Sydney based comedian Rohan Arneil was in town for the Perth Comedy Festival performing upstairs at the Chorus Room of the Regal Theatre.
With the entrance to the Chorus Room tucked to the side around the main entrance of the Regal Theatre, we made our way up the winding stairs. We knew we made it to the little theatre because the sign displayed said “You’ve Made It”.
It is an intimate space with a small stage fitted with red velvet curtains. With festive moonlights strung up above the audience, Rohan hilariously noted that if there’s any lighting, it should be directed at him, not the audience.
Rohan is a relaxed stand-up comedian taking sips of wine and flavoured water throughout his show with plenty to say about anything and everything. At the start he touched quite a lot on money which he even acknowledged he would be talking about for a fair amount of time. I found it quite refreshing for a person to be talking about a topic which can seem a bit taboo in society or impolite to talk about.
He also got the crowd laughing with his work as a stonemason and how with technology rapidly evolving the profession doesn’t seem so lucrative as it once was 5 thousand years ago, and acting as a mentor to young guys at Tafe which he refers to his Good-Will Hunting moments.
Rohan is a talented comedian. He’s able to move seamlessly from one top to another without losing the attention of the audience.
He knows how to work the crowd, which for most part of the show it was as if you were at a friend’s house having a few drinks and this friend is re-telling funny stories of his life.
Reverting back to money, he wrapped-up his performance by taking a call from his Uber driver telling the audience he had to rush to another gig to get his $400.
The Perth Comedy Festival runs from 21 Apr to 18 May. To book tickets to a show, please visit https://www.perthcomedyfestival.com/.
