Barry Hamilton

Born in the 60’s to parents who considered themselves flower children he survived many amateur drug experiments. Most were conducted in the front room of their council house to the sounds of Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond and Neil Young. In his early years he ran away, was refused by a circus and entered a monastery. After being arrested for refusing to kneel he was sent to an orphanage where he quickly ascended to cult status for his ability to obtain favours from female wardens. This involved a lot of kneeling. After a mysterious and still unexplained explosion in the orphanage kitchen, he left Scotland to pursue fame and fortune. Passing himself of as a circus midget he obtained passage to Australia in the 1975 mass emigration. Quickly realising that this country was a long established haven for on the run criminals, Barry successfully applied his skills. He made his fortune after picking the pockets of the entire suburb of Woolloomooloo within 12 hours of his arrival. He holds a special place in Australian history having been Australian team sledging coach from 94 – 97, Russell Crowe’s throwing coach, Keith Urban’s coke dealer and the first man to ride a kangaroo up the previously unconquered north face of Uluru (this stunt was sponsored by the Federal Government as a symbol of reconciliation but was mis-understood by the traditional Aboriginal landowners). Barry finally responded to calls (his own) of “one day I’ll do stand up comedy, it’s got to be easier than this!” With 40 years of life’s disasters to refer to, he asks you to examine the contradictions of what life asks us to accept. That and a bunch of one liners which are obviously thinly disguised cries for help. Offensive, crude and loud; but like a car crash, you just can’t look away. You will be shocked, amazed and offended. You’ll laugh anyway.“Made me laugh that much I nearly missed the step” – Neil Armstrong