Will Crawford: Rocksteady Darwin
“A wild mixture of stand up and sit down comedy and storytelling from one of the masters of risqué and cheeky one-liners. An unsolicited sequel to his 2022 barely half sold-out show, Rocksteady Darwin will celebrate his poor life choices since leaving Darwin’s croc-lined shores.
His first show Raw, Ready and a Little Unsteady was a touching, insightful and vulnerable exploration of the first few weeks of grappling with his MS diagnosis. This second show is largely about a man trying to squeeze in as many high risk, hedonistic and indulgent activities and mind-altering hallucinogens into his system before his neurologist finds out…….
Eighteen months ago, local comedian Will Crawford woke up dizzy, struggling to walk and unable to see beyond five metres. Tests revealed he had MS. He had to grapple with scenarios, ranging from not being able to drive, to how to write a comedy show from his experience. Thankfully, three months later, Will started some [prescribed] uber drugs, and most of his symptoms improved. But how to write a comedy about a disability? And how to get the NDIS to get him priority access to gigs at Discovery and Monsoons. A strange, weird and optimistic journey through some dark times.
Duration: 1 hour with no interval
Will began his comedy journey as a small person impersonating anyone who walked into his house. He got his start in sketch comedy and from 1998-2001 wrote and performed in 4 Melbourne International Comedy Festival sketch comedy shows and wrote for Channel 31 sketch comedy show, The Intermissionary Position. Will has devoted the last 5 years to refining his stand up skills. He was the author of the Comic’s Corner column in Off The Leash magazine. Will is a passionate storyteller and writer who likes to put a satirical mirror up to society.
His off-beat and innovative stand up comedy has won many fans. He was a NT finalist in Raw Comedy in 2020, 2018 and 2017. He won the Darwin Comedy Cup in 2019 and toured his sell out solo show Walking the Dog to Melbourne’s Motley Bauhaus in 2019. He produced and performed in the 2020 Darwin Fringe show. Will toured Ebony and Ivory with Shalom Kaa and Richrd Fejo to Adelaide Fringe in 2021. HIs Darwin Fringe expereince includes the Naughty Lawyer (2021) and Raw, Ready and A Little Unsteady Baby (2022). In 2023, Will toured Adelaide Fringe with 3 shows: Are You My Real Dad, Australia’s Funniest State or Jurisdiction and his solo show Rocksteady Baby.
Will is also an active part time producer for Deadly Darwin and helped organised the Territory Takeover of 15 Darwin comedians touring Adelaide Fringe in 2023. He has also variously produced Lucky Bat Laughs and Dolly’s
Will is a talented character actor and comic actor. In 2018, he performed the role of Bamberger in the Tom Stoppard play Black Comedy, the role of Pablo in the 2017 production of the Sam Shepherd play Suicide in B Flat and has appeared numerous character comedy pieces in cabaret shows in Darwin and Melbourne.
Brown's Mart Studio
Ticket price $20.00 - $30.00
Restrictions
Contains adult themes Contains strong language This show is suitable for teenagers over 15 as long as they have supervisionAccessibility
• Licensed Venue
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Offer gender neutral toilets
• Have a fully accessible public toilet that is unlocked
• Access to the smoking and bar areas are wheelchair friendly
• Accessible by public transport
• Car park suitable for wheelchair transportation available within 2 minutes of the venue entrance
• Signage is clear, large and easy to read
• Assistance dogs welcome
• Seating options are available in all spaces
• Railing is used where appropriate (stairs and toilets etc)