Comedy
15+
GC Laughs

Sam Taunton

Presented by GC Laughs & Token Events

Thu 19 Mar
Sam Taunton

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

I grew up at 34 Shoalhaven St, Nowra, NSW. The house wasn’t super flash, the place was basically held together with pop-rivots and a seemingly religious use of WD-40. It was one of those post-war knockabout fibro-shells you still see on quarter-acre blocks all over Australia’s poorer suburbs. 

Last year, my Dad annoyingly sold up and moved away. Oh! And also, the nightly TV show I hosted called The Project ended (but that’s not really part of the tale...). 

This 60 minute story, filled with a lifetime of suburban misadventures, small-town characters, and the strange nostalgia of losing the place that made you. I’ve been telling people this show is about the house I grew up in, but it’s really about everything that happened inside.

Directed by Cameron James

"On an express elevator to stardom.” Herald Sun
“Tells us stories about some of the worst moments of his life… that ultimately lead to serendipitous comedy gold.” The Age
"He’s terrific and excellent at what he does...a breath of fresh air..." The Scotsman
Dates
Thu 19 Mar
Where
Basement
Ages
15+
Warnings
Ages 15+, includes coarse language
Duration
1 hr
Tickets
$37
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Times
Thu 19 March - 8:30pm

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