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The Big HOO-HAA! | Melbourne

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9663 8107

Address: Carson Place 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.hoohaamelbourne.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Announcing your Saturday night cast, ready to spin a completely improvised 90s Aussie sitcom into existence using your suggestions. 61 Waratah Lane has had two packed out, hilarious shows - let's go for three in a row! If you've yet to get your ticket, head to The Saturday Experiment: by The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne.

24.01.2022 Sit back and forget your real world woes with 45 minutes of improvised silliness. Time traveler Ziggy Montgomery (Played by LEGO Master's Australia's Jimmy Eaton) interviews famous and infamous figures from throughout history (played by Melbourne's funniest comedians and actors. You can even control the show in the facebook chat. See you at the show!

24.01.2022 Last night, all the way over in Perth, the original HOO that HAAed said goodbye to their beloved long-time venue. Lazy Susan's Comedy Den is closing up shop, and that venue has such an important place in HOO-HAA history. Not only has it long been home to HOO-HAA Melbourne's parents, The Big HOO HAA Perth - but there are also many members of our own Victorian HOOarde who started their impro journeys treading on those Lazy boards. Our Perth family is in our thoughts as they start the new phase of their HOO-HAA story. Got your backs!

23.01.2022 Prep is coming along very nicely for our new online show format, directed by the incomparable Jimmy Eaton! Everything will be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled to our socials...

23.01.2022 Ziggy's second show went live on Saturday night, and it was another doozy! If you have ever wondered how famous historical figures like Elvis Presley and Helen of Troy might interact with a time travelling dandy, there's no better place to do it than here. Don't forget, the third and final show plays this Saturday at 8pm!

22.01.2022 Over 2000 people watched our first show and we're back again this Saturday. Click "Get reminder" so you don't miss out. Sit back and forget your real world woes with 45 minutes of improvised silliness. Time traveler Ziggy Montgomery (Played by LEGO Master's Australia's Jimmy Eaton) interviews famous and infamous figures from throughout history (played by Melbourne's funniest comedians and actors. You can even control the show in the facebook chat. See you at the show!

21.01.2022 Getting excited for Friday, Friday, Friday? So are these very funny people - our Friday night cast at The Big HOO-HAA! Tickets are selling now so click the ticket link on our event page here (The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne) to make sure you're there at The Butterfly Club, cocktail in hand.

21.01.2022 Join The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne for a new season of live streamed improvised time travel comedy from August 8.

20.01.2022 Don't let this be your facial expression if you miss out on 2 for 1 tickets to our final Musical Improvaganza tonight! It is a night at the opera you will adore, use the codeword OPERA to lock in your seats now. Visit The Big Hoo-Haa! Musical Improvaganza at MICF.

20.01.2022 Massive thanks to everyone who was in our SELL OUT crowd at last night's Country and Western Musical Improvaganza! Next up - our final show, Opera! You don't want to miss these high notes, so grab your ticket now before they are gone. Tickets at www.hoohaamelbourne.com.au!

20.01.2022 Very excited to announce that we'll be doing another Ziggy Live Stream show right here on Facebook live this Sunday for the New Zealand Improv Festival !!!! It'...s presented again by The Big HOO-HAA! | Melbourne and features Aussie improv legends Amanda Buckley, Jason D. Geary, Lliam Amor and New Zealand Improv festival director Jennifer Alice Watch the event on my profile or at the facebook event here. https://www.facebook.com/events/3372250699666613/?active_tab=discussion

19.01.2022 Yay Melbourne, we did it! Give yourselves a round of applause. With restrictions easing tomorrow, we can finally, actually, totally-for-real start looking forward to the time when we can share a laugh with you all. We don't know when that will be yet but when we do, you will be the first to know. We've missed you!

19.01.2022 Tonight, let's do the time warp again! Last week in Ziggy Montgomery's Time Travel Facebook Live Show, we met Marilyn Monroe, Ned Kelly, Thomas Edison and Medusa - who is on the docket tonight? Head to our Facebook page at 8pm to watch the livestream.

18.01.2022 A big thanks to our audience last night - another sell out! We are heading that way again for tonight's edition of 61 Waratah Lane at The Saturday Experiment: by The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne, with only seven tickets left. Snap up your seat now and catch an improvised 90s Aussie sitcom to remember.

18.01.2022 It's Friday already?! Time for another two hour comedy extravaganza from the HOO-HAA. Join tonight's charming and debonair MC Jimmy James Eaton at The Butterfly Club from 8pm! Tickets are at www.thebutterflyclub.com and are running out the door, so don't miss our third Friday sell out in a row...

18.01.2022 If you missed our first episode of Ziggy Montgomery's Time Travel Facebook Live Show on Saturday, never fear! You can catchup ahead of the next show this weekend. This first episode proved you could never predict who Ziggy will meet - it could be anyone from Marilyn Monroe to Ned Kelly...

17.01.2022 Just testing folks

17.01.2022 Ziggy's back tonight! Join us a smidge before 8pm to experience a grand time travelling impro adventure with your HOO-HAA pals...

16.01.2022 Prue had time to sneak in a selfie of her and her hubbie Dicky just before they hit the stage last Saturday for 61 Waratah Lane. You still have time, meanwhile, to catch them in another improvised 90s Aussie sitcom - Saturday's episode is selling now at www.thebutterflyclub.com.

16.01.2022 Team HOO-HAA were back at it this week, rehearsing for our return online season, set to kick off on August 8. What is the show though? There's a lot of cool fancy tech stuff going on in the format that we can't wait to put it in front of your eyeballs! Look out for a show announcement early next week.

16.01.2022 Last week RADIO HOO-HOO RADIO HAA-HAA took us to the wild west... where are we going tonight? Head to our Facebook page at 8pm this evening for the final show and another hour of radio play adventures and laughs.

16.01.2022 Remember shaking hands and breathing on another person and getting this response? Remember learning improv standing in the same room as your classmates? Ahhhh so do we, and boy do we miss it, and miss you most of all! We've decided that in-person classes are where we can create the best learning environment for our participants, and with the new spike in cases and going back to tighter restrictions, we're not sure when we'll be able to do that again, but trust us when we say that as soon as we can, we will! In the meantime, drop us a line to let us know if you're keen to join a class when we reopen, and we'll be in touch! Stay safe out there! Love Hoo-Haa

15.01.2022 FINE! If lockdowns are back, then we better rustle up a new online show to match it. The Saturday Experiment is returning soon! Details around the corner. And wahey, check out our fancy new Saturday Experiment logo courtesy of the super talented Lliam Amor.

15.01.2022 We're bringing ALL the drama with our third and final musical inspired Comedy Festival show - Opera! Will you see mischievous sprites, love-triangles, ghosts, deals with the devil, unrequited love or death arias onstage? It's all up to you our audience, so come on down and give us your suggestions this Monday night at Town Hall!

13.01.2022 "What's the difference between Donald Trump's presidency and a first date?" we wondered. Luckily our a member of our Friday night audience, Maz, had the answer: "The first date left when you asked them too." Congratulations on winning over the audience with your wit, Maz - in return, you win two free tickets to The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne. Message us to claim your prize...

12.01.2022 Our third and final RADIO HOO-HOO show is on tomorrow - and we need your input! It's your last chance to fill out our offer suggestions survey and influence the scenes you'll be enjoying from 8pm Saturday...

12.01.2022 HOO-HAA is back, and so is the weekly joke with its comedy prize! Mikey scored two tickets to a future show by telling us the difference between 2020 and a birthday party: "There is no difference - I'm alone at my birthday party too." Here he is, mask and all, 1.5m from the stage for the audience photo - comment below or in our inbox Mikey to claim your prize!

12.01.2022 Our final RADIO HOO-HOO RADIO HAA-HAA broadcast is just around the corner - and here is your cast! Catch them on the Facebook airwaves this Saturday night as they use your ideas to spawn brand new radio stories.

11.01.2022 Join famous time traveller and inter-dimensional explorer, Ziggy Montgomery (Jimmy Eaton, Lego Masters Australia), as he hosts a comedy show that's completely improvised, 100% live and completely online. Ziggy will be interviewing a veritable who's who of famous figures from throughout history and the dimensions beyond. You'll never know who's going to drop by - and neither will our cast of talented improvisers, who having no idea who they’re playing, will have to use their i...mprov comedy chops to make their way through a hard chat with Ziggy. What’s more you have a part to play, as you get to control the outcome of the show through our live chat line. Also starring Aussie improv royalty Jason Geary, Amanda Buckley, Lliam Amor and a special New Zealand guest. Part of our special evening of online performances - watch from the comfort of your own home on Facebook Live! NZ Improv Fest invites lovers of improvised theatre everywhere to join us in celebrating the art form we all know and love this 3-11 October, from wherever you are and wherever you're at. Join us in Wellington, or connect with us online, in a celebration of world class, local talent!

11.01.2022 Ziggy Montgomery's back, and it's about TIME! Join The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne for a new season of live streamed improvised time travel comedy from August 8.

11.01.2022 Tomorrow Ziggy Montgomery will be welcoming you into his parlour, but first we need to shout out the talented artist whose illustrations will help transport us across time and space - Lliam Amor! How will it all work? To whet your appetite, take a gander at Ziggy's beautifully crafted abode... but to see Lliam's work in full, you will have to tune into our Facebook page tomorrow night at 8pm!

10.01.2022 AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!! We have exciting news! 2 for 1 tickets to our final Comedy Festival show are now available online with the code word OPERA! Snap 'em up Brunhilde's!!

10.01.2022 Missed our second Radio Hoo-Hoo Radio Haa-Haa: The Improvised Radio Play Hour? It's still here for you to... well, hear. We have one more radio play hour to delight our listeners - tune in this Saturday at 8pm!

10.01.2022 The Comedy Festival is wonderful, sure... but there is more HOO-HAA choppering in after it finishes on Sunday! In fact, we're back to our regular Friday and Saturday night shows from NEXT WEEK. On Friday the 23rd, it's our regular HOO-HAA experience - and on the 24th, the experiment continues with the return of CLIFFHANGER. Tickets are on sale now on The Butterfly Club website, www.thebutterflyclub.com.

09.01.2022 Forgot to tune into our last episode of RADIO HOO-HOO RADIO HAA-HAA? It's staying on our Facebook page for latecomers.

09.01.2022 SEASON FINALE THIS SATURDAY 8PM AEST!!! With around 5000 people watching our first two Facebook LIVE shows, let's do the time warp one last time! Go to The Big HOO-HAA! | Melbourne page to watch the show for FREE!

08.01.2022 Nothing says the nineties more than Brenna's technicolour jacket - except maybe the improvised Aussie sitcom, 61 Waratah Lane! This hilarious Saturday Experiment format is playing for its third and final January show tonight. Grab your tickets now at www.thebutterflyclub.com for your chance to see the jacket and, more importantly, some of your favourite HOO-HAA improvising comedians...

08.01.2022 We're very excited to announce that Ziggy Montgomery's Facebook Live show will be streaming this Sunday right here on Facebook for the New Zealand Improv Festival!

08.01.2022 It was Nicholas who scored the grand slam at last Friday's show with his answer to the audience joke, "What's the difference between a tennis player and a birthday party?" The response - "You can serve up a dish, but you can't dish out a serve!" - scores him a double pass to a future HOO-HAA show. Reach out to us on social media or our website Nicholas to claim your tickets!

07.01.2022 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! This time last year we were celebrating nine years in Melbourne, as demonstrated by Dan's vigorous fist pumping in the photo below. This month was meant to see our ten year birthday celebration. However, much like Amberly snatching this trophy from Lucy, 2021 is snatching our birthday celebrations from 2020. We wanted our 10th birthday bash to be the biggest thing going, and we can't promise that in these uncertain times. While we will be back on our normal stages long before then, we're postponing our birthday show to next year when we can all enjoy each other's company properly. Until then - stay safe! Photo by Ashleigh Phillips.

06.01.2022 Whenever we get sad about the fact that we can't perform on stage for you at the moment, we just remember how it felt to be shattered human husks at the end of our last 24 Hour show. But then that doesn't really work because this was actually a really fun time. #flashbacksaturday

06.01.2022 The event page is up - join now and share with impro and time travel lovers everywhere! On August 8, 15 and 22, Ziggy Montgomery, famous time traveller and inter-dimensional explorer, hosts a comedy show that's completely improvised and completely online...

06.01.2022 61 Waratah Lane, the improvised Aussie sitcom, had its first Saturday Experiment outing last week before a large and loving audience. Here are some candid snaps from night one - don't miss out on your ticket, there are only two shows left! Grab tickets at The Saturday Experiment: by The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne.

05.01.2022 Look at this tremendous cast, all set for your next Ziggy Montgomery show on Saturday night! Last weekend, we met Thomas Edison and Medusa... who has Ziggy got lined up for us next? Tune in on The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne Facebook page 8pm Saturday to find out.

05.01.2022 The third and final Ziggy Montgomery show livestreams this Saturday night on Facebook from 8pm - and here is your super talented cast! All the secrets of the time vortex will be yours if you just tune in...

05.01.2022 And that's all they sang! Last night's Operatic Musical Improvaganza was a excellent cap to a wonderful season - thank you to every single one of you who came along to make it our largest crowd of the season. That's all for The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival, but we will be back at The Butterfly Club very, very soon indeed. As soon as tickets are on sale you will know!

05.01.2022 With our first 2 shows capturing the hearts of over 5000 viewers, let's do the time warp one last time. Sit back and forget your real world woes with 45 minutes of improvised silliness. Time traveler Ziggy Montgomery (Played by LEGO Master's Australia's Jimmy Eaton) interviews famous and infamous figures from throughout history (played by Melbourne's funniest comedians and actors. You can even control the show in the facebook chat. See you at the show!

05.01.2022 It is your last chance to catch Ziggy Montgomery's Time Travel Facebook Live Show tonight! Jump onto The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne Facebook page at 8pm. So far we've seen everyone from Napoleon to Medusa... which famous figures from history Ziggy will be interviewing in the finale?

04.01.2022 Radio HOO-HOO Radio HAA-HAA starts at 8pm!

03.01.2022 The first Ziggy Montgomery show hits the Facebook livestream 8pm Saturday and here is your talented cast. Catch these HOO-HAA champions as they get thrown the tough questions by interdimensional time travel icon Ziggy. The problem is, they won't know which famous historical figures they are playing - but you will!

03.01.2022 Radio Hoo-Hoo Radio Haa-Haa: The Improvised Radio Play Hour is back tonight! Here's your cast as they warm up for the show - it's time to step back in time to 1949 and experience an improvised radio show like no other. Tune into our Facebook page broadcast at 8pm.

03.01.2022 Previously on... Ziggy Montgomery. Check out the mad array of characters viewers got to meet during the first Ziggy Montgomery show - and then get hyped for the second one, livestreaming on Facebook this Saturday from 8pm!

02.01.2022 Weekend still wide open? We are back at The Butterfly Club tonight and tomorrow and tickets are selling fast for both. Last week saw sell outs so get in now - it is your only chance to see top shelf improvisers like this crew, our excellent cast for Saturday night's 61 Waratah Lane show.

02.01.2022 Missed our January season of 61 Waratah Lane at The Saturday Experiment? Well get your scrunchies and skateboards out, because the Patterson's are returning in February for two more nights! Catch them on the 13th and the 20th for more improvised Aussie sitcom hijinks. The new shows are on sale now on www.thebutterflyclub.com and at The Saturday Experiment: by The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne.

02.01.2022 And with that, our RADIO HOO-HOO RADIO HAA-HAA series is over, for now at least. This was the team that brought you the final show on Saturday, and if you want to thank them, you can do so by offering your support to The Big HOO-HAA's spiritual home, The Butterfly Club. We're encouraging donations to this unique institution so that it can weather the COVID-19 storm and still be there to support independent artists on the other side.