Geraldine Hickey - What A Surprise

Geraldine Hickey is entering a new chapter in her life. Having recently turned 40 and becoming engaged, the comedian and radio host is readying herself for what may happen next without getting too excited. After all, what if there isn’t an inflatable amusement?

What A Surprise takes Hickey’s audience on the various points of celebration in her recent past and all the ridiculousness that goes along with them. From the anxiety of publicly announcing another trip around the sun to finding the perfect engagement ring from a hirsute jeweller, Hickey continues to delight her punters with that trademark deadpan delivery and chill out demeanour.

Of the countless tools in Hickey’s comedic arsenal, her sharpest is her ability to craft compelling humour from total mundanity. The joyousness inherent in What A Surprise is in seeing the stand-up form jokes from the whole cloth of the everyday - a true master of the craft, spinning yarns of gold from the otherwise lackadaisical. The simplest musings on birthdays and not-so-surprise parties get the Hickey treatment and become genius and brilliantly accessible pieces of comedy. 

Hickey cares about her art form more than damn near anyone else on her level and the sense of pure professionalism and passion makes everything she does worth watching.

It seems that Hickey truly can do no wrong when it comes to a solo hour. The amount of hard work and dedication is well and truly on display in all her festival offerings, and What A Surprise is no exception.