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Comedian Damian Callinan is on tour this September with his hilarious show, The Cave to the Rave. Damian took off his dancing shoes long enough to chat with RAV about the upcoming tour.

RAV: Tell us about The Cave to the Rave.

Damian: Essentially it’s about a man approaching middle age screaming ‘Watch me dance, while I still can!’ ... Beyond the highly choreographed set pieces in the show , it’s a comedic discourse on the sociology of the dance floor where I answer the big questions ... ‘Should you crowd surf at a Wiggles concert?’ ... ‘Why do women dance around their handbags?’ ... ‘If Jesus got voted off ‘Dancing With The Stars’ would he get voted back in after 3 days’

RAV: How did the show come about?

Damian: The first version of this show came about when I was talking on JJJ with Wil Anderson and Adam Spencer and they asked me to come with a list of Melbourne Comedy Festival Show titles that I had thought of but abandoned. The Cave To The Rave was one of the titles and by the time I got into the car after the interview I knew that would be my next show

RAV: Are you a trained dancer?

Damian: No, but I did perform in the opening ceremony of the Darwin performing arts centre in footy shorts and thongs

RAV: When did you decide you wanted to be a comedian?

Damian: About the time I realised I wouldn’t be a professional dancer...

RAV: What’s something we might not know about you?

Damian: It had to come out eventually. It was me... I was the guy who pretended to be Hungarian and carried their national flag in front of the Magyar Youth Community in the 1984 Moomba Parade.

RAV: What’s your signature dance move?

Damian: ‘The New Romantic’. It involves lots of hip swivels, arm rotations and pouting.

RAV has 3 double passes of The Cave to the Rave to give away! Email enquiry@rav.net.au with the subject header 'Cave to the Rave Giveaway' and include your postal details in the body of the email. The first three respondents will win a double-pass to the closest to their home.