Alex WilliamsonWhen Alex Williamson started making YouTube videos a few years back, he probably dreamed of creating a feature film. Now, thanks to the miracle of crowdfunding, he's hip-deep in shooting his own Aussie zombie movie, Me And My Mates Vs The Zombie Apocalypse.
“It's a very Aussie take on the zombie genre,” says Williamson of the film where he and his real-life and onscreen mates Jim Jefferies and Greg Fleet play telco tradies assailed by the undead. “Expect blood, sex, drugs and hopefully a C-bomb or ten if we get the green light from censorship.”
Williamson, known to the internet at large as 'Shooter', won a fair amount of fame with his character comedy videos – the best known of which is probably the Loose Aussie Bloke. “People seem to say Loose Aussie Bloke reminds them of one of their aggressive but ultimately harmless friends,” Williamson says. “It's just a relatable character to young Australian people. Everyone knows a hard man like Loose Aussie. He's sort of based on Chopper Reid, but a slightly less threatening version. Having said that, I heard Loose Aussie once changed lanes without indicating, so perhaps he is more of a menace to society than Chopper.”
The Loose Aussie Bloke featured in Williamson's comedy festival shows last year, but this year, with Dumb Things I've Done, he promises something a little different. “This year I'll bring back the musical element of my previous shows. I've written new songs about watching too much porn as a youngster, and hunting cougars at the local pub, so I'm very much looking forward to unveiling them to the public. I'm expecting a Grammy nomination. But the stand-up will be my main focus. Hell, I might even have a mid-show giveaway like Oprah, where audience members reach under their chair and get a used syringe to take home.”
