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Uncensored with Alexei Toliopoulos and Zach Ruane
Season 6, Ep. 2
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For the next few months, Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane will be touring their show Refused Classification to comedy festivals all around the country.
The part comedy, part documentary, part verbatim theatre piece tells the true story of beloved film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton taking on the Australian government when the film Ken Park was sensationally banned in the early 2000s.
Thank you to all my listeners who have taken the audience survey - Alexei was one of the guests you asked for more of, so I'm happy to oblige on this episode. And Zach is an excellent partner for him for this very challenging set of questions.
Grab tickets to see Refused Classification in:
Adelaide:
Melbourne:
Sydney:
https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/zachary-ruane-alexei-toliopoulos/
Brisbane:
https://www.brisbanecomedyfestival.com/events/zachary-ruane-and-alexei-toliopoulos/
Perth:
https://www.perthcomedyfestival.com/event/zachary-ruane-alexei-toliopoulos-refused-classification/
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