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Alice Fraser Trilogy

Alice Fraser Trilogy

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A comedy podcast about things that are actually sad. Alice Fraser brings you a series of three solo stand-up shows, that explore the boundary between comedy and tragedy. You’ll meet her family, her foes and the extremely strange community she grew up in. Each show is in two acts, it will make more sense if you choose Act 1 first.

Episodes

01 | Savage Act 1

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. This is where the story begins. Alice is walking to the hospital and runs into an old friend. After this, listen to Savage, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday
13/08/18·38m 3s

02 | Savage Act II

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. The second half of the first part of the story. Find out what happens to Dick, and sing along to some Elvis. After this, listen to The Resistance Act I. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Thanks to Helen Zaltzman, Tom Ballard and Zan Rowe for their memories Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday
13/08/18·23m 12s

03 | The Resistance Act I

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes This is the beginning of the second show. Alice introduces you to the house she grew up in, and the mysterious people she grew up with. After this, listen to The Resistance, Act 2. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday
13/08/18·28m 9s

04 | The Resistance Act II

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the second half of the second show. Find out the mysteries behind the mysterious people Alice grew up with, and why it’s not easy to be a good person. There’s a multiple choice question. A woman is violent to a child. After this, listen to Part 3: Empire, Act 1. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei Sapidah Kian as Madame Durga Lao Nikki Britton as Parent   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   ‘Gut Song’ snare drummer: Claudine Field   Additional piano music by Bryce Halliday   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday
13/08/18·24m 3s

05 | Empire Act I

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the beginning of the final story of the Trilogy. It begins with Quantum physics, good and evil, Dads, and Disney villains. After this, listen to Empire, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday.
13/08/18·29m 54s

06 | Empire Act II

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start Alice’s fascination with Quantum physics is resolved into a metaphor about storytelling and knowledge. We go to a funeral and there’s a confrontation. Schroedinger’s box gets opened. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Michael Fraser as Michael Fraser Bryce Halliday as Survey Doctor   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday
13/08/18·24m 21s

BONUS — Interview with Alice's Dad

An interview with Michael Fraser on how he feels about Alice creating comedy based on her family in Savage, The Resistance and Empire.
13/08/18·32m 40s

BONUS — Interview with Alice's Producer

Another bonus interview with Producer Bryce Halliday who helped Alice record, edit and publish Savage, The Resistance and Empire as a podcast series.
13/08/18·37m 14s

INTRODUCING — The Alice Fraser Trilogy

Are you ready for comedy? Are you also ready for something that may or may not be comedy? Coming soon a trilogy of Alice Fraser stand up shows, recorded live at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Subscribe now.
27/07/18·1m 7s
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