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Webeck has previously been quoted as stating that her favourite comedians are “whoever the other acts are on the show I’m doing that night.”<\/p>\n
“I love watching comedians at work, even if their material isn’t really my cup of tea,” Webeck said.<\/p>\n
“I love seeing how they approach it, what skills they have, how they get their ideas across to a roomful of strangers. It’s one of the biggest perks of the job, getting to watch other acts whenever you do a lineup show.”<\/p>\n
Taylor is a Melbourne-born comedian, who by the age of 24 became a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.<\/p>\n
Since then he’s appeared on Just for Laughs and was the first ever Australian to perform stand-up on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. He’s toured the globe, including Australia, the UK, Southeast Asia and the United States.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Blake got his majestic mullet cut by an Arab barber, and apparently will now only go to Arab barbers. He rates seeing a rooster attack a weather man live on day-time TV as one of the funniest things he has ever seen.<\/p>\n
Tickets and details are through the BMI website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABSURD anecdotes and belly laughs are on the program as the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute prepares to host three of Australia’s sharpest comedic minds in the upcoming Christmas Comedy Gala. Set for next Saturday evening, 13 December, the night of stand-up will feature Brett Blake, Kirsty Webeck and Simon Taylor all doing their bit to help […]<\/p>\n