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Ipswich Civic Centre presents… Supported by Sit Down Comedy Club.
Supported by Sit Down Comedy Club brings comedy to Ipswich in the monthly Stitch in the ‘swich series.
This month features John Peacock, Jemma Bayley, Mark McConville, and Ellen Briggs!
John Peacock
In 2012, John Peacock was ‘Australian Carpet Cleaner of the Year’. Now he’s a middle-aged man with a bee in his bonnet and several mental health issues. He may also be gluten intolerant.
At the age of 44, John worked out what he wanted to do when he grew up. Spending long periods of time alone with his wand (carpet cleaning wand) in his hand gives John time to think about the world. It’s not perfect, the world that is, but he has a plan. It’s not much of a plan in fairness and basically involves telling dick jokes to strangers in an attempt to avoid the hard work that would invariably be involved in actually making the world a better place.
John Peacock is an experienced comic, much sought-after MC, award-winning public speaker, magazine columnist and enduring anchor of breakfast radio on the iconic Byron Bay FM. A modern day Man for All Seasons, except for summer, which he finds a bit too hot and sweaty. His debut show Carpet Diem premiered to rave reviews and a sell out at the 2023 Good Chat Comedy Festival; and he has also been seen and loved by audiences at Perth FRINGE WORLD and Adelaide Fringe.
Jemma Bayley
Jemma ‘the darling of Brisbane comedy’ Bayley is cute as a button. But don’t let her looks fool you, she packs quite the comedic punch!
With a right hook full of twisted personal antidotes and an uppercut’s worth of whimsical antics, she is sure to have you on the floor rolling. Raw Queensland state finalist, Class Clowns Queensland Runner up and regular Big Fork Theatre Improv star, she’s across it all.
And when she’s not touring she’s back in Brisbane, working on an internationally award winning children’s television show (we can’t tell you which, but it is a true Blue-y Aussie classic).
Is there nothing she can’t do? A back flip. She can’t do a backflip. Don’t mention it, she’s quite sensitive about it.
Come see her before she gets big. Or attempts another backflip. We can’t stress how much she can’t do one, like, next time she tries, she could die. Please don’t encourage her!
Mark McConville
Mark McConville is an accomplished Stand-Up Comedian, MC and Keynote Speaker and has been working in the Australian entertainment industry since 1998.
As a headliner or MC Mark has comfortably become known as “One of the most reliable and versatile comedians in the business.” Whether it be in an outback pub, an inner-city comedy club, onboard a cruise ship, or working a corporate audience, you can rely on him to give your audience a great show.
“Making people laugh is the best job in the world, I absolutely love it.”
Over the past 26 years Mark has developed into a comedian who can easily shift from rapid fire punchlines to an easy-going story-telling style that makes you feel as though you’ve known him for years. His innate ability to connect with people from all demographics means he can zero in on the finer points of life and present them in a way that makes you laugh and laugh hard.
“Throughout his career Mark has appeared on various TV shows and he is also a regular on-air contributor to ABC Radio Qld, but to be fully appreciated, he must be seen live.
“There is now decades worth of research from around the world that proves the use of humour and laughter are beneficial to your mental health.”
Having completed a Masters Degree in Suicidology at Griffith University in 2018, Mark now also travels around the country as a popular advocate for the Mental Health benefits of humour and laughter. Mark’s Laughter Clinic presentations and workshops are the perfect integration of academic knowledge with world class entertainment.
For more info on his Mental Health work go to: www.thelaughterclinic.com.au
2024 sees Mark celebrate his 26th year as a Stand-Up Comic. With an approach to comedy that is both personal and professional, Mark will have your audience engaged from the moment he steps onto the stage.
Secure his services now.
Laughter is guaranteed.
Ellen Briggs
Ellen Briggs is an author, comedy writer, and professional MC but where she is most at home is on the stage doing stand up comedy.
Early on in her career, she was a finalist in the prestigious RAW Comedy Competition and won a National Foxtel competition that was voted on by peers and managers in the industry. She has never looked back.
Ellen regularly performs as a comedian and MC at venues all over Australia, and has created a stand up comedy show called Women Like Us with fellow comedian Mandy Nolan that they tour all over Australia to packed houses and rave reviews. On the 1st May 2018 they released their co-authored book,” Women Like Us” which needed a reprint in the first week!
In 2017 Ellen was selected by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to perform at the Melbourne Town Hall in UpFront, the women’s comedy gala to over 2,000 people.
In early 2018 she toured with Arj Barker and Gordon Southern with Punchline Comedy through Asia to rave reviews in all those shows.
Ellen has an easy-going, friendly nature that belies the dark wit that lurks beneath. She is completely relatable and it comes naturally to her. It’s been said that “Ellen says out loud the things other mothers only dare to even think”, and that Ellen takes her audience on an observational and hilarious journey through life as an accidental mother of identical twins and the wife of a husband who is away working for 8 months of the year. She has made an art-form of sneaking really politically incorrect jokes onto the end of “nice” yarns. She launches the punch lines stealthily. You won’t see them coming, but you’ll know when they hit.
Ellen has performed alongside all of the big names in Australian comedy, and is highly regarded and a much loved colleague. Ellen is a favourite at ladies events, such as Melbourne Cup Lunches, Girls Nights In and numerous other Cancer Council and fundraising events. She has also become sought after for men’s luncheons and functions, for a hilarious women’s perspective that is not often heard at those events!
Regionally based, she is as comfortable hosting national conferences such as the Agricultural Show Society and Poultry Associations as she is performing in premier comedy clubs such as The Comics Lounge in Melbourne and the Sit Down Comedy Club in Brisbane.
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