STAND-UP comedian Daniel Connell rounded out the line up at this year\u2019s Bendigo Comedy Festival, with solo show I\u2019m Always Sore.<\/p>\n
The comedian is a frequent performer in Bendigo and said he loved being a part of the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hosted the gala out there last year and that was such a fun show,\u201d Connell said. \u201cI just find the community really gets behind things like that, and starting small I think is the way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The line up for this year\u2019s festival includes a mix of new and established names in comedy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve picked it really well,\u201d Connell said. \u201cLike Gillian Cosgriff who got the top award at the comedy festival this year, so to be able to get her to come out, that\u2019s a great win for their festival.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connell often tours to regional cities like Bendigo, as the comedian found his own start in the small comedy scene of Canberra.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was probably only about 15 comics in Canberra and about four venues you could get up at, so it\u2019s very similar to the Bendigo scene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey started the Canberra comedy festival from scratch there, which is very similar to what Bendigo is doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inspiration for Connell\u2019s latest hour of comedy I\u2019m Always Sore came from his journey into fatherhood and the steady approach to turning 40.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said to my wife, \u2018I\u2019m just always sore at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just always something, you lift the toilet seat up and twinge your back, you know, it\u2019s all these little things as you get older.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the course of his 14-year career, Connell has become known for his observational and occasionally dark style of comedy.<\/p>\n
The comedian said he recorded everyday encounters and stories he found on the news, but that he favoured oddball humour over controversy.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike I had some cats fighting in my neighbourhood that I got a good story out of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust about these cats fighting at all hours of the night and waking me up with that classic cat sound, which I do onstage and that gets a good laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connell said he followed the ginger cat home to tell its owner to stop letting the cat fight on his lawn.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said it was common for cats to fight on other people\u2019s lawns because it\u2019s neutral ground, and I said \u2018you\u2019re an idiot.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cThat went straight in my phone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Always Sore is in the final days of its tour, which Connell said had gone well despite slow ticket sales at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a nice little escape and I think when you have a good laugh, and laugh at the expense of the comedian or what\u2019s going on in the world, it\u2019s definitely good for you, and good for your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STAND-UP comedian Daniel Connell rounded out the line up at this year\u2019s Bendigo Comedy Festival, with solo show I\u2019m Always Sore. The comedian is a frequent performer in Bendigo and said he loved being a part of the festival. \u201cI hosted the gala out there last year and that was such a fun show,\u201d Connell […]<\/p>\n