Melbourne International Comedy Festival comedian Q&A: Lachlan Fairbairn, Yip Yip Chahoo

Comic country lad turned YouTuber Lachlan Fairbairn and his brother Jaxon promise to spin some tales along with unseen home videos in their debut comedy festival show.

Yip Yip Chahoo, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2019

What can people expect from your show at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival?

Some laughs, some cries. It’s very educational, by the end everyone will know the alphabet.

What do we need to know about you?

We are YouTubers from South Australia.

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We started making videos in our backyard a few years back and transitioned to live comedy.

We’re from a small town out in the country.

We don’t know how we got here. Literally, where am I?

Who should see your show, and why?

Young people. Fans of our videos. People who are both of those.

Also old people.

And people that hate our videos.

Everyone would love it.

What’s your No.1 tip for people coming to see a show at the comedy festival?

Just open the book and pick some random stuff.

That’s how you find the weird stuff that you can tell your mates about. It makes good stories.

Which other comedians/shows are you keen to see at this year’s festival, and why?

I’m keen to see my mates’ shows.

And I’m keen to see some random people I’ve never heard of. That will be fun.

What stands out to you about Melbourne?

Being from the country lands, Melbourne is always an insane city with so much going on.

I just try and take it all in enjoy it as much as I can.

Who or what is your comedic inspiration, and why?

I think the biggest inspiration for my comedy is just living life, and noticing the comedy in little things that happen.

There’s no better way to come up with a funny idea than experiencing things and waiting for funny things to happen.

Anything else you want us to know about you or your show?

We’ll meet anyone that wants to after the show.

And we’ll sign our posters or merch. It’s going to be a fun old time.

FAIRBAIRN FILMS, YIP YIP CHAHOO, MARCH 27-APRIL 14, AIM MELBOURNE CAMPUS, 120 KING ST. BOOK TICKETS