It’s been two and a half years on the road for Women Like Us comedians Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan who have chalked up an impressive 72 shows performing to almost 20 000 people from Moree to Melbourne, Townsville to Tamworth, Bundaberg to Brisbane, Surfers to Sydney, Pottsville to Perth! Just 18 months ago they filled Perth’s State Theatre and the Heath Ledger and after requests from fans in WA they made their way back to the Perth Fringe earlier this year where they scored themselves a nomination for Best Comedy Act at what is the world’s third biggest Fringe Festival. Pretty impressive for a couple of wise cracking middle aged mums with too much muffin top and not enough restraint.
The show is an hour of stand up comedy, half an hour a piece by these powerful, no holes barred, tell it how it is pin up girls for what they call Real Women. ‘We want our comedy to demystify a lot of the garbage that we’re fed about being women’ says Briggs. ‘We tell everyday stories about our struggles, our failure to parent, the beauty industry, getting fatter, strange surgeries, obsessions, frustrations, and at the end of the day ‘who unpacks the dishwasher.’
Women Like Us guarantees an hour of non stop laughter with crowds declaring it the funniest show they’ve seen. The most common refrain is ‘I can’t believe you girls aren’t on TV!’ TV wouldn’t handle Women Like Us. It has to be seen to be believed.
Laugh ’til your sides hurt this Saturday 21 April. Doors Open 7.30pm and the show starts at 8pm at the Majestic Theatre, Pomona (Licensed Venue) Tickets are $35 at www.womenlikeus.com.au or at Pomona Newsagency.
