05 | Empire Act I

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themesA comedy about things that are actually sad. This is where the story begins. Alice is walking to the hospital and runs into an old friend. After this, listen to Savage, Act 2Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themesA comedy about things that are actually sad. The second half of the first part of the story. Find out what happens to Dick, and sing along to some Elvis. After this, listen to The Resistance Act I.Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalThanks to Helen Zaltzman, Tom Ballard and Zan Rowe for their memoriesProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themesThis is the beginning of the second show. Alice introduces you to the house she grew up in, and the mysterious people she grew up with.After this, listen to The Resistance, Act 2.Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalCAST:Alice Fraser as GrannyFacundo Herrera as LuisJennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei‘Disclaimer Song’ band:Bryce Halliday on piano accordionDane Carroll on tromboneProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the startThis is the second half of the second show. Find out the mysteries behind the mysterious people Alice grew up with, and why it’s not easy to be a good person. There’s a multiple choice question. A woman is violent to a child.After this, listen to Part 3: Empire, Act 1.Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalCAST:Alice Fraser as GrannyFacundo Herrera as LuisJennifer Vuletic as Mrs SergeiSapidah Kian as Madame Durga LaoNikki Britton as Parent‘Disclaimer Song’ band:Bryce Halliday on piano accordionDane Carroll on trombone‘Gut Song’ snare drummer: Claudine FieldAdditional piano music by Bryce HallidayProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the startThis is the beginning of the final story of the Trilogy. It begins with Quantum physics, good and evil, Dads, and Disney villains. After this, listen to Empire, Act 2Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday.

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the startAlice’s fascination with Quantum physics is resolved into a metaphor about storytelling and knowledge. We go to a funeral and there’s a confrontation. Schroedinger’s box gets opened.Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalCAST:Michael Fraser as Michael FraserBryce Halliday as Survey DoctorProduced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

An interview with Michael Fraser on how he feels about Alice creating comedy based on her family in Savage, The Resistance and Empire.

Another bonus interview with Producer Bryce Halliday who helped Alice record, edit and publish Savage, The Resistance and Empire as a podcast series.

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