Events - 2011

Clever Dicks - Rachel Berger

Rachel Berger unleashes Clever Dicks: Aussie Slang, noun, conceited smug person who displays their prowess at the expense of others. "There are passive stand-ups and there are active ones. Berger is one of the latter ... but there's still a centre to the act too. She's sharing her observations with us rather than pounding out the gags." Time Out, London _x001C_ She could make the Sphinx crack a smile._x001D_ The Sun Herald, Sydney Rachel is a woman of remarkably diversified talents. In addition to playing the xylophone and carving avocado pips into small Buddhas, she_x0019_ s a sensational lover. As our rights are being squeezed like the last blobs of toothpaste from a tube, Berger arrives at the Adelaide Fringe to deliver her dynamite insights into why the lucky country is in danger of becoming a tosser_x0019_ s paradise and to blast some modern manners at the socially challenged. Wipe the excess make-up from Australia_x0019_ s sunburnt face and what is revealed _x0013_ cute freckles or a poxy rash? Growing up with Jewish guilt and refugee parents, Rachel Berger knows more about survival than any doofus attending tribal council on reality TV. She is one of Australia_x0019_ s favorite stand-up performers, working variously as a broadcaster, comic, novelist, columnist, agitator and television entertainer. 4 SHOWS ONLY BOOK NOW - DON'T MISS OUT