hilarious way, of course.
Last night’s @ARationalFear live show in Melbourne was 👌 @GabbiBolt, @aliterative hilarious, Dane Simpson & @TamePunk both nailed it, @Andy_McClelland brought the bangers and @vidyarrrr was superb. Congrats @danilic, creative director of Meta. Download the pod when it comes out
— Charlotte George 🌈 (@ccl_george) April 10, 2022
She received the loudest applause as she was introduced by podcast host Dan Ilic, who pointed out how she was the master of the side-eye, referencing the famous photo of her and Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Lodge.
After monologues from Ilic, Gabbi Bolt, Alice Fraser and Dane Simpson, it was Ms Tame’s turn.
She joked that she wasn’t going to get political, apologising to anyone who came to see her take aim at Mr Morrison - at least not directly.
“Grace Tame referring to no particular politician as ‘A giant self-saucing joke pudding’,” one attendee tweeted about Ms Tame’s monologue.
Wow! @ARationalFear was extraordinary...
Thank you to the incredible team of@vidyarrrr @Andy_McClelland @LewisHobba @aliterative @GabbiBolt @thedanesimpson @LewisHobba @zdaniel
And the incredible @TamePunk who brought the house down by comparing herself to an Airfryer. pic.twitter.com/9QqNEEUPwU
— Dan Ilic (@danilic) April 10, 2022
Ms Tame also told stories about My Little Pony, her favourite show to watch as a child, with veiled references to Mr Morrison and his government.
One of the characters who “sharted in Old MacDonald’s farm” was a particularly clear reference to the longstanding rumour that Mr Morrison soiled himself at a McDonald’s in Engadine in 1997.
Ms Tame didn’t just focus on the PM, going on to describe NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham as her “favourite comedian”.
A joke about someone claiming Tasmania wasn’t a real place led to Tame saying it was okay because she lived ‘rent-free’ in Mr Latham’s head, along with domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty (who he has publicly attacked), the 2004 election results (which saw him lost as Labor leader), and anyone who wasn’t a white man.
Before Sunday’s gig, Ms Tame took to social media to explain her decision to take part in the comedy festival and clarify it wasn’t a ‘career move’, as many outlets reported.
“Advocacy is my first priority always. It’s my life and purpose. I ummed and aahed over whether or not this was the right thing to do,” she wrote on Sunday morning.
“There are risks in doing this, as there are with just about anything else in this mad life.
“Things have been especially tough lately. But I reckon we could use a laugh. Either way, the joke’s on me. And if I fail, I’ll pick myself up and move.
“You never know unless you try.”
The show, which also included Lewis Hobba and independent candidate Goldstein Zoe Danila as a special guest, was recorded and will be released as an episode of Ilic’s podcast A Rational Fear.
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