FIONA O’Loughlin says there is no denying she’s becoming wicked over time.
The comic will head to town at the beginning of next month for Fringe World Perth’s Mandurah counterpart, HubBub with The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth … So Help me God!
It’s a show the comic said was filled with her new “wickeder” sense of humour which will hopefully attract the right attention.
“I’ve drawn in a new audience recently – hopefully this means I won’t lose any old fans,” O’Loughlin said.
“But there seems like there are a lot more guys – you know teenage boys.
“It could be just because their mothers have dragged them along but it seems a lot of them are into comedy with YouTube giving them an option to access it.
“One even said to me I’m the female Homer Simpson which I thought was the greatest thing.
“He came from a very Christian home and his mother didn’t like Homer Simpson either.
“She thought it was an insult but I might put it on my next poster.”
Now a veteran on not only to the Australian comedy circuit but the international one as well, O’Loughlin is known for sharing her personal and comical stories on stage.
There is a line however, with the comic citing an incident with her ex-husband as just “too personal”.
“This hilarious thing happened when we were going through our divorce and I was like, oh my God, you’ve just written me a cheque,” O’Loughlin said.
“But you know, it wouldn’t be fair to him for me to get up on stage like that.
“I’m trying to be more loving – I think I’ve been too harsh in the past.”
For O’Loughslin it’s not all about getting up on stage and telling funny stories.
It’s about learning from others and keeping her craft up to date.
“I’ve toured with so many comedians and some you think: ‘These are the masters’,” O’Loughlin said.
“It’s like you need to keep volleying with them and at the same time you can be more silent than what you usually are.
“You go places normally and you’re the life of the party but with people like Lawrence Mooney for example, I could listen to him all day.
“But what I really like is going to all of the comedy clubs and each the young comedians.
“To sustain this career for another 10 years you have to.
“It’s not just about keeping up with the young folk it’s just learning new things.
“Comedy, it changes like music changes and you need to go to these shows and just watch how they interact with the crowd and that sort of thing.
“People should accept and appreciate what new comics are doing – they’re the next big names.”
Fiona O’Loughlin will be at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on Feburary 1.
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