Comedy Tuesdays

Red Bennies in association with Asher Treleaven is proud to present a new comedy night each Tuesday in October and November, The New Oyster Club. With the Melbourne Comedy Festival a mere 6 months away material needs to written, jokes need to be tested and shows need to be sharpened. All over Melbourne comedians are furiously scribbling away in the darkness trying to craft next years hit show. If only there was an amazing venue with great crowds where they could test their freshest new gags?

Voila, welcome to The New Oyster Club. A new stand up comedy night for Melbourne’s comedians to test new material. So if you love Melbourne comedy, your going to love seeing comics such as Dave Callan, Felicity Ward, Dave Thornton, Nazeem Hussain, Aahmer Rahman, Mathew Keneally, Asher Treleaven, Celia Pacquola, Justin Hamilton & Hannah Gadsby try out new material for their upcoming Melbourne Comedy Festival shows. The New Oyster Club runs Tuesdays in October and November from 7.30, please check the Red Bennies website for weekly line-ups and special deals.

HOST

DAVE CALLAN - Triple J, Rove live and comedic wizard.

GUESTS

ASHER TRELEAVEN - dual Barry Nominee and Winner of The Ages Comedian on the Rise 2010

JENNIFER WONG - Performance 4a’s About Face – An Asian Australian Variety Hour directed by Lisa Freshwater at Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs, and selected for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Comedy Zone and Sydney Fringe Festival.

KARL CHANDLER - Triple J, Nova FM. Triple M, Co-Host 'The Little Dum Dum Club', Comedy@Spleen, Softbelly Comedy & Felix Bar Comedy

TOMMY LITTLE - At just 25 years old, Tommy Little was labeled "The Future Of Funny" by Beat Magazine in Melbourne. With a charm and confidence beyond his years Tommy has been quietly building a following on the stand up circuit, culminating in a sold out run at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival with his show "Brainthoughts".

MAT KENEALLY - Political maestro and creator of the cult hit, 'Political Asylum'