Comedy duo brings ‘Daughter from Another Otter’ to Sydney Fringe

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Annie Louey and Maitreyi Karanth team up for their Australian debut stand-up show, Daughter from Another Otter, at the Sydney Fringe Festival, 27–28 September at Factory Theatre

Annie Louey and Maitreyi Karanth are teaming up this weekend for a new stand-up show at the Sydney Fringe Festival, blending experience with fresh energy in a one-hour showcase.

The show, titled Daughter from Another Otter, runs on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September at the Factory Theatre. Both comedians will have 30 minutes to deliver their sharpest material, mixing humour with personal storytelling.

Louey is a familiar face in the Australian comedy circuit, with appearances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival, as well as a 2023 feature on ABC TV’s Australian Story. Her recent documentary Cross Border Comedy, also for ABC TV, explored the Asian comedy scene and included Karanth as part of its cast.

Karanth, who is based in Hong Kong, is making her Australian debut. Over the past two decades, she has built a reputation across Asia with ten sold-out solo shows and a TEDx talk titled Age is Not Just a Number, It’s a Journey, which has been viewed over 300,000 times. She is also the founder and CEO of the Koma Karanth Foundation, a charity that builds homes for underprivileged communities in the Philippines.

The two first met on the Hong Kong comedy circuit and quickly bonded. They describe the show’s quirky title as a playful nod to their friendship. “Perhaps, if they had both been born as otters, they would have been mother and daughter? We’ll never truly know. But one thing’s for sure: Annie and Maitreyi’s comedy is ‘otterly’ hilarious,” the pair joke in their show notes.

Audiences can expect wit, warmth and interaction. The performances come with content warnings for coarse language, sexual themes and verbal audience participation.

Daughter from Another Otter is part of the festival’s world premiere line-up. Tickets are available through the Sydney Fringe Festival website  for those keen to catch the duo’s debut together on an Australian stage.

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