Comedy

  • Fringe Festival

Tight Mums, Loose Units

A smorgasbord of stand-up comedy and song featuring four multicultural mammas cutting loose.

Past Event

  • Created by: Tight Mums

  • Written and Performed by: Pradeepa Timmermans, Marilyn Leder, Lisa Lee and Aarti Vincent

The smash hit of Melbourne International Comedy Festival returns for Melbourne Fringe.

Two happily married, two happily divorced gals from diverse cultures. We feel the pressures placed on women to be perfect wives and mothers – tightly wound, tight friends, tight bodies. But when we hit the stage, we’re loose units!

"These four bombshells hit the stage with a vengeance.... Be ready to be challenged, surprised and laugh till your guts hurt.... This fast-moving comedy spotlights four talented comedians who share stories of diversity ... and they hit the nail on the head every time... Completely relatable and disgustingly hilarious." - Weekend Notes

Pradeepa Timmermans has opened for Dave O'Neil, Tom Gleeson and Anne Edmonds. She has 4 MICF shows under her belt and a podcast ‘Uncomfortable Truths’, where she interviews Melbourne based comics. 2023 Raw Comedy Semi-Finalist

Marilyn Leder was raised in a Melbourne Jewish community but is anything but orthodox. A showbiz triple threat, she has toured Australasia in ‘Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story’ musical and has worked in script development for ABC Comedy and NBC Television in the heyday of ‘Seinfeld’, ‘Frasier’ and ‘Friends’. Marilyn’s 2022 solo show, ‘The MILF Next Door’ was a MICF and Fringe Festival knockout. 2023 Raw Comedy Honourable Mention.

Lisa Lee has performed at MICF and Melbourne Fringe and has also set Vietnamese stages ablaze. She is an unapologetic opinionated Diva, Chinese by birth, American by choice, and Australian by chance, Lisa Lee drops truth bombs like it ain’t nobody’s business! Lisa is invincible with the race card in her left pocket and the gender card in her right pocket! 2021 Raw Comedy Semi-Finalist

Aarti Vincent, has performed for shows at MICF, Melbourne Fringe & Adelaide Fringe. Having hung up her yoga teacher’s mat, she has been killing audiences regularly around Melbourne, Adelaide and recently Bali with her observational humour.