Friends With Benefits with Tash York and Bettie Bombshell
The PODCAST
Hosted by international Cabaret and Burlesque artists Miss Bettie Bombshell and Tash York. "Friends With Benefits" based in Melbourne, Australia covers all things showbiz in the independent scene including cabaret, burlesque, drag, comedy and those associated in this crazy biz.
Each episode we will invite a new special guest to join us to enjoy glasses of red wine and to talk shop. We want to know their stories, their tips, what their best / worst performing moments and then to top it all off, they are going to share their skills with us whispers SHOWGIRL SECRETS
Prepare to hear the 'behind the scenes' real life stuff that we rarely get to show you!
Tune in, each... whenever we can manage to record & meet our best friends and hear all about their benefits!
Want to know more.... find us on the internet!
2 of the funniest gals
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These 2 gals never cease to make me laugh and they know all there is about Burlesque and Cabaret. So, do yourself a favour and subscribe if you want to be truly entertained xx
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Absolutely fabulous and a brilliant reminder of the love that I had pre child to perform. I think you ladies and your guests have convinced me to dust off my tassels, forget about my mum bod jiggly bits and get back into it! Xo
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Friends, it's season 2! New season, same pandemic. Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations. It's Covid times, and your gals are backstage, pushing on heels first with wine in hand.
This week we had the honour of chatting to Australia's queen of circus, Malia Walsh! She is a founding member of Circus Trick Tease and a driving force producing and directing the companies works over the years including the self titled Circus Trick Tease, ‘Straya and Can’t Face. She's created shows for Circus Oz, sold out entire Edinburgh Fringe Festival seasons, all with two kids tucked away backstage somewhere. We find out the hilarious/ disgusting thing she did before running on stage at After Hours, and how that inner saboteur can strike no matter how accomplished you are.
Want to ask us a question, request a guest, talk showbiz? Email us at - tashis1butt@gmail.com
Yes, that is our real email address.
Want to know more.... find Malia Walsh on the internet!
Website: https://www.circustricktease.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maliacirc/?hl=en
In this special broadcast Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations. That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are backstage, pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
This week we had the honour of chatting to Australia's only Miss Exotic World. That's right folks, she is Australia's queen of burlesque... literally. She has the crown to prove it! From living through the AIDS epidemic, to being a club kid in London, to starting a family back in Australia whilst being an in demand showgirl this woman has done it all. This is hands down of the most fascinating episodes we have ever recorded, and we can't wait for you to hear her story. It's the iconic, Imogen Kelly.
But first get to know us!
Miss Bettie Bombshell is the current Miss Burlesque Australia, she's performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas - 3 times AND she's a kick ass producer (The After Hours Cabaret Club). Of course it wouldn't be friends without her best pal - cabaret wineo, MC and award-winning artist Tash York. Together the two have sold out 5 star shows in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne AND have been kicked out of places you can only dream of.
A quick reminder to email all requests to tashis1butt@gmail.com (yes that is our actual email address)
Want to know more.... find Imogen Kelly on the internet!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Imogen-Kelly-211726038906314/
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this special broadcast Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations! That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
It's a pretty great gig being able to chat to one of you best pals, who happens to be one of the most talented cabaret artists, musicians & musical directors in Australia (We really mane the world but we don't wanna seem too braggy), whilst sipping on wine from our new sponsor Naked Wines (that was a blatant brag), and find out about that time our guest got an actual falconer in to deal with a pigeon problem OR how she made it back into Australia with just 2 hours to spare before they shut the borders. It's the cabaret legend & icon, Victoria Falconer!
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this special broadcast Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations! That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
This week we had the pleasure of chatting to one of that hardest working gals in the biz. She is one of Perth's (and soon to be Brisbane's) most in demand drag performers, with a string of titles and awards under her lace front. She is Miss Burlesque Australia 2018, and actually handed over the crown to our very own Bettie Bombshell in 2019, how bloody adorable! She can outdrink, out dance & out prance us all, it's Scarlet Adams!
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this special broadcast Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations! That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
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We unfortunately had a guest cancel at the last minute, so we scrolled around Facebook and found someone that was online. We found Reuben Kaye... an international superstar that has graced many random bedrooms all around the globe!
It really is hard to write a jazzy intro for this artist, because he is one of the greatest entertainers in the world. A true cabaret icon, MC extraordinaire, writer, comedian with the longest legs in the biz! Reuben has taken the world by storm with his one of a kind persona, and has even managed to bribe his way onto Channel 4 in the UK. There is no one else quite like Reuben Kaye, and honestly that's probably a really good thing. We chat about COVID-19 and how it's helped us realise that boxed wine is a totally acceptable form of alcohol, as well as Reuben's latest project UN-WINE-D! The only guided meditation with a wine pairing.
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this special broadcast (sorry for the sounds quality we are learning), Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations! That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this special broadcast (sorry for the sounds quality we are learning), Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations! That's correct it's Covid - 19 Global Pandemic times, and your gals are pushing on heels first with wine in hand!
We had the absolute pleasure of chatting with a long time friend, and a true icon of the cabaret, burlesque, comedy & circus worlds! We casually talk about the time a thruple of boomers interrupted her show with a good old fashioned, in the audience finger bang, how the global pandemic has effected her life both on and off stage, and the importance of finding performance spaces that let you make mistakes. Because after all, that is how we grow.
OW YIS WE ARE BACK! With another fabulous friend, with a whole lotta benefits!
In this episode Tash & Bettie are changing it up and podcasting direct from the Adelaide Fringe Festival! The gals are on tour at the moment and they thought it would be a hoot to record from our favourite carnie hub, our fringe home, Gluttony! We had the opportunity to chat to our dear friend and absolute legend of the cabaret/ comedy scene. This powerhouse has toured the world with sell out shows, scoring rave reviews (and then there was that one that was a bit shit), was one half of the ICONIC cabaret couple Titty Bar Ha Ha, is currently one half of Mick & Boo presents, she is a bassass MC, a performer, a producer, a wineo AND has two kids. Yeah just calm, down hey. It's one of our best judy's, the INCREDIBLE Boo Dwyer!
In this episode Tash & Bettie are changing it up and podcasting direct from the Adelaide Fringe Festival! The gals are on tour at the moment and they thought it would be a hoot to record from our favourite carnie hub, our fringe home, Gluttony! We had the opportunity to chat to our good friend and the big boss! He is the king of the dad joke - remember that time he almost had a show - I mean there was a poster so it must be real. He is one half of the Gluttony empire with power house Elena Kirschbaum, happens to be a South Australian local, a family man, as well a business owner. It's your favourite dad, Daniel Michael!
Also... WE FINALLY GOT AN EMAIL!
Friends, it's season 2! New season, same pandemic. Tash & Bettie are recording from the comfort of their own self isolation stations. It's Covid times, and your gals are backstage, pushing on heels first with wine in hand.
This week we had the honour of chatting to daddy. She is. A multifaceted, creative powerhouse. An entertainer, a mentor & producer. It's the unapologetic, unfiltered, unbothered Daddy Doe! She is an advocate for diversity and intersectionality within the arts, dedicating a large portion of her time to work to provide a safe and accepting space and community. We talk about her recent performer name change (formally Miss Jane Doe), what iso.2 looks like for each of us in the arts, and that time Daddy was so tired at fringe she forgot to take her costume off and pee'd through her costume. All this over a bottle of Shiraz from our sponsor Naked Wines Australia.