Written by Kit Richards

Director

Tiana Hogben is an actor, improviser and director based in Naarm/Melbourne. She has been the in-house director of The Improv Conspiracy’s house sketch program for the past six years, and has directed four national touring comedy shows for The Burton Brothers, including their critically acclaimed production 1925. As a performer, Tiana is an ensemble cast member on Channel 10’s Thank God You’re Here. Her television credits also include roles on ABC’s Summer Love, The InBESTigators, The Newsreader, Get Krack!n and more. A regular on the live comedy scene, Tiana performs improv with the Something Good ensemble at Comedy Republic and is a long-time member of The Improv Conspiracy. She has created, performed and directed sketch, theatre and improv work across Melbourne Fringe, MICF and Adelaide Fringe for over a decade.

Dramaturg

Lucy Rees is a dramaturg, performer and comedian from Naarm / Melbourne. 

In 2023 they completed a masters of Theatre (Dramaturgy) from the Victorian College of the Arts. Lucy performed in Carpet and Sand by Robert Reid and 100 Reasons for War by Tom Holloway in with repertory theatre company Calamity Practise at 45 Downstairs. Lucy is a part of the KBH Ensemble, a development with Uncles of the Stolen Generation, which is supported by, and performed at, Carriageworks, on Gadigal country. Lucy was the development dramaturg on All Boys by Xavier Hazard, and is Kit Richard’s resident dramaturg and has worked on all her shows to date. A regular performer and instructor at Melbourne’s Improv Conspiracy and founding member of comedy sketch collective Spoon Eyes, Lucy’s multidisciplinary approach is informed by clowning, dramaturgical rigour and a true commitment to collaboration.

Producer

Béatrice (Bea) Barbeau-Scurla is a writer, producer and comedian based in Melbourne, Australia.

Graduating from a Bachelor of Screen Arts in 2017, and a Masters of Screenwriting in 2019 at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Béatrice has produced and written a number of short films. She has worked for production companies such as Princess Pictures, CJZ, Easy Tiger, BlinkTV, Roadshow Rough Diamond and Matchbox Pictures and was a contributing writer on ABC’s Question Everything with Wil Anderson. 

Bea has recently secured a job working with Aunty Donna’s company Haven’t You Done Well as a producer focusing on the growth of the Grouse House Youtube and streaming platform. 

David Davis/Fredrick B Willis/Musical Director

Isaac Haigh is an award-winning writer, composer and performer known for his multi-disciplinary approach to comedy across stage and screen.

His work has received wide recognition, including Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe (2022), Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2023)three Green Room Award nominations (2024), and a Moosehead Award (2025).

Joan Malone/Writer/Creator

Kit’s first hour long comedy special  'Wool! A History of Australia's Wool Industry: The Musical!' was nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Cabaret Writing. Her next show 'Scandal! A Reflection on Essendon's Doping Saga: The Musical?' was a recipient of the 2020/2021 Moosehead Award. She has also produced and performed two additional shows 'The Nicest Guy in Comedy' and 'One Small Beer, Thanks'. Most recently, she received an Annual Arts Grant from the City of Melbourne in order to develop and stage her first full musical “The Wonder Horse! The Life & Afterlife of Phar Lap (The Racehorse): A Musical Comedy in Two Acts.”

As a TV writer, she has provided additional writing for 'Get Krackin' Series 2', was a staff writer on 'Hard Quiz' seasons 6-9 and was a writer's room notetaker for Erotic Stories, RFDS and a SBS Digital Originals Web-Series. In late 2024, she completed a writers attachment at ‘Neighbours’ thanks to VicScreen.

Phar Lap

James Collopy is a comedian, improviser, and multi-disciplinary artist & designer.

James has directed, tech designed for, written and starred in numerous shows including his own debut solo sketch show, 'Telly' in 2022.

In his practice as a designer, James enjoys mixing physical and digital media, both new and old. He also writes music, loves character comedy and has a passion for dramatic storytelling even though he finds reading books pretty difficult.

Lizzie Jonas

Frankie McNair (she/they) is an award-winning comedian, actor and screenwriter based in Naarm/Melbourne.

They debuted by winning Best Newcomer at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with their chaotic mix of stand-up, surreal sketch, and queer excellence - earning them an international debut at London’s SOHO Theatre. Their follow-up show, An Intimate Evening with Tabitha Booth, was a critical hit, praised for its writing and full-throttle character performance.

Since then they’ve featured on Channel 10’s Thank God You’re Here, ABC’s Question Everything, Just For Laughs Sydney comedy showcase, The Upfront Comedy Gala and Grouse House’s Most Upsetting Guessing Game.

Tommy Woodcock

Josh Burton is an actor, writer, comedian and singer with over a decade of professional performance experience. 

He currently writes and performs sketch/improvisational comedy with his brother in the Melbourne comedy duo the Burton Brothers as well as a regular cast member in Impromptunes The Completely Improvised Musical. 

He has also played a recurring character on Neighbours and had supporting roles on Australian films including Holding The Man and Son of a Gun.

Harry Telford/Betty Betmore

Laura has been part of The Improv Conspiracy Theatre for 12 years and performs regularly as part of their senior house ensemble, and improvised musical program.

During this time she created and performed in a number of cabaret shows for MICF and Fringe Festival.

Earl

Greg Larsen is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, and actor. His live work has seen him win multiple awards at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he won the Best Sketch Comedy Writing award at the 2017 Australian Writers Guild Awards, and he played the critically acclaimed character Ethan Krum in the BBC series “The Tourist” alongside co-star Jamie Dornan.

Roy

Ben Russell is a graduate of The Second City Chicago and iO (formerly Improv Olympic) theatres in Chicago. He has made numerous TV appearances including Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun on Netflix, Home Alone Together on ABC, True Story with Hamish and Andy on Nine, Fancy Boy on ABC and The Letdown on ABC and Netflix. He has also written for Australia Talks as well as been head writer on the cult comedy classic The Aaron Chen Tonight Show also on ABC. Ben was also co-creator and lead in a new Screen Australia funded webseries Hug The Sun.

The Whipping Boy/Narrator

A 2019 VCA screenwriting graduate — In 2023, her comedy pilot was shortlisted for the Australian Writers’ Guild Monte Miller Award and acquired by Princess Pictures.

Her web series, Long Head (starring Sam Campbell, Tom Walker and Kate Dehnert), premiered in Nov 2024 — gaining 4,000,000+ views in the first three weeks of release. It now has tens of millions of views across platforms. Woah.

She is the co-creator/writer/performer of AACTA Award nominated web series, Descent (2024), produced by Haven’t You Done Well Productions.

Her recent animated shorts, Munch Rexford: Legendary Poacher!!, were produced with LateNite Films for Adult Swim.

In 2025, Inside Film named Millie one of Australia’s ‘Rising Talents.’

Outside of silly business, Millie is the Narrative Lead at Toot Games (working on My Arms Are Longer Now).

Puppet Designer

Additional Writer

Social Media/Associate Producer

Lighting Designer

Animator