Byrony Kimmings and Theatre Works
27 March 2014
Melb Town Hall, Mini Main
to 5 April
comedyfestival.com.au
The delightfully wonderful Bryony Kimmings flys out of Melbourne later today. Boo. Come back soon - please.
Meanwhile, Melbourne was delighted by six performances of her wonderful show Sex Idiot.
When she was 29, Bryony had a sexual health check and found out she had a common STI. Her doctor offered to send anonymous letters to everyone she’d been in sexual contact with warning that they should have a sexual health check, but Bryony decided to contact her past lovers herself – and make a show about it.
The Comedy Festival set a ridiculous tone when they took down her promotional video of “The Fanny Song”. The song lists words used for vagina and includes cunt. Given it’s hard to find a stand up in the festival who doesn’t abuse someone by calling them that, what can you say when they censor the rare time it’s used in a non-abusive and positive context.
But Sex Idiot is a fearless, hilarious and heart-touching look back at her loves, lovers and others. (And a reminder to use condoms and barrier methods to keep you healthy.) Of course, hearts can’t be as easily protected and the most powerful moments are those when she reflects on those that she knows she hurt along the way.
I was thrilled to give her my pubes.
And here's "The Fanny Song"
