Interview with Sammy J & Randy: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2015

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Mon 30 Mar 2015 - Sun 19 Apr 2015

Sammy J & Randy.[/LINK]Sixty minutes flew by as the duo performed song after song, followed by indecent material and genral misbehavior. At one stage, Randy, the purple puppet, went crowdsurfing, returning to the stage pretending to be dead. In this exclusive interview Sammy J & Randy talk seriously about performing and cover other general topics about their lives.]Hey there Sammy and Randy! Are you and Randy excited about performing at the Comedy Festival?SJ: To be honest we're more excited about our current campaign to re-open Wobbies World to the public.R: Yeah, the Comedy Festival season is just a fundraising campaign to bring back Wobbie. Randy: Do you think your name has any relation to your personality?R: A purple faced chump by any other name would smell just as sweet.SJ: Yes. Like a combination of pipe tobacco and rotting figs.R: You love it.

Randy, Do you get jealous that you don't have your own extensive wikipedia page like Sammy does?

R: I let Linkedin do all the heavy lifting.
SJ: He has a certificate four in Event Management

Tell us about 'An Evening With Sammy J & Randy', what will it be about?

[ADVERT]SJ: It's about raising the funds that the Wobbies World board of directors so desperately need to bring slow-moving helicopter monorail rides back to the good people of Vermont South.
R: By 2017 no Australian child will be living without access to a substandard mini-golf course and a reasonably priced kiosk.

How long did you spend writing the 2015 'An Evening With Sammy J & Randy'?

SJ: We wrote half the show on a flight from Melbourne to Canberra.
R: And the other half while paddle-boating on Lake Burley Griffin.
SJ: So all up, it took us one hour and forty-seven minutes.

How do you both gear up before you get on stage? Do you drink coffee or just juice?

SJ: I don't drink Just Juice anymore since they filed that law suit against me.
R: I mainline Kava.

What were the best and worst reactions to one of your stage shows?

SJ: I once had a man come onto the stage and try to insert my piano into me.

And the worst?

SJ: An elderly lady sneezed in a show once just before a punchline and I began weeping uncontrollably.
R: That was my nan.

Is the crowd reaction to your show different in Australia, compared to in Edinburgh or Montreal, how?

R: I'll take this one if I may Sammy?
SJ: Sure, I'm not using it.
R: Thanks man, this'll look great on my mantlepiece.
SJ: Totally, Troll Dolls are a collectors item these days.
R: Yes indeedy.
SJ: Sorry, what was the question?

What is your favourite city in Australia to perform in and why?

SJ: Albury.
R: Wodonga.
BOTH: For obvious reasons...

What key experiences or people in your life have helped shaped your sense of humour?

SJ: I was bitten by a ferret when I was six.
R: That was my nan.

How did you feel when you won the the 2010 Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for 2010 'Ricketts Lane' ? Did you receive a trophy?

R: We didn't get a trophy unfortunately.
SJ: Yes we did.
R: Really? I've never seen it.
SJ: Yeah, we got a trophy and twenty grand in cash.
R: You bastard.
SJ Snooze you loose mate.

How long did your TV series, 'Rickets Lane' take to write?

SJ: Nine years.
R: We took a year off in the middle for callisthenics training.

Do you enjoy being a famous comedian? What are some of the perks?

SJ: I get a 12% discount on my orthortic shoe inserts.
R: He gives them to me when he's finished with them and I use them as bath toys.

**One more before you both leave. Sammy J is currently an ambassador for the youth mentoring organisation, Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia.

Randy What would you like to be an ambassador for?**

R: The Republic of Yemen.
SJ: Can I be your Minister for Fisheries?
R: Yes. Yes, you can.

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