Comedian Urzila Carlson To Bring Brand New Show 'Loser' On Huge Aussie Run

Comedian Urzila Carlson is heading back to Australia for a huge run of shows in 2019. 

The South African-New Zealander will kick off her brand new show, Loser, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival on 28 March at the Melbourne Town Hall. Carlson will be the first female comedian to perform a full run at the Main Hall, which will run through until Saturday 20 April. 

Carlson will then take off around the country, starting at the QPAC Concert Hall in Brisbane on 16 May and then visiting Townsville, Canberra, Launceston, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle, and then wrapping up at the Sydney Opera House on 15 June.

"Loser is almost always negative," says Carlson of the new show.

"I’ve lost my keys, a relative, my mind, money, dignity… it’s only positive when you lose some weight. WHY? If you meet someone awesome would you not want there to be more of them? Why can your friends not see your fatness but your family and doctor can see nothing but your fatness? Why is losing so hard? 

"The truth is, we’re all losers in some form and at some point we’ll hit our rock bottom. Are you prepared? Get ready losers, let’s tackle our failures. What’s the worst that can happen?"

Tickets for the shows go on sale from 9am on Friday 16 November, with pre-sale running from Wednesday. Check out theGuide below for all the dates and ticket info.