Alex Williamson

When Alex Williamson started making YouTube videos a few years back, he probably dreamed of creating and starring in a feature film. Now, thanks to crowdfunding and a lot of drive and passion, when The Music catches up with him 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,” he says. “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 (and some notoriety) 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 Read, but a slightly less threatening version.”

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 again. “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.”

By the time you read this, filming on Me And My Mates Vs The Zombie Apocalypse should have wrapped and the multi-talented Williamson will move on. But with all this feature film experience now in the bag, might the Loose Aussie Bloke make it to the big screen? “Loose Aussie belongs on the internet. He'd sooner sleep without a nightlight than sell out to Hollywood. He's a hard bastard and that's all you need to know.”