One Liner
1 Liner is a comedy show written and to be performed by Sean Morahan at the 2014 Sydney Fringe Festival.
“They said I was a one-liner comedian and couldn’t be a storyteller comedian. Tonight I prove them wrong. Once upon a time there was a comedian who told the following one-liners….”
Ever since he got into stand-up comedy, Sean Morahan has been grateful for the huge range of comedic material that life had provided for him. Sean has worked as a builder’s labourer, a private investigator and a salesman. “Tough workplaces are fertile ground for comedy” says Morahan. “The jokes that consistently get the best laughs from my audiences were inspired in the workplace. As work and life in general become more stressful, it is inevitable that people seek out better stress relief and laughter is one of the best stress-relievers not sold by weight or volume.”
Morahan was inspired to embark on his stand-up comedy career after seeing Jimmy Carr, Joel Ozborn and Adam Hills perform live within a few months: “Adam Hills’ show ‘Happyism’ was the tipping point for me… I took action soon after to get into stand-up.”
Morahan wrote ‘1 Liner’ in the belief that the best comedy makes you laugh and makes you think. Not only is there the instant stress-relief of the laugh, but the thought behind it can provide a longer-lasting stress relief.
Morahan developed much of his material for ‘1 Liner’ at this year’s Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as on the Sydney comedy scene. He was astonished at the diversity of positive feedback from audiences:
“Some people appreciated the jokes. Some appreciated the underlying thoughts. Many appreciated both.”
In writing ‘1 Liner’, Morahan’s comedy was guided by Charlie Chaplin’s quote that “comedy is two opposite ideas that collide”. He has used that comedy template to smash together, in the funniest ways he could find, many of the opposing ideas we encounter every day in our society.”
If you are wondering whether you should attend ‘1 Liner’, Morahan says “Don’t choose between storytelling comedy and one-liner comedy. Come see my show and have both!”
Sean Morahan, as part of Sydney Fringe 2014, presents 1 Liner
Performances:
The Hive Bar, 93 Erskineville Road, Erskineville (licensed premises, over 18s only)
Friday, 12th September, 2014 7.15 pm SOLD OUT
Tuesday, 23rd September, 2014 9.00 pm TICKETS AVAILABLE – HURRY!
Friday, 26th September, 2014 7.15 pm SOLD OUT
Tickets:
