Chris Taylor & Andrew Hansen

Though without the rest of The Chaser gang in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut, Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen prove they’re more than capable of surviving on their own.

In Conversation With Lionel Corn is a brilliant parody of every Q&A and literary event session you’ve ever witnessed, combining comedy with social exposé in typical Chaser fashion. Hansen and Taylor flip their mirror of illumination in the direction of writers, exploring pretentiousness, proficiency and plagiarism via everything from hashtags to faulty microphones. The duo’s palpable chemistry pushes them to places ABC TV would scarcely have allowed them to go, resulting in a brilliant stage show that is concurrently sprightly and stimulating.