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A man with brown hair sings while playing piano. He wears a black and white houndstooth blazer over a black t-shirt, lit by white and red stage lights. His face is bared into an evil grin, mid-song.
A man with brown hair speaks into a microphone under stage lights. His facial expression is a cheeky smirk. In the background is an iPhone on a ring-light.

Parasocial

Your celebrity hall pass. The podcaster you’d love to grab a drink with. Your childhood crush (who may or may not be a cartoon character). You know EVERYTHING about them, and they don’t know your name.

AKA the parasocial relationship.

Parasocial is a one-man musical comedy by satirist, niche online micro-celebrity and floppy-haired goofball Emerson Brophy. Join him as he traverses the weird, the wholesome and the downright uncomfortable realities of the one-sided relationships we have with the people we spend our lives watching. 

All while resisting the urge to ask you to like, comment and subscribe. Honestly, it’s a bit of an ethical mess!

NOMINATED - Best Work by an Emerging Artist, Melbourne Fringe 2026

Judges' Pick x2 - Melbourne Fringe 2026

"★★★★★ Brophy's wit is endless" Theatre Matters, 2026

"★★★★ jaw-dropping" Hugging Comedians, 2026

"One of the funniest and cleverest musical satirists in Australia, if not the world" Stage Whispers

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Cabaret & Variety • Music
Victoria
 
Wed, 03 Feb - Sun, 07 Feb
 
60 min
 
The Backlot Perth
 
M (3 Warnings)
 
$40
 
Price excludes transaction fee of up to $4.80 and optional donation.
 
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