1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. There's any shadow of a doubt 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: that Celes Barbara is one of the top comedians across 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: the globe right now. You just need to take a 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: look at her sellout shows across the US, the UK 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: and Europe. Well, I saw her show in Sydney last time. 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: It's one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: She's dusting off the ballet flats, popping the leotard back 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: on ladies and she prepares to bring the same comedy 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: goal to shows across Australia. So Les Barber, Hell. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: Hi, lording guys. How are you. 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 3: It's so great to talk to you again, Like you're 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 3: a global phenomenonon now. So does that make that you're 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 3: like loaded? Are you fully loaded? 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 2: Oh? My god, I have got you. I've got so 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: much money you guys. I'm actually on this call from 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 2: my private jets in the air as we speak, Donald TuS. 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: I imagine you're seeing just one of those big money 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: piles with some sort of jaunty looking crown at the side. 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: That's what I Yes, yeah, I haven't I've seen my 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 2: kids in six months because I'm too busy just counting 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: my fifties. 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: All in coins. Funnily enough, Celesia's show was so funny 23 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: and it was so relatably daggly Australian. How have European 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: and American audience has taken to this? Oh? 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: I think the universal rule is that we are all 26 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: actually massive DAGs. It doesn't matter what accent you put 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: on top of it. It goes so well internationally, which 28 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: I'm so excited about and relieved about as well. That 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: you know, if there's one thing that my audience all 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: have in common, it's that they like to get into it. 31 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: All my drunk mums come along to the shows and 32 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: they have an excellent time. They book their babysitters, they 33 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: get all their girls together, and yet we have an 34 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 2: absolute ripper of a time. 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 3: There's been a lot of incidents with hecklers recently. Have 36 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: you had any heckling incidents go bad? 37 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: No? I haven't, I must admit. I'm I'm pretty lucky 38 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: like that. I don't mind a bit of a heck 39 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: every now and then. 40 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: But like I. 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Say, my girls, look, a lot of my ladies, as 42 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: I say, are moms and they're drunk mums, so they're 43 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: allowed out like an hour a month. So when they 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: pick that hour to come and see me, they're like 45 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: they lock in and they're like, don't go too long, women, 46 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: because I've got to get home. 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: And also, it's the universal stuff, isn't it about having 48 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: dreams when you're younger, being insecure, overcoming all of that. 49 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: It's absolutely universal for women. 50 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, definitely. And then me just kind of living 51 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: that out on stage and people seeing themselves in me. 52 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: That's the best part. It's that, yeah, that idea of going, oh, 53 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 2: if only, if only I could bring my little awkward 54 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: self and put her on stage. Now I would, and 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: that's luckily enough what I am able to do. 56 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 3: Your show's called backup dancer. Were you a backup dancer? 57 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: No, I'm still that's the goal in life. That's the 58 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: goal in life, to be a Janet Jackson backup dancer. 59 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: I'm still working toward it. 60 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: We've been talking today. I discovered an old garage band 61 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 3: tape that I had when I was about eighteen or nineteen, 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 3: and I think the female version is being a backup dancer, 63 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 3: and the male version is being in a garage band 64 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: and then going on to be a rock star. 65 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I've gone through many a boxes at my parents' 66 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: house looking for the VHS tapes of me dancing around 67 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: my lounge room as a Janet Jackson backup dancer, or 68 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 2: when I did a Stedford's when I was younger. That's 69 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: definitely still the goal. 70 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: And when you were a king, did you put on 71 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: shows for your family? 72 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: Well? 73 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: Interestingly? Well, I mean I danced when I was younger, 74 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: but when I did the Janet Jackson stuff, I would 75 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: just do that at home alone. Every day after school. 76 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: I would do the full blown Janet Jackson Velvet wrote 77 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: nineteen ninety eight. Sure, alone in my lounge room, and 78 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: if my mom came home, i'd stop because I was like, no, 79 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: it's not for you, It's for me and Janet. Janet 80 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: and I are doing this together. I didn't really need 81 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: an audience. 82 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: Have you had any correspondence with Janet. 83 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: Listen, Amana, I nearly met her, but I absolutely ruined it. 84 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: And I had a chance to meet her. I was 85 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: in Vegas and I had a chance to meet her. 86 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 2: I was just I was backstage after seeing Kylie Minogue's 87 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: residencing in Vegas, and then Janet Jackson was there and 88 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 2: I lost my mind. And then it was just the 89 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 2: three of us in a room and it was very 90 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: clear I know this story doesn't end well. It was 91 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: very very clear that I was a huge fan of 92 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: hers and Kylie knew that as well. And it was 93 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: just seeing where Kylie was like, well, go, like what 94 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: are you doing? Go and do it? And all I 95 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: could think to do was go get me a beat 96 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 2: and start just dancing in front of her. Yeah, I 97 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 2: know it was I didn't know because my husband just 98 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: in the nick of time, grabbed me and went, don't 99 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: do that, don't do that. 100 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 3: Thank God for the hot. 101 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: I know he saved me. Even Kylie was like, don't 102 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 2: dance in front of her. 103 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: I was that's given me. I was thinking about it. 104 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: I know it will happen. I know it will happen. 105 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 3: Just a simple just a simple hat Janet as role 106 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: play this love your work the end that is. 107 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: Yes, it's not hard, is it? It seems easy to do. 108 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: I don't know what happened to me. I just just like, 109 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 2: pick your legs and drop into the slits. I don't 110 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: know what to do. 111 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: More, celest, that's what makes you great? And back up 112 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 3: down to tour is happening heads Celeste Barber dot com. 113 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 3: Always great to talk to you. 114 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: So nice to talk to you guys. Thanks so much. 115 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: And I'm loving you make up range. I use it 116 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: all the time and I love it. 117 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 2: Oh you're the best man. I'll send you more. I'll 118 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: send you more, babe. 119 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: Please do lots alarm. 120 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 3: What do I get? 121 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: Anything? 122 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 3: Do I send anything? You're wrapping The call up in. 123 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 2: Your it's in your PO box, it's in your pox. 124 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: Pick it up.