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This week on Pop Queers, Reuben Kaye takes on Michelle Brasier!

Reuben Kaye is Live and Intimidating at the Arts Centre Melbourne until April 23.

Michelle Brasier is performing Legacy at the Comedy Republic and Melbourne Town Hall until April 23.

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Jane Clifton takes on Aurelia St Clair!

Aurelia is a comedian, writer, podcaster and Melbourne International Comedy Festival regular. They’ll be performing their new show Non-Dairy Presenting at Trades Hall from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April.

Jane is a showbiz all-rounder and favourite of Australian stage and screen. You can catch her gigging regularly at Claypots Evening Star in South Melbourne and keep an eye out for her upcoming Memoir of a Very Civil Celebrant.

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It’s back to zoom this week with Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie!

Catch Chris Ryan performing her show Busy at the Comedy Festival from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April.

You can also catch Luke Heggie at the Comedy Festival with his show Grot from the 29th of March to the 23rd of April.

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This week on Pop Queers, comedian Brodi Snook takes on comedian Cameron James to see which one will be the best ally performing at the Comedy Festival.

Brodi Snook is setting off around Australia performing her brand-new show Villain which will be running from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Check out her website to find out what else she has coming up in 2023 and for more details about her performances in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.

Cameron James is the host and creator of ABC’s Finding series, the latest of which, Finding Yeezus, is out now. Cameron is also performing at the Comedy Festival with a one-night-only performance of his show Electric Dreams: Encore on the 15th of April.

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Danny McGinlay returns to Pop Queers to take on Shakespeare Aliens co-star Seon Williams with special guest scorekeeper Kaz Cooke!

Shakespeare Aliens is running from the 28th of Feb to the 5th of March as part of Adelaide Fringe.

Also catch Danny McGinlay in his Melbourne Comedy Festival show HardNut in April.

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This week on Pop Queers Brihony Dawson takes on Bec Andrews!

You may have seen Brihony Dawson as the host of The Challenge on Channel 10 or caught them as an MC or host at big events ranging from the AFLW Grand Final to Victoria Pride 2023. You can catch them next as the host of ABC’s 2023 Mardis Gras broadcast!

Bec Andrews is a lifestyle and travel writer who writes under the guise of The Sprink for the hugely successful underground blog The Sprinkler. She is also a casting producer with the best eye in the business for people who will thrive in reality TV.

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Mama Alto returns to Pop Queers to take on Pop Queers newcomer and House of the Heart co-star Kate Foster.

House of the Heart is a cabaret show by immersive cabaret legends Finucane & Smith. The show spans across language and culture to explore home, family and how we create a sense of place. It is a velvet draped cabaret, with table seating, dragons surrounding, and drinks at the bar.

House of the Heart is on now until Sunday 12 February at the Chinese Museum.

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It’s all denim on Pop Queers this week as we’re joined by Jessie Deane and Harriet O’Donnell from the Pitchface Community Choir!

The Pitchface Community Choir is a denim wearing choir made up (almost entirely) of women and non-binary peeps from Melbourne’s inner west. To find out more check out their website.

Harriet is one of the founding members of the Pitchface Community Choir and you can hear her singing the lead vocals in the choir’s online rendition of Boys Don’t Cry, performed in lockdown for Respect Victoria’s Respect Women: Call it Out campaign.

When not being a Pitch and singing with Harriet in the choir, Jessie is a needlepoint artist who loves depicting the industrial beauty of Melbourne’s inner west. You can follow her work on her website or follow her on Instagram @jessiedeaneneedlepoint.

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It’s Tom against Thomas this week as we’re joined by Thomas Jaspers and Tom Ballard!

Tom Ballard is an actor and stand-up comedian who you may have caught on the ABC hosting Tonightly With Tom Ballard. His new book I, Millennial: One Snowflake’s Screed Against Boomers, Billionaires and Everything Else is out 30 November!

Thomas Jaspers is a comedian, quiz show host, bingo caller, and podcaster who you can hear on The Gays Are Revolting or catch hosting Granny Bingo at the Comedy Republic.

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This week on Pop Queers we’re joined by Gemma Brett and Peter Auman from Better Than The Wizards!

Stick around until the end to hear their latest single Naked and check out their music on all the regular streaming platforms.

Follow Better Than The Wizards on the socials and check out their website to keep up to date with their live events.

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