Comedy

  • Fringe Festival

Mel McGlensey is MOTORBOAT

Part woman. Part boat. Full clown.

A causcasion woman with curly brown hair salutes and then stares off into the distance with a silly expression on her face. She's wearing a very revealing sailor shirt and a captain's hat.
A Caucasian woman in a sailor costume looks to camera and plays with her curly brown hair.
A caucasian woman wearing a blue sailor dress looks off-camera and poses in a vintage way with one leg in the air.
Past Event

Image Credit: Nick Robertson Photography

A causcasion woman with curly brown hair salutes and then stares off into the distance with a silly expression on her face. She's wearing a very revealing sailor shirt and a captain's hat.
A Caucasian woman in a sailor costume looks to camera and plays with her curly brown hair.
A caucasian woman wearing a blue sailor dress looks off-camera and poses in a vintage way with one leg in the air.

  • Created and Performed by: Mel McGlensey

  • Directed by: Sharnema Nougar

Batten down the hatches and seal your porthole! It’s time for the silliest, most outrageous, naughty and nautical show ever made about someone who is part boat, part woman... and full clown. Come with Motorboat on a sea voyage of self-discovery and silliness.

WINNER: Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe 2024
WINNER: Hollywood Fringe Tour Award 2024
NOMINEE: Golden Gibbo Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024

Directed by Sharnema Nougar. Design consultation by Douglas Wilson. Sound design by Max Paton. Tech/Captain Daddy by Conk Dariol.


‘Imagine a female Benny Hill, delightfully titillating while masterfully clowning, and smiling complicitly.’ ★★★★ Clothesline Magazine

‘Delightfully bizarre... a fresh and fearless brand of physical comedy.’ ★★★★ The List

‘Melissa McGlensey is a voice of wonder.’ ★★★★★ Corr Blimey

‘Smart, funny, bold and fearless.’ ★★★★★ Lilithia Reviews

‘McGlensey is endlessly charismatic and energetic.’ Fest Mag

‘A truly funny and likable entertainer.’ Beat Magazine

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