Credits
LOL Squad is presented by Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Arts Centre Melbourne.
LOL Squad is selected from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Class Clowns comedy competition. Participants are chosen based on their talent and passion for comedy. Together with a range of professional mentors LOL Squad write, act, film and edit original comedy sketches and perform a live comedy show during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Class Clowns is the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s development program for teens around the country that sees professional comedians run comedy workshops in schools and performing arts centres to encourage self-esteem, confidence, drama, comedy and writing skills.
The Channel is Arts Centre Melbourne is Melbourne’s Creative Learning facility, offering programs that allow schools, families and the general public to engage with the arts.
2017 Participants:
Mehad Al-Bijawi
Jack Busuttil
Hannah DeBuhr
Lilian Gonzalez
Sweeney Preston
Demetri Spyropoulos
Gregg Andrews
Morgan Carter
Lauren Duong
Patrick Kennedy
Tomas Slocombe
2017 Project coordination:
Scott Brennan
Wes Snelling
Amy Bennett
2017 Special guests mentors:
Aunty Donna
Anne EdmondsNelly Thomas
For Arts Centre Melbourne:
Program Manager, Creative Learning – David Rogers
Creative Learning Producer – Amy Bennett
Special Thanks to: Ann Tran for the website
For Melbourne International Comedy Festival:
Festival Director / CEO – Susan Provan
Executive Director – Damien Hodgkinson
Associate Director – Bridget Bantick
Producer, Education and Development Programs – Wes Snelling
Special thanks to Silver Vine for the website build
The LOL Squad logo for 2017 was designed by Hannah DeBuhr
Video Credits:
Patrick
LOL Squad 2016 and LOL Squad 2017
Morgan Carter, Gregg Andrews, Lauren Duong, Ethan Cavanagh, William McKenna, Hannah Arbuthnott, Patrick Murphy, Caleb Lindner, Alex Lowes, Marie Claire Ridgeway
Beez Fud Article Pitch
LOL Squad 2017
Tom Slocombe, Jack Busuttil, Patrick Kennedy, Sweeney Preston, Hannah DeBuhr, Demetri Spyropoulos
Soap Opera
LOL Squad 2017
Jack Busuttil, Patrick Kennedy, Sweeney Preston, Hannah DeBuhr, Demetri Spyropoulos
Voice: Tom Slocombe
Crap Tour of Melbourne
LOL Squad 2017
Tom Slocombe, Jack Busuttil, Sweeney Preston, Hannah DeBuhr, Demetri Spyropoulos
For more info contact us via classclowns@comedyfestival.com.au or thechannel@artscentremelbourne.com.au
