First dates are already pretty awkward ... so imagine having one onstage in front of an audience of strangers.

That’s the premise of comedian Bron Batten’s show Onstage Dating, which has been running as part of the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

We take a look into the weird and wonderful world of first dates and find out what it's like to go on more than 100 dates in front of a gawking audience.

Onstage Dating

The Hook Up is about love, sex and relationships. We answer your questions, learn things together, cry over heartbreak, normalise shit. With Dee Salmin and Pip Rasmussen, who will probably bitch about dating apps. New episode every Tuesday.

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Are you and your partner joined at hip, to the point where you can’t stand to be apart? Maybe you’re in the thick in the honeymoon stage or maybe you’re in a co-dependent relationship.

Am I In A Codependent Relationship?

There's always a friend who wants to bring their partner to everything, but what are the rules around when it's ok and when it's crossing the line?

To The Friend That Always Wants To Bring Their Partner…

‘Aftercare’ has become a bit of a buzzword the past few years, but sexologist Lauren French is here to tell you why practising post-sex aftercare is just as important as foreplay.

Why You Need To Practise Post-Sex Aftercare

Is break up sex healing or harmful? Will you get closure or just make it harder to move on?

We hear your hot takes and find out why it was the hottest sex of your life.

Is Having Break Up Sex A Good Or Bad Idea?

If you tear, break or snap your penile frenulum (aka the banjo string) it can be a big painful bloody mess, so here’s everything you need to know with triple j’s Dave Woodhead and sex coach Cam Fraser. 

(And yes we will be chatting about blood and pain and breaking your penis in this ep so if you get queasy you’ve been warned).

Onstage Dating

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