Out of Order
begins like so many other shows at the Comedy Festival, with witty
anecdotes about the comedian’s life, topical events like the Grand
Prix, dating, growing up and audience members could be forgiven for
wondering: ‘So, what’s different about this one, other than it’s being
performed by that TV chick Corinne Grant?’ The witty
‘you-wouldn’t-believe-what-happened-to-me-on-the-tram-the-other-day’
anecdotal style has become the predictable ‘norm’ for comedians and
comedy, particularly at this current Festival and I was left half-way
through wondering where it was all going.
And then...
Corinne
did what experienced comedians do, separating herself from ‘the pack’
by giving the piece a purpose and reflecting a truth about life in an
attempt to answer the profound question: have we honestly lived the
lives we think we have lived or have we distorted our memories
to serve our egos and maintain the persona of the person we have become
or prefer to be? The show was about Corinne’s personal past, about
looking back on her childhood to distinguish the truth from the
fantasy, to determine what was real and which bits she’d made up or
exaggerated to make her life seem more interesting (and less
embarrassing) but, while she reminisced about the fantasy, she had
photographic evidence to prove the contrary, which she revealed at the
end of the show. If you don’t want to know the ending, please stop
reading now: she did intentionally wee in the playground, she did perm her hair in the 80’s, she did have awful teeth during her childhood and she did once wear a slapped-together cow costume, which looked anything but a cow.
Out of Order
is essentially Corinne’s self-realization that her life wasn’t always
the way she has since imagined it and her memories have been
occasionally distorted, but her anecdotes of the small town she grew up
in, ‘Dairy World’ and her teenage-turd existence all make for an
entertaining 55 minute show and does make one wonder, if only while
walking down the stairs at the Melbourne Town Hall on the way out,
which lies have we told and what memories have we distorted to make us
feel better about ourselves and why.
A Token Event Out of Order Corinne Grant
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall | Cnr Swanston & Collins Sts, Melbourne
Dates: 20th Mar - 13th Apr
Times: Tue-Sat 7.15pm, Sun 6.15pm (no show Sun 30 Mar)
Duration: 55 minutes
Tickets: Full $27.90, Conc $25.90 (N/A Sat), Tightarse Tuesday $19.90; All Tix Saturday $27.90
Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 & at the door
Out of Order
begins like so many other shows at the Comedy Festival, with witty
anecdotes about the comedian’s life, topical events like the Grand
Prix, dating, growing up and audience members could be forgiven for
wondering: ‘So, what’s different about this one, other than it’s being
performed by that TV chick Corinne Grant?’ The witty
‘you-wouldn’t-believe-what-happened-to-me-on-the-tram-the-other-day’
anecdotal style has become the predictable ‘norm’ for comedians and
comedy, particularly at this current Festival and I was left half-way
through wondering where it was all going.
