Lying on the beach in agony, waiting for an ambulance that never showed up, one thing was clear to the comedian: this would definitely make it into his stand-up show.
Awkward. She is elderly and I need to check in. But my phone is recording our chat. Plus, I don’t want to end up as fodder for one of Australia’s sharpest stand-ups.Hughesy, as he is universally known, encourages me to take the call, wearing an expression I can’t quite interpret.
It turns out that the man whose comedy often riffs on being a typical Aussie bloke is both a teetotaller and a vegan. Interesting. I am on unfamiliar territory, but reassuringly there is a McDonald’s down the street.The 53-year-old is dressed unassumingly in jeans, boots a checked shirt, and has stand-up hair. His clear-framed glasses are missing one arm. He’s warmer and less gruff than his comedy persona, with a very active mind that continually takes delight in life.
It’s all incredibly determined. But it’s delivered up matter-of-fact, without a trace of arrogance. That’s just how it is with Hughesy. We deal with his ego later. He went fully vegan about five years ago, also for health reasons, after a long period avoiding meat due to a family history of bowel cancer.
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