Three booming shows for Fringe

Eric Tinker started performing comedy at the grand old age of 62 and in the last six years has played shows around the world. This year he is bringing his special brand of humour to Perth’s Fringe World. 

In The Boomer and Doomer, Mark Allen and Eric Tinker (aka MC Boomer) bring you a comedy show about the unfolding catastrophes facing the planet. Mark is a singer/songwriter, comedian and social activist. He’s worrying about how long he can remain vegan before he has to eat the neighbour’s cat.

Musical comedian and complacent boomer Eric doesn’t know what all the kerfuffle is about. However he is wondering how many franking credits his BP shares will bring him before Armageddon arrives.

Perth vs the World – The Clash of the Comics pits WA’s finest jesters against interstate and international comics. They perform stand up spots, team games and team challenges, with MC Eric Tinker endeavouring to keep order. You, the audience, help decide which is the funniest team. Local versions of this show have enjoyed successful runs at Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringes. Can WA take on the world?

The Eric Tinker Experience sees stand up and musical comedian Eric performing songs such as The MC Boomer Rap and Cow Meditation, as well as jokes and comic riffs. And there will be some visual gags on screen. The show will have a guest spot, featuring another comedian. “His songs are brilliant, dripping with double entendres and fantasy” – The Barefoot Review.

Offstage, Eric Tinker is known as Derek Tickner, who is also a freelance cartographer, writer and photographer. Born in England, he migrated to Australia in 1989 and has worked and performed in the major cities around Australia as well as in Europe, North America and South East Asia.

The Boomer and the Doomer is on for three shows on February 6, 7 and 8 at 7.30 pm.

Perth vs The World is on for three shows on February 6, 7 and 8 at 9pm.

The Eric Tinker Experience is on for one show only on February 13 at 7pm.

All shows are on at Cheeky Sparrow, Wolf Lane, 317 Murray St, Perth

Fringe World link to the three shows: https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on?keyword=eric+tinker