Short Skirts

Short Skirts are three Australian comedians, Shannon Woodford, Halley Metcalfe and Marie Connolly who despite having lots of personality and chemistry between each another, suffer from one fairly huge snag, they just aren’t very funny.
That is not for lack of trying as each girl comes on delivering a mercifully brief set that promises lots and delivers little. Woodford attempts to portray herself as a creepy, stalker but her set is in a monotone style, despite some nice little comedic touches, and it never quite makes an impact on the crowd. Next is Connolly who fails miserably telling the audience about her adventures with one night stands but failing to add anything especially insightful or amusing, a shame as Connolly comes across as the most likeable of the three. Finally there is Metcalfe, a woman who shows the most promise. Talking about how she has given up her life as a teacher in order to become a comedian, she tells some funny little stories about her racist grandmother that is hampered by the fact that these aren’t well conceived jokes… more just retellings of true life events.
Promising, but lacking, Short Skirts can be missed, even when it’s free.

2/5

Martin Miller