Yawp Mag ISSUE 21: Producers of Comedy | Page 10

Janet McLeod Local Laughs Janet McLeod has been a successful feature of the Melbourne comedy scene for around twenty years. She successfully and enthusiastically works onstage as a comedian, as well as behind the scenes as a producer. She runs trivia nights regularly throughout the Melbourne area and a weekly comedy night Laughs on Monday nights in St Kilda East. Local Laughs is Melbourne’s longest running independent comedy room and boasts some of the best local and international acts as well as the most promising up-and-comers. The room is often sold out, especially during comedy festival seasons. Not only does McLeod run this very successful comedy room, but she also appears fortnightly ABC Local Radio’s Overnights With Trevor Chappell and was on Triple R and Tadio 5 Live, London. She can also be seen sporadically as an Australian correspondent for The Bruce Millar Show on SAfm Johannesburg. McLeod’s achie