MEDIA KIT FOR VEGAN SMYTHE (the man) and
DON’T SHOOT! I’M A VEGAN (the show)
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DON’T SHOOT! I’m a vegan .. Media release (word doc)
“★★★★ .. entertaining and hilarious with a depth of seriousness and purpose that is rare at the Fringe. A must-watch ..” from The Advertiser review 16/2/20
“..a very funny, clever comedy cabaret show..one of the funniest Fringe shows I’ve seen .. and what a beautiful voice ..” from Weekend Notes review 16/2/20
” ★★★★★ With a mixed audience of vegans and non-vegans, Smythe had us all in stitches” from Tulpa Magazine review 20/2/20
Featured in The Advertiser 3/1/20 – screengrabs and story link here
DON'T SHOOT! I'm a vegan .. Media Release
Veganism is no laughing matter. Yet here I am. World Premiere Adelaide Fringe 2020
DON’T SHOOT! I’m a vegan is a highly topical new comedy cabaret premiering at Adelaide Fringe 2020. The one-vegan show – which even cattle farmers find funny – is performed by Adelaide local and sub-viral YouTube star Vegan Smythe. Smythe’s greatest hit song Where Do You Get Your Protein? has had over 300,000 online views.
“Performing comedy and original songs about being vegan is a whole new genre” says Smythe. “I mean, what the duck is vegan comedy? Is it even possible? And where does gluten fit in?”
The show is aimed at vegans, non-vegans and closet vegans. “Even if you find vegans tiresome you’ll have a bitchin’ good time” says Smythe.
DON’T SHOOT! features candid chat and satirical songs about fad diets, food labels, the vegan police, Greta Thunberg, mock meat, Facebook groups and people who think their dogs are their children. Fans have compared Smythe’s style to Tim Minchin and even Cole Porter. A preview performance was described as “veganiciously appetising” by rock music critic Rob Dunstan from BSide Magazine.
The 2.5 minute showreel was filmed at a preview with only one vegan in the audience, plus a flexi, and they all had a great guffaw. Even a few snorts.
WHAT: DON’T SHOOT! I’m a vegan
WHEN: Feb: 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, Mar: 1, 2, 10
WHERE: The Jade, 142-160 Flinders St, Adelaide
COST: Tickets $17-20
MORE INFO: www.vegansmythe.com
About Vegan Smythe
Vegan Smythe is the alter ego of classically trained musician and entertainer Brenton Edgecombe who has won five Australian Entertainment Industry MO Awards, including Variety Entertainer of the Year, as one half of the double-act String Fever which he performs with his wife Jacqui.
Vegan Smythe tells you the funny stuff about veganism. It’s a world-first and very unlikely concept. He has been writing and performing songs and comedy about being vegan since 2012 and has been described by fans as hilarious, brilliant, under-rated and ‘a crucial soundtrack to life on Earth!’ His music has been featured on blogs, podcasts and radio programs worldwide including ABC’s Radio National. He’s performed at festivals around Australia and as an invited guest at VegFest UK, London.
Brenton and his wife Jacqui are co-performers in String Fever – the world’s only comedy, vocal, cello, violin, piano, guitar, typewriter and whip cabaret duo. This unique double-act has managed to pay their bills for the past twenty-one years, and earned them five MO Awards as well as other entertainment industry accolades. Brenton has also shaken hands with Ita Buttrose, been called “a f**cking star” by the late Don Lane and appeared as an extra on Neighbours.
