Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba are standing in a back street, smiling at each other as they warm their hands on a fire which is burning inside a petrol drum. There are a few different lengths of wood sitting in the drum, poking up from the flames. The brick walls of the buildings on either side of the street run quite a way beyond where they stand. In the distance, in the gap between the walls, we can see blue sky. Dan is to the left of shot. He has short brown hair and pronounced stubble. He wears a light bluer suit, an even lighter blue business shirt and a chocolate brown tie. Lewis is to the right of shot. He has short brown hair and a trimmed beard & moe. He wears a midnight blue jacket over a t-shirt of the same colour.

A Rational Fear

Melbourne Comedy Festival

The Malthouse Theatre

Apr 9, 2025

6:45pm

$42

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Winner of Best Comedy Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards four years in a row.

Hosted by Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba, A Rational Fear brings together the smartest and funniest comedians and experts on stage to laugh at the end of the world.

It’s fast, it’s funny, it laughs in the face of the world’s worst news.

At the time of writing — Dan is hedging that this show will be a federal election special — but in the advent that the election is before comedy festival — then this will be a “how to evade deportation” special — in the advent that Dan is already deported — Lewis will lead a comedy roast of the opposition of the day as per the wishes of our new authoritarian overloads.

“It’s the only podcast that I listen to to catch up on the news that doesn’t make me want to kill myself” — Listener on the street

“It’s not counted as social media, so I’m legally allowed to listen to it” — Listener under 13.

“I’d listen if I hadn’t already made up my mind about deporting them” Peter Dutton

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