RUNT Presents: A New Comedy Showcase
Description
Welcome to RUNT: a brand spanking new alternative comedy experience debuting on Gadigal Land.
Presented by writer-comedienne Lucille MacKellar and producer extraordinaire Amy Kimball, RUNT is a home for performers who indentify as the odd one out.
Over the last six weeks, RUNT's inaugural artists have been working tirelessly to present their most absurd, hilarious and queerest ideas to the good people of Marrickville.
Expect a horny lesbian screwball comedy, tales of Centrelink, masturbating to the thought of your own belly button, musings of a well meaning but hormone crazed 13 year old boy and so much more.
FEATURING A-Z:
Barbi Ghanoush (MC)
Charlotte Otton as Everyone's Favourite Little Brother, Shane
Coco Yoke
'Is This Foreplay? (The Play)' by Louie O'Carroll & Siena Bordignon
Lucille MacKellar
Cast of 'Is This Foreplay? (The Play)':
Eleanor Oppen-Reilly
Louie O'Carroll
Sophie Newby
Doors at 6PM for a 6:15PM start.
Presented at Mothership Studios as part of the 2026 Slipway Season.
Mothership Studios is a licensed venue.
Lineup
Barbi Ghanoush
Barbi Ghanoush (she/her) is one of Sydney's brightest emerging drag artists. Seen popping up on stages everywhere from the Sydney Opera House to DARK MOFO, the self-described Lesbianese Queen is dazzlingly gorgeous, irritatingly political, and also extremely gorgeous!!! Barbi first gained notoriety - and international headlines - for a performance impersonating anti-trans conspiracist Posie Parker a.k.a Kellie-Jay Keen, and has since graced iconic events like Sydney Fringe Festival, Big Thick Energy, ALT GRL WRLD, Sydney Film Festival & GiRLTHING, and stormed stages like The Domain, Metro Theatre, Factory Theatre, bootleggers & Waywards Ballroom.
Charlotte Otton
Charlotte (she/her) is a theatre maker and actor based in Gadigal. She has written and performed in award-winning works 'Feminah', 'Let me finish.', '30-Day Free Trial' and most recently 'I Watched Someone Die on TikTok', which toured nationally in 2024–25 to critical acclaim. She studied at Improv Olympic and has a bachelor's degree from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Recent acting credits include 'FAKE' (FODI) where she played the role of Yeti, Beanstalk National Tour in the titular role of Giant and 'The Snow' where she played Mute Giant. She’s currently looking for new representation.
Coco Yoke
Coco Yoke (she/her/they/them) was raised in a religious cult and still became a sweary nonbinary. They are also a Writer, Artist, ASMR Youtuber and professional Model who started doing stand up in their hometown and is now based on Gadigal Land. Onstage they are both the preacher and the sacrilegious commanding the body of a rural NSW born Filipino Comedian. They have since been featured in Vogue AU, a Garlo’s Pie commercial, and play for the UNSW Women’s Rugby team. Filled with ironic confessions, their comedy speaks on their strange upbringing, and reflects the time they spend on Instagram reels.
Louie O'Carroll
Louie O’Carroll (they/them) is a triple threat: writer, actor, lesbian. Fueled with nothing but homosexual audacity, Louie left their regional hometown for greener pastures. Despite their best efforts to overcome typecasting, Louie has starred as a sad lesbian in Mariika Mehigan’s 'Agony', and Georgia Gray Spencer’s 'Nepoberry'. Alongside comedic partner Siena Bordignon, they co-wrote and directed a farcical stageplay, 'My Kink is Homicide'. Their greatest achievement is watching Siena Bordignon almost do a pull-up.
Lucille MacKellar
Lucille MacKellar (she/her) is an award-winning writer and comedian based on Gadigal Land (Sydney). Her debut comedy hour, 'Lucille MacKellar Has Boy Problems', premiered at Sydney Fringe 2024 to sold out crowds and in 2025 toured to Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Newcastle Fringe and Adelaide Fringe, where she was shortlisted for an Adelaide Fringe Award. Her writing on pop culture, film and more can be found in The Guardian, SBS, Polyester and Substack.
Siena Bordignon
Siena Bordignon (they/them) is a queer writer and producer who endeavours to create as much lesbian tomfoolery as humanly possible. Your classic Inner West dyke, Siena grew up in regional Australia and is now based on Gadigal land. With their partner in crime, Louie O’Carroll, Siena co-wrote and produced the queer comedy 'My Kink is Homicide'. Siena also produced the award-winning short film 'ANATOMIES.COM'. Their greatest life achievement is almost doing a pull-up.
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