Popular show to swell up in Torquay

HIGH energy is ensured when popular panel show Ain’t That Swell surfs into the Torquay Hotel next week.

Vaughan Blakey and Jed Smith will be bringing their WOZTRALIANA Swellian tour down to local shores on April 17.

The boys will be up to all their usual antics and are sure to have the crowd in stitches with their funny wit and intimate surf knowledge.

They will be joined by big wave extraordinaries Ross Clarke-Jones and Mason Ho for the afternoon’s festivities.

Blakey said the Torquay live show is usually their most anticipated of the year.

“The Swellian show there every year is pretty much our favourite of the year!

“We’ve had insane nights there, and a few blown shockers as well!

“This year is going to be incredible with our special guests.”

He said both Clarke-Jones and Mason Ho are up there with some of the most entertaining people he knows.

“We are going full Eddie Aikau energy. Both those guys are probably the two best guys from that contest over the last two times its run,” he added.

“It’ll be proper Ross Clarke-Jones hellmanism, and Mason Ho would be one of the most popular guests we’ve ever had on. He just has the crowd in stitches.

“He’s just as entertaining in the water as he is out.”

Blakey said running the event in conjunction with the Bells event has helped grow the show’s status over an extended period.

The boys have entertained the likes of Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Owen Wright, Taj Burrow and Mark Occhilupo at their Torquay shows.

“Because of the marquee atmosphere of Bells as a full blown classic Australian event, it lifts every occasion around it to a pretty special place,” he said.

“It’s a national treasure, and there’s this festival atmosphere which turbo-charges our show.”

Blakey said they are almost certain to be joined by another special guest tied in with the Rip Curl Pro event.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased through Oztix.

Doors will open at 4pm.