NORTHERN Rivers-based funny lady Mandy Nolan has stepped into the breach after regularly scheduled comedy in the Basement performer Joel Ozborn was forced to cancel this Friday’s gig.
Mandy earned her stripes in her early career working alongside internationally acclaimed celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg and Ertha Kit.
Since then she has supported Wil Anderson, Dave Hughes, Fiona O’Loughlin, Tom Gleeson, Akmal, Charlie Pickering, Arj Barker and almost every profile comic in the country.
She’s performed her fair share of one-woman shows at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and joined Bob Downe and Puppetry of the Penis on interstate and national tours. She’s even appeared on breakfast TV around the country as a humour expert promoting a national community awards program for Fruitopia.
Nolan has performed as a stand-up comedian for 28 years. She was just 17 when she first found herself on stage, braving wild crowds as a beginner standup comedian.
“It was terrifying. I was terrible,” she said, however Nolan credits resilience and persistence in paving the way for a standup comedy career. She has had hard-to-impress comedic legends such as Austen Tayshus declare that “She is one of the strongest female talents in the country”.
Who: Mandy Nolan
Where: Comedy in The Basement – Gold Coast Arts Centre
When: Friday 14 June!
Interested?: Tickets: $20 (pre-booked), $22 (at the door) or $75 (for dinner and show). Doors and bar open at 6.30pm; Showtime 8pm. Strictly 18+ Only. Bookings: Phone Box Office on 5588 4000 or book online at www.theartscentregc.com.au.
