Throughout history there have been many famous comedy duos… Hale & Pace, Howard & Costello, The Three Stooges… but these guys are different… They’re not famous. In fact they don’t even want to be famous! They just want to make people laugh… and own mansions and sports cars. Oh, and meet girls. Shane & Kristian, AKA The Laundromats, started doing Stand-Up Comedy in 2001 from the moment they first walked on stage together. And thankfully this continued until 2006 when the boys were lucky enough to perform for an audience who were actually expecting comedy and not ‘Stairway to Heaven’. Since then, these two rock n roll drop outs haven’t looked back… which explains all the dints on their Tarago’s back door. If you’ve seen The Laundromats performing their quirky style of musical comedy on TV shows like Rove, The Letterman Show & Neighbours, you probably shouldn’t be crossing the road alone or playing with matches and you obviously have a wild imagination. Shane and Kristian made a pact a long time ago that they would never, ever bow down to corporate pressure and be on mainstream TV. That is, unless there was a large amount of money involved… or at least a free T-shirt or something. The Laundromats placed equal third at the QLD State Final of JJJ Raw Comedy Competition in 2006 and then in 2007 they were awarded "Best Musical Comedy Act" in the Queensland Inaugural Comedy Awards... but they still haven’t received their trophy.
The Laundromats come with the following recommendations: “Please make sure they are separated before washing. And like all acetate and acrylic materials, hand wash only and never leave hanging outside.”
Website
thelaundromats.com.au or myspace.com/thelaundromats
Influences
Beer, the cruel cruel world in which we live, beer, every weird thought that goes through our tiny heads.....oh and beer!!
Members
Shane Downey: Guitar, Vocals, Goat Flute, Retarded Comments, Weird Thoughts and Stupid Faces. Stands Stage Left
Kristian Smith: Guitar, Vocals, Cheese Harmonica, Witty Comebacks to Retarded Comments, Stupid Face (hehe ...sorry *shane*), and Stands Stage Right.
TV Shows
Channel 31 - Stained Glass Fish Bowl - 2005 Interview and Stand Up.
Channel 31 - Tattu TV - 2006 Interview and Standup.
TV Show Pilot - What's Going On? - 2006 Stand Up
Films
Well....there was this porn movie once right...and we were near it...being filmed....and we were kind of ....in it....so to speak....
Albums
Doin’ it for the Fat Kids - Released Independently through Bag ’o’ Bonez Records May 2005.
Doin’ it Cause We Can - Recorded Live @ Sit Down Comedy Club -
NEW CD – OUT NOW
we are touring again, coming to a dodgy bar near you on our curiosity killed the capitalist tour. for the brissie kids just before we go - on the 30th Aug we have a gig on at east brissie bowls on riverfire night so come join us to listen to some great bands, enjoy genuine 1970's beer prices and the fire works!! only $5 entry!!
hey boys, whats goin on, love the cd!!!!!!!! is there any way of getting a hold of the other cd (Doin it for the fat kids), well yea, hope you boys are having fun... keep em laughin!!!(i gotta stop talking with so many exclamation points!!!!!)
Where: Albion Park Raceway, Amy Street, Breakfast Creek, QLD.
Why: Mid Year Brisbane Comedian Shindig. (It’s also on payday, so I thought I would piss most of my pay up the wall, lose the rest on the dogs and go home and bash my kids with a roll of Glad Wrap)
Other info: You can bring your partner. (if you want, but they better be nice to me. )
PS Do you know how hard it was to not give this comment the lame title “Brisbane Comedy Goes to the Dogs” Very hard.
Hi Boys, love your work. Running a new room the Moulin Beige. Here are some highlights from the first one. Takes place 3rd Thursday every month @ the Joynt.
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