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Melbourne’s Longest-Running Improv Show -The Big HOO-HAA! – Returns!

The Big HOO-HAA!
Melbourne’s Best Improv Comedy Show 

8 March – 3 May

Improvised comedy at its absolute funniest.” Time Out Melbourne
“Impossible not to have a good time” Herald Sun
“The cast is made up with some of Melbourne’s best acting and comedic talent… it is a night of outlandish, ridiculous fun.” Theatre People


A Who’s Who?” of Melbourne’s finest comedians

Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne’s longest-running and best-loved weekly improv comedy show.

Flying by the seat of their pants, there’s no script – and no stopping them. The Big HOO-HAA! ensemble fuses quick-witted improvisation with live music to create an original comedy show based entirely on your suggestions. In their brand new home, The Motley Bauhaus, two teams, The Hearts & The Bones battle for comedic supremacy armed only with their wits.

They will leave no song unsung, no joke undelivered, and no pun unpublished. Expect to be dazzled with a unique brand of high-octane improv, killer punchlines, and sizzling (and occasionally fizzling) one-liners.

The Big HOO-HAA!’s alumni include comedy darlings such as: Gillian Cosgriff, Luke McGregor, Clare Hooper, Lee Naimo (Axis of Awesome) and Josh Glanc, to name just a few.

Running in Perth since its creation by improv guru Sam Longley back in 2002, The Big HOO HAA! arrived in Melbourne in July 2010 where it quickly became the go-to for audiences seeking a riotous alternative to traditional comedy nights. 

WHEN: March 8 – May 5 (5 shows in total)
TIME: 8:30/9:00 start
VENUE: The Motley Bauhaus, 118 Elgin St Carlton
RSVP: angus@littletrain.com.au | 0481 278 355

Tickets available here: https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2025/the-big-hoo-haa/melbourne/carlton

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.    

Mick Pachollihttps://www.tagg.com.au
Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.    

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