Fiona O’Loughlin LIVE | Adelaide Fringe 2022 review

Fiona O’Loughlin aka “Mrs Keith Richards” is more than happy to laugh at herself in this standout stand-up show.

Fiona O'Loughlin

Fiona O’Loughlin LIVE

Comedy

Rating: *****

FRINGELAND Prospect at Vine Street Plaza and Main Stage, ARTHUR ARTBAR at West Village

Until March 18

Will it be a tough crowd or an audience with a soft spot for SA-born Fiona O’Loughlin?

For the self-proclaimed Queen Fi, it’s a case of ‘who cares!’ as she motors onto the stage to Earth, Wind & Fire’s Let’s Groove; she’s staying swerving in her own lane and taking us along for the ride.

Now grandmother “Goose” to three under three, O’Loughlin has been diagnosed with ADHD, which she explains has an awful lot to do with the road she’s travelled.

(No) thanks to ADHD and alcoholism – she celebrated two years of sobriety in December – it has been a bumpy one.

But O’Loughlin is more than happy to laugh at herself and make it a fun rollercoaster for us.

Being “Mrs Keith Richards” has cost her a lot, including work as an MC. She’s had to make her exit “by the kitchen” on more than one occasion.

But O’Loughlin, who hilariously recounts the time she played Mrs Slocombe from Are You Being Served? to Sunrise’s Kochie, is always able to see the funny side.

No one will be saying “Stop it, love – go home” at this standout stand-up show.