Parra News March 14 2023

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MOVIES, TELEVISION, MUSIC AND MORE – PARRAMATTA’S LEADING ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
FROM
TIKTOK TO
THE JOAN
CASSIDY PEARCE
Having clocked up almost a million
followers across his social
media platforms, 21-year-old
Blake Pavey is no stranger to
the spotlight. But, in wanting
to avoid being labelled a ‘TikTokker’ for the
rest of his life, he set his sights on the city.
“I started on TikTok when I was in Year 11,
so then after I moved to Melbourne from
the country, I thought I better try and do
something else,” he told Parra News.
It was there that Pavey met fellow
comedian Luke Kidgell, who similarly
got his start on Tik-
Tok. Having
opened for
Kidgell last
year on his
tour, Pavey
assures that his
success so far has nothing to do
with his talent – just a bit of luck.
“I always knew that I wanted to do standup
after doing TikTok, but the scale it’s gotten
to now has been really surprising. The
response has been absolutely insane so far,”
he said.
“I guess I got pretty lucky to meet Luke
and all that, and they helped me get started,
and then took me on the road for his tour.
It’s been a pretty quick shortcut into getting
into my own tour.”
Many would know Pavey from his content
surrounding his diagnosis with Cystic Fibrosis
(CF) – a life-threatening disorder that
primarily damages the lungs and digestive
system. It’s for this reason that the name of
the show, ‘Literally Dying’, may not come as
a surprise.
“A lot of my stuff in the show this year is
about CF and all my health issues, which I
think is a little bit different to what people
might have seen in the past, compared to
especially Internet dudes who have done
stand-up shows in the past,” he said.
“Even after my shows with Luke, people
were really connected to the stuff about CF,
so I think that’s been the major draw card so
far.”
Pavey assures that the show will be more
than an hour-long sob story, taking on the
topic of how he’s used humour to cope with
the tough stuff, and introducing himself
properly to an audience who may have only
ever seen him through a screen.
“I’m excited to do the show and introduce
myself in a whole new light,” he said.
“I think it’ll give people a better idea of the
fact that I’m more than just that TikTok comedian,
which is something that I’m really
excited about.”
Having just kicked off his tour in Ballarat,
Pavey will be heading back to The Joan in
Penrith on Tuesday, March 28, after opening
for Kidgell there last year. Despite his aim to
become known outside of TikTok, Pavey is
hoping the show will help him come back to
his roots.
“Penrith was great [last time], I got one of
my first viral stand-up clips out of Penrith,
so hopefully they can do the same again
when I come back,” he said.
Blake Pavey’s ‘Literally Dying’ will be on
at The Joan in Penrith on Tuesday, March
28 at 6.30pm. Tickets are $40. For more
information or to book, visit thejoan.com.
au.
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