The Comedy Zone

Playing the role of MC is 21 year old Adelaide comedian Amos Gill. Beginning with a bang he references his state's cultural diversity; The Fringe Festival and the V8 Supercar race and instantly has the audience on his side. His quick witted humor and broad subject matter, ranging from the Olympic gene pool, elaborate pranks and gluten free diets, highlights that there's more than enough talent in his routine to allow him to postpone a law-degree and pursue comedy fulltime.

At just 19 Neel Kolhatkar is a former national winner of Class Clowns and has already built a comedy resume that would put those twice his age to shame. A triple threat of comedy, drama and music, his variety of accents is exceptional, but it's his accurate impersonation of Snoop Dogg that outshines all else.

Her name may be unfortunate, but it works in Hayman Kent's favour, as it forms the foundation of her short but solid set. The 22 year old Victorian has an awkward stage presence that teeters between uncomfortable and adorable. Whether that's part of her act isn't entirely clear, however her interpretation of Destiny Child's Interdependent Women manages to incorporate both, whilst being frantically hilarious at the same time. 

Originally from Venezuela, Ivan Aristeguieta's routine is largely observational humour about Australians; the language, the fascination with tomato sauce and the ability to punctuate any given sentence with profanities. Opening with a skit about his experiences with cultural stereotypes, he then flips it on the audience and returns the favour. The tourist angle has been done many times before, but his adopted, “she'll be right,” attitude and an infectious smile make it somewhat charming.    

Beneath the larrikin stoner façade, Tien Tran is uncompromising and insightful. His jokes about refugees and war are not only humorous but disturbingly accurate. Weaving clever social commentary into his dead pan routine, he's the riskiest comedian on the bill, with a closing joke about a breast feeding co-worker splitting the audience.

Curated as the future of Australian comedy, The Comedy Zone is true to its word. Five quality comedians doing short and sharp stand up isn't just value for money, it's high quality entertainment.