Lady OLoughlin

A documentary about a recovering alcoholic and addict especially one whose story were already broadly familiar with doesnt sound like a great nights entertainment But this compact and moving film made by Fiona OLoughlins mate Sam Petersen is not just thoughtful its also often very funny Petersen follows OLoughlin from the time she leaves rehab in 2016 she spent seven days in a coma following an epic binge to her return to the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018 including a relapse that put her back in hospital again As you might expect many gags are cracked Truths are told But this is also an exploration of the way the livecomedy scene is a natural home to excess and the dangers of the misguided but entrenched association between creativity and drugs and alcohol Source The Age newspaper httpswwwtheagecomauculturetvandradiotwistingbritishthrilleristhestuffofanyparentsnightmaresanditsreallyreallygood20200504p54po9html