Brian Posehn

This month Brian Posehn makes his very first and long overdue trip to Australia, drawing on an eclectic career which includes appearances in some of the most influential comedy sitcoms (Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me and Everybody Loves Raymond to name an absolute minimum).

Posehn’s diverse range of work and style is something that he puts down to his journey in finding his own voice within the comedic world.

“When any comic starts out they kind of really don’t have their own voice, sometimes we look at other comics that we’re influenced by and you’ll see we wear their influence on our sleeve, but I definitely feel that for the last 20 years I’ve been doing my own voice and I guess my own voice is eclectic,” said Posehn.

Posehn’s interests and fixations for all things with strong social commentary have undoubtedly made him the king of ‘nerd humour’. For the uninitiated, Posehn explains what that is:

“To me [nerd humour is] anything that is reference heavy, it could be about anything people would find nerdy. To me, nerdiness is really an obsession… regular people like things, but they don’t obsess over them the way nerds do.”

The fact that Posehn has never toured Australia does not fill him with any fear – in fact, the opposite – as he has quite a few things in common with an Australian audience.

“There are guys that have always said Australian audiences are really smart, and in the last couple of interviews that I’ve done, people have told me you guys are known for your sarcasm, which is great for me because that’s one of my super powers.” (AH & CA)

Apr 19, 9pm. The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville. $41.20-$72.50. Tickets & info: factorytheatre.com.au

BY ANDREW HODGSON & CINDY ARAVENA