Local comedy shows should be all about supporting Australian talent - and it's hard to get more Australian than Aaron Gocs and Nick Capper.
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The name "Aaron Gocs" may not necessarily ring a bell - but maybe "that guy from the 'classic stitch-up' Facebook video" would - if you're one of the 2.7 million people who have seen the clip.
Or maybe, "that guy from the Ocean Girl parody video"? The short video, of Gocs - a fairly paunchy, bearded, mullet-ed tradie - outfitted in a schoolgirl dress, acting out the beloved early-2000s Aussie TV show - was so weirdly, brilliantly funny that it landed him his own Comedy Central series.
The Ballarat-based comedian has taken social media by storm over the past couple of years.
His understated, quietly absurd, classically Australian videos affectionately send-up Aussie daggyness. They're the kind of videos that would make absolutely no sense to the non-Antipodean, and that's probably why they're so beloved down under.
But he's quick to note he doesn't think of himself as a video comedian.
"I've actually been doing stand-up for ten years," he said.
"It's pretty different [to the videos]. It's just me, telling stories which hopefully people find familiar."
'Divorced...with children' is about Gocs "navigating [my] way through life as a suburban, divorced dad.
"Gocsy takes you through the lows (and occasional highs) of trying to raise kids as a single parent when you haven't even got your own life in order," the promo for the show promises.
At Fresh Comedy on Friday, April 26, Gocs will be joined by Nick Capper - "one of the only agricultural-based comedians in Australia or the world".
All you really need to know about Mr Capper is that he regularly sells out his Melbourne International Comedy Festival runs, and is raved about by those in the know.
"Nick Capper is the real deal. He has funny bones and a wild imagination that spins amazing stories," says comedians-comedian Anne Edmonds.
FAST FACTS
WHAT: Fresh Comedy Aaron Gocs and Nick Capper with support from Ned Townsend.
WHEN: Friday, April 26, 8pm (doors 7:30pm).
WHERE: Boag's Brewery Bar.
HOW MUCH: $30 on the door or $25 through trybooking.
Frances Vinall
Frances Vinall is a journalist at The Examiner, Launceston. Contact her at frances.vinall@examiner.com.au
Frances Vinall is a journalist at The Examiner, Launceston. Contact her at frances.vinall@examiner.com.au
