Michelle Wolf is an American comedian whose profile rose through the roof this time last year when she was the ‘featured entertainer’ at the Whitehouse Correspondents’ Dinner. The 20 minute routine made headlines around the world for its brutal observations of the Trump administration.
Michelle’s show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is superb. She does not disappoint.
She talks otters being raped, giraffes having babies and takes all sorts of unique tangents but the through-line is absolutely women, men, equality, sex and relationships. Her observations are searing and hilarious.
As the show was coming to an end and my mind briefly wandered to whether I’d note in this blog that she’s not for the faint-hearted (a woman next to me seemed to squirm uncomfortably through observations about vaginal discharge, for example), Wolf started talking about how she’s often described as vulgar. It’s not the word I’d choose. Whether or not you’ll enjoy Wolf sits with you. She is what she is and to my mind the question is, are you too soft to take it?
Michelle is only doing five shows at the festival and many have sold out but if you can get a ticket to the extra show added, I’d highly recommend it. It’s a brilliant show that’s well worth the money.
A couple of practical notes - the venue is really warm so dress light and don’t sit too close to the speakers as for some reason the sound was up painfully high.