James Barr - Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) at trades hall

Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is. Trailblazing gay UK comedian James Barr makes his Melbourne debut with a bold, "genre-defying" (ArtsHub) hour of stand-up. A darkly hilarious reckoning with shame, survival and a pushy-wushy down the stairsy-wairsy.

Nominee for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy and the Queer Performers Award at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) was also named one of the best reviewed shows of Edinburgh Fringe.

'Brave, funny and gloriously empowering.'  Broadway Baby (UK)

'Not to be missed.'  Theatre Thoughts 

'Hilarious and heartbreaking.'  Attitude Magazine

'Courageous. Original. A tour de force.'  Fringe Review

'Even in the uglier revelations he manages to make the audience laugh. A lot.'  CanalStreet.Co.Uk

'Trauma collides with one-liners. Confronting and funny.'  The List (UK)

As seen on The Project and Piers Morgan Uncensored.