The Indigenous Artist Magazine Issue 2 - May 2017 | Page 28

Kimberley Lovegrove

Tribe: Ngarrindjeri

24 years

"I entered Deadly Funny because I was sitting around with family smashing out jokes. Comedy runs in my family. I wanted to make people laugh"

Tony Petrilo

Tribe: Ngranaga/Ngarrindja

31 years

" I was doing a comedy set and someone approached me and told me to enter in Deadly Funny, so I did"

Darren Clinch

Tribe: Yamatji

48 years

"Every black fulla thinks there a comedian, I am just here to prove it"

Marlene Scerill

Tribe: Gunai

67 years

"It was a dare by Denise Mac, she kept pestering me so I went in it to shut her up!"

Benny Eggmolesse

Tribe: Kurawali

33 years

"I have entered twice already and have a goal to win!"

Martin Adams

Tribe: Wuthuthi

42 years

" I nearly died last year and regreted not entering, so I put it on my bucket list"

Raymond Rankin

Tribe: Wadja Wadja

18 years

" I didn't know I was funny until I started talking about my problems, people connected and started laughing"

Michael Vincent

Tribe: Ngiyampaa/Wiradjuri

41 years

"I knew it was a stepping stone to being a professional comedian!"

meet some of the

finalist....