2011 Melbourne Comedy Festival – She Says, He Says

Overview: She talks, he doesn’t listen. He replies, she’s already decided. She suggests, he forgets. Lines are drawn and love is a battlefield. Let Kim and Xavier, veterans of countless couplings, guide you through the warzone in this brutally honest, scathingly funny and downright sexy show about relationships.

Kim Hope has performed stand-up and solo shows across Australia and internationally. She last appeared at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in her highly praised solo show, Rollercoaster. Kim can also calculate how many trips to Ikea HE has to make to equal one guilt-free night with the boys.

Xavier Toby is a stand-up comedian and writer. His debut novel Alpha Male is set for publication in 2011. Xavier knows that whilst SHE can pore over underwear catalogues for hours, if HE does, there’s silent breakfasts for a week.

Firstly, let me declare an interest – Xavier is my nephew and the writer of this show.

A group of us headed to Rosati in Flinders Lane to view the 3rd preview show. I found the show genuinely funny. Kim and Xavier were on stage for about an hour and in that time discussed male-female relationships in a forthright and natural way. The two have a great rapport which is evident in the way they connect on stage. The Gold Room at the Rosati only holds about 70 people so the atmosphere is very intimate which I thought added something to the show.

The humour was ribald at times but never in a really smutty way. There is some obscene language but it’s all within the context of the show and isn’t done gratuitously. While you wouldn’t take your kids – make no mistake; this is an adult show – you could take your parents….Xavier did (and his girlfriend, uncles and aunties )!

I thoroughly recommend the show. I’ll go back in a couple of weeks to see the show once they’ve got into their groove!

If you’d like to find out more about the show and to book tickets – go to the Comedy Festival site

While I loved the show, the service at Rosati left a lot to be desired! The place wasn’t packed yet the service was slow. I know it’s the Comedy Festival but when someone at our table ordered an Irish Coffee and was served a Bailey’s and Milk, you don’t really feel like laughing