Comedy Festival 2018: Adam Rozenbachs is a true Melbourne comedic star in Hold My Beer ★★★★

From the moment Adam Rozenbachs compares his show name to the Australian cricket ball-tampering controversy, you know this is the type of stand-up where nobody is safe.

From the moment Rozenbachs compares his show name, Hold My Beer, to the Australian cricket ball-tampering controversy, you know this is the type of stand-up where nobody is safe.

In Hold My Beer, Rozenbachs muses through the modern struggles of life as an Aussie guy, ranging from dealing with your parents as an adult, to the trials and tribulations of dating apps.

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He’s a typical Aussie bloke, and his comedy reflects that. He doesn’t try to go out of his comfort zone, nor does he need to.

He knows his niche, and is a comedy expert in it.

As a veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Rozenbachs oozes confidence – as he intersperses topical news throughout his show – and his audience banter clearly demonstrates how comfortable he is on stage.

Adam Rozenbachs observations on Australia’s advertising industry are astute and witty in Hold My Beer. Picture: Supplied

His observations on Australia’s advertising industry are astute and witty, and there is rarely a moment in the show the sellout crowd wasn’t in hysterics.

If you’ve ever heard Rozenbachs on any of his radio, podcast or TV spots over the years – you know his shtick – it’s clever, its unabashedly absurd at times, and continually comical.

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Rozenbachs is a true Melbourne comedic star, and a night at Hold My Beer highlights all the best aspects of the comedian’s talent.

Adam Rozenbachs, Hold My Beer

European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, until Sunday, April 8.

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