Mark Twain said “…no man of right feeling, can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without grieving to see a noble art so prostituted.”

Samuel Clement’s (Twain’s real name!) had a point. We may as well lie well.

Brad Oakes has lost count of lies he has told in 2 decades of comedy. He’s lied on television or just to make a story funnier - sometimes just for practice. Now he exposes some of the deficiencies in everybody’s daily deceit. But there’s hope.

Most people lie to others once or twice a day and deceive about 30 people per week.  Professor Ford, University of Alabama

The average is 7 times per hour if you count all the times people lie to themselves.   Prof Ford (ibid)

In fact there are lies in this release

Oakes is a stand-up comedian who works all over the country. He’s lectured on comedy at University, written for television, radio and is one of Australia’s finest ballroom dancers.  Hmm!?

Oakes, straight-talking and confident, and relaxed, is a master at noticing that the glass, if not half empty, at least has a fly drowning in it.  Melb Age, 2002


Hard Rock Café presents
Brad Oakes
Deceitful

Venue: Hard Rock Café Melbourne, 1 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Dates: 4th – 28th April  (Tues - Sat)
Times: 9:15pm (approx: 50 minutes)
Tickets: $22.00, Concession-$16.00, Tightarse Tuesdays-$16.00
Bookings: Ticketmaster and at Hard Rock Cafe