Monday, August 18, 2008

NUCLEAR FREE AUSTRALIA BENEFIT GIG



NUCLEAR FREE AUSTRALIA

IS

REQUESTING

1. A COMEDIAN PRESS RELEASE

2. A MEDIA ARTICLE OF COMEDY BENEFIT

“Is Heaven Nuclear Powered?"

Moderator - Damian Callinan Topic

Event: Thursday 4th, September, 2008

Anti Nuclear comedy Benefit: “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Organisation:
Nuclear Free Australia

Website: nuclearfreeaus@optusnet.com.au

Objective: To get magazine writers to do a news article

Event: “Anti Nuclear comedy Benefit”

Date: Thursday 4th, September, 2008

Time: 8pm onwards

Benefit Title: “Is Heaven Nuclear Powered?"

Moderator: Comedian - Damian Callinan

Venue: The Northcote Social Club

301 High St Northcote

Ticket Price: $12 on sale @ http://www.northcotesocialclub.com or Door $17

ABOUT NUCLEAR FREE AUSTRALIA

Nuclear Free Australia is against any artificial industrial item that will destroy our natural wild life, environment and our communities. The concept of this organisation originated from the horrific atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan that was dropped by the United States Military at

8. 45 am on the 6th August, 1945 and another bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki three days later at 11.02 am…In total 145,000 had died in Hiroshima and another 75,000 in Nagasaki and tens of thousands more suffered serious injuries.

Even though Kevin Rudd has recently apposed the proliferation of nuclear weapons, his government continues their support for uranium mining and exportation, which could lead to the manufacturing of nuclear weapons. Nuclear Free Australia is endorsed by many organisations; please visit our website @ http://www.nukefreeaus.org/

OUR REQUEST

A COMEDIAN PRESS RELEASE

A MEDIA ARTICLE OF COMEDY BENEFIT

Nuclear Free Australia is anticipating that your magazine will release your writers to do a write up for our up and up and coming comedy benefit gig. We invite you to attend the night and welcome you to write a media article of the night as well as a pre- press release promoting our comedians and our campaign event.

  • A sample press release and a bio of the comedians are found on the following pages.
  • If your magazine would like to assist us, please contact us at:


Thank you;

Nuclear Free Australia

Organisation: Nuclear Free Australia

Contact person: Hillel

Mobile: 0417506150

Email: nuclearfreeaus@optusnet.com.au


COMEDIAN PRESS RELEASE

REASON FOR BENEFIT

Nuclear Free Australia is determined to stop Australia becoming a nuclear waste dump. We are also committed in avoiding the possibility of Australia experiencing a similar tragedy of the nuclear bomb that destroyed 225,000 people and seriously injured tens of thousands more in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. Kevin Rudd, our Prime Minister continues to support the USA in uranium mining and exportation. Where does this uranium end up? Could it end up in weapons? Nuclear Free Australia says NO! To Australia being a nuclear waste dump. Says NO! To war and nuclear weapons and says No to uranium mining! Nuclear Free Australia always rally’s for peace and a nuclear free future! Our Anti – Nuclear comedy benefit, “Is Heaven Nuclear Powered?” is being held at The Northcote Social Club, 301 High St, Northcote, on Thursday 4th, September, 2008 at 8 pm. Comedian Damian Callinan will be there; moderating the event. Ticket Price $12/$17 door and can be purchased @ The Northcote Social Club http://www.northcotesocialclub.com

The comedian panellists (and not inclusive of), who will be giving up their valuable time to assist us in accomplishing our dream are; Sammy-J.; Christina Adams; David Thornton; Trent Mccarthy Mohamed Elleissy and Courteney Hocking.

Our Anti- Nuclear Comedy Benefit, “Is Heaven Nuclear Powered?” is all about supporting our vision and aim of making Australia a safe place that has No weapons; No Uranium and No Waste! We at Nuclear Free Australia believe in fighting for just causes and a Uranium free Australia is a cause we believe deserves fighting for and so this benefit is all about supporting us in our campaign to raise awareness to our community and to the world that we will not tolerate our Australia being destroyed through irresponsibility and that we are and will continue to fight “to reclaim our future!”

Many comedians have given up their time to support us in our cause. The biographies of those performing on the night are listed below.

BENEFIT COMEDIAN BIOGRAPHIES

Damian Callinan

Damian Callinan is one of Australia's most versatile, prolific and popular comedians. Stand-up and character comedian Damian Callinan is a comic character for TV, radio and live performance. He is a sought after comedy director having directed 2 shows in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2007 as well as performing himself. He recently wrote and performed “Babysitting”, his first show specifically for kids and he is working on “Borrydale, his first novel. Damian is a well known face on Australian television from his roles on TV comedy programs Skithouse, Before The Game, and The Wedge. His voice has been heard on 774ABC Melbourne; JJJ; MIX FM and MMM.


Sammy J

Sammy J is a Melbourne-based comedian, actor and writer. Most recently he has appeared on Spicks and Specks and Good News Week, been nominated for Best Show of the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, performed in Edinburgh and London's West End, toured nationally with the Comedy Festival Roadshow, and cleaned out his fridge. The Melbourne Age, say Sammy is “Uncomfortably brilliant” and the Beat Magazine describes Sammy as “Gleefully raucous, meticulously crazy, charmingly revolting and achingly funny. Go to his website for more information: http://www.sammy-j.com/

Dave Thornton

With his accessible humour and free flowing style Dave Thornton has become a comic on the ascent in Australia. Some media highlights include appearing on Good Morning Australia (channel 10) and Performing at the Melbourne Cup special on ‘Stand-up Australia.’(The Comedy Channel) His solo performance debut at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival garnered him a nomination for ‘Best Newcomer’ for ‘Euromission’. Dave has worked with comedians of the calibre of Dave Hughes, Jimoen, Bob Franklin, Dave O’Neil, Rove, Dave Williams, Brad Oakes and many, many more. This year his new show ‘INFO is all about, says Dave, “the age we live in and the age I grew up in – the digital information and technology age.” Dave says he loves cashews and pubs because he loves to “drink and be a tad obnoxious.

Trent Mccarthy

Trent McCarthy is a well known comic who is a shortish, white, unathletic, atheist bald guy, who after mentoring a group of Sudanese youth, for 12 months has created a new show out of the experience called “Turning Sudanese”, a comedy festival show featuring stories about McCarthy's experiences, and a live Sudanese version of the '80s Vapours' hit Turning Japanese. First launching his show as Part of the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, his show It’s an offbeat story about Sudanese time, secret handshakes, blurred identities and a rather naughty Immigration Minister. All profits will go to the Sudanese Lost Boys Association of Australia Inc. Join Trent as he shares his hilarious and heartfelt story – the story of one man’s journey from dinky-di to Dinka guy.


Courteney Hocking

Courteney Hocking is a comic, and a human, in transition and is known to mix pop with politics. Courteney Hocking is a past winner of the Campus Comedy Competition. She has written and performed solo shows in both the Melbourne Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festivals, including Un-Australian at Trades Hall in 2007. She has been heard on Triple J, 3RRR and Fox FM. Her most exciting gig was in Hobart where she performed in the oldest theatre in Australia and had a lemonade with Bob Brown. Her least exciting gig was in Mentone. This year, Courteney wants to be the people's champ, like Billy Bragg, Bono and Sonny Bono. Join her as http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/2008/show/394/ she walks the fine line between "Maintaining the Rage" and "I've got you, babe". "With her interesting politics, cracker gags & a winning smile... Hocking is a hoot." The Age comments: "A cheeky glint in her eye & bags of unassuming charm." Chortle.

Other comedy artist who will be performing are Christina Adams and Mohamed Elleissy

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