INTO THE ABYSS Comes to Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Rising comedy stars and winners of Melbourne University's 2017 Comedy Competition, Jacob Sacher and Jack McGorlick will delight audiences once again as their sketch duo Paul Noodle, PhD Candidate, in their genre defying show, Into the Abyss, for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, on at Tasma Terrace from 27 March - 8 April of this year.

The show's surreal premise (a father enters the mind of his dying son) utilises a ground breaking comedic style that shatters expectations of traditional sketch comedy. Into The Abyss weaves improvisation and audience engagement into a meticulously honed narrative to ensure a dynamic process in which no two performances are alike. Sandro Falce (Triple J), adds further dynamism to the show.

Sacher, a current ensemble member at The Improv Conspiracy Theatre explains the show's maverick relationship to comedy theory. "So much comedy is focused on being 'good sketch comedy' or good 'stand-up comedy'", Sacher mused. "For this show we set out to create the best possible comedic endeavour regardless of pre-existing conventions."

Sacher and McGorlick's success comes off the back of a dedicated apprenticeship together in sketch and stand-up comedy. Cumulatively they have performed in 11 productions at Melbourne Fringe and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and have performed over 100 times together at the University of Melbourne.

Into the Abyss seems set to impress audiences as the next chapter in both artists' already storied careers. McGorlick comes hot off the heels of a critically acclaimed performance at The Melbourne Monologues, and is also an accomplished theatre director, while Sacher is a Melbourne Theatre Company award-winner and Raw Victoria state finalist. As a duo, the pair won the 2017 University of Melbourne Comedy Competition with excerpts from Into the Abyss.

Bookings through the Melbourne International Comedy Festival website or on the door.
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/into-the-abyss