Roy Phung

Adelaide

A$12,614

of $12,000 targetyrs ago

Successful on 31st May 2014 at 10:28AM.

Known as the finest sketch comedy group in all of Croydon, and the third finest in the greater Croydon area. Adelaide South Australia.

The Golden Phung are a group of actors and writers who formed from their graduating class at Adelaide College of the Arts. In the five years since their first sell out Adelaide Fringe season, they have built a strong reputation for funny, surreal and socially sharp sketch comedy, mixing it up with both stage and screen to combine irreverence for the world around them and reverence for their sketch comedy influences.

For the next stage of their development the Golden Phung are combining with director Craig Behenna and producers Anna Caroline, Daniel Phillips and Roy Phung to create a sketch comedy web series for an international online audience.

Presented by Inafield Productions, The Golden Phung is a sketch comedy team of winsome look and lithe limb, bringing live sketch comedy back to The City of Churches.

ANDREW CRUPI was originally Captain Thunder, superhero extraordinaire and protector of Earth-37. Unfortunately, after an Ultimate Crisis Crossover event merged Earth-37 with the Nega-stream, Crupi found himself inhabiting a featurele...ss void that was beyond conventional understanding of time and space. Luckily, he was able to open a portal to our dimension, where he uses his phenomenal cosmic power to write sketch comedy with The Golden Phung.

LUCY MARKIEWICZ was originally a gladiatrix from ancient Rome, who exchanged places with a modern day scientist following an accident with the Large Hadron Collider. The Golden Phung snapped her up right sharpish, as her attempts to adapt to 2014-era Adelaide are a never-ending source of hilarity. She is figuratively (if not literally) a fish out of water. The scientist was probably brutally butchered. Hilarious!

GRAHAM SELF is unable to recognise his reflection in mirrors, is incapable of abstract thought, and can craft and use only rudimentary tools. This makes it tough for him on the dating scene, as in most social circles being a barely-sentient bundle of animal instincts marks you as something of a pariah. Graham makes a killing trawling for women at Family First party functions, however. The Golden Phung makes use of him as a warm prop and heavy lifter.

EDDIE MORRISON is a cosmic horror from beyond the stars. He exists in at least nine dimensions, and to gaze upon him is to know madness, which makes his chosen career as a sketch comedy writer/actor somewhat difficult. When he is not causing the very foundations of reality to shudder and strain with his blasphemous existence, Eddie doesn't do anything, because he causes the very foundations of reality to shudder and strain with his blasphemous existence all the time. The Golden Phung contacted him regarding a position because they couldn't think of a reason not to.

EMMA MANTHORPE feeds on root juice and has strong front legs for digging. The Golden Phung must provide her with a pit of dirt in which to dig in order to wear down her talons. Every three years she climbs a tree and forms a cocoon around herself, only to emerge a week later with an entirely new pattern on her carapace. Scientists are baffled as to why and how a human woman is able to do these things, but none have studied her for long as she also spews corrosive venom with hearty abandon. Emma writes for the Golden Phung only grudgingly, as her real passion is to design graphics for late night commercial television game-shows.

PETER CORTISSOS, better known as 'Sweet Doctor P', is the tallest man in the world, if you don't examine him too closely. If you were to do that - and why wouldn't you? He is a man of exceeding handsomeness - you will find him instead to not be the tallest man in the world. It is at this point that Peter would ask you to go away, as you have been studying him with a tape measure and a thoughtful expression for twenty minutes, and you're making him uncomfortable. Then I imagine he'd take a swing at you, and because of all the steroids he takes it'd really hurt. Peter joins The Golden Phung in the hopes of bringing it down from the inside, but we have corrupted him and it's too late.

ROY PHUNG, cheerfully known as 'The Croydon Strangler', is Adelaide's most well known gentleman. Roy is rarely seen wearing anything other than his lime-green double-breasted silk suit-coat with notched lapel and pink pocket square from Davies and Son, his traditional hand-appliqued waistcoat from Henry Poole & Co., his purple-and-brown striped woollen breeches from Ozwald Boateng, and his turquoise patent-leather brothel creeper shoes from Salvatore Ferragamo. This enchanting ensemble is topped off with a leopard-print barretina from Barbara Feinman Millinery. Stylish guy! In addition to sartorial elegance, Roy also enjoys back-alley cage-fighting. Roy joined The Golden Phung because it was named after him and he thought he may as well.

How The Funds Will Be Used

The Golden Phung are aiming to make a four part sketch comedy web series in June 2014. In the past we've made our sketches on shoe string budgets. At the time this was amusing such as our Pozible video but we wish to up the ante for this web series.

What the money will be spent on:

- Equipment hire.

- Sets.

- Costume.

- Location Hire.

- Insurances.

- Marketing.

- Catering.

In short this is our chance to reach our unaware, incredibly attractive, highly sophisticated, beer swilling Phuture Phung Phans on the interwebs as they call it in those chatrooms I read about once. Producing film costs lots of money which we don't have. Besides spending all our money on rare paintings and expensive crustaceans we plan to use the money you give us on equipment hire of cameras, lighting and sound thingys. We plan to have high production values like Faberge Dragon Eggs and the finest tailored costumes money can buy from thrift shops, lavish sets that will amuse our wildest desires as sketch comedians but most importantly a professionally edited and well publicised sketch show that will reach the heavens and beyond so that no one will miss out on our mud rolling amused selves.

The Challenges

Our main obstacle is reaching this target $12000 so that we can pay for the things we need to create this sketch comedy show like no other. We feel that The Golden Phung have put in the hard yards as a live sketch comedy group and now want to take our comedy to larger audiences and to the bigger stage of the interwebs. Everything is falling into place quite smoothly but we just need your financial support for us to achieve our goal.

All group photos taken by Lauren Smeaton of Lauren Smeaton Photography in Sydney NSW

A firm handshake from a chosen Phung member and social media shout out.. (all handshakes are up to the contributor to be in hand shaking distance and at their own costs to get to the phung member they desire to handshake. Handshakes will not be accepted behind sheds or in dark alleyways)

11 chosen

Est. delivery is Jun 16

A social media thank you photo of a Phung member grateful for your sweet cash and a personalised message to donator on the photo posted through our social media pages.

15 chosen

Est. delivery is Jun 14

All the prizes mentioned above + you will receive a remastered never before released, complete Golden Phung theme song sent to you by email.

7 chosen / 93 available

Est. delivery is Sep 14

Are you one of our crazed Phung Phans that were disappointed there wasn't a Golden Phung show this Adelaide Fringe? Do you like sketch comedy? Well this prize gives you all those things I just said. A ticket to a brand new Golden Phung show on 30/11/2014 Adelaide Venue and show times will be disclosed closer to date and customers will be alerted by email. E: [email protected] "it's your choice to accept this prize, if you choose not to it will be a sad day in Phung town without you"

23 chosen / 377 available

Est. delivery is Nov 14

Ask a Phungateer a question. The Phungateer asked will read their question out and who it's from and then post their video answer on our Golden Phung social media pages. Example questions: What is the meaning of life? Who is your favourite rodeo clown in India? Which country is your favourite, South Africa or North Africa? What is your stance on the political climate of your local badminton club? Did you know Roy Phung is incredibly handsome? The questions are endless so don't be shy!

1 chosen / 999999 available

Est. delivery is Jun 16

We're feeling generous here at Golden Phung Mountain and we've decided to sell some of our tickets to our show at a great price. 2 tickets to a brand new Golden Phung show on 30/11/2014 Adelaide Venue and show times will be disclosed closer to date and customers will be alerted by email.

3 chosen / 7 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

1 chosen / 19 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

0 chosen / 20 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

0 chosen / 20 available

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7 chosen / 13 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

$30 prize included + an after show signing of a poster from a limited edition fringe show + a photo with the whole cast and social media thankyou on our social media pages. -Adelaide Venue and show times will be disclosed closer to date and customers will be alerted by email. E: [email protected] "it's your choice to accept this prize, if you choose not to we understand that our signed posters may be an abomination on your walls and that you're just a generous handsome man or woman"

11 chosen / 19 available

Est. delivery is Nov 14

A video recording of a Golden Phung main cast member getting a pie with cream to the face + You choose who gets to throw the cream Pie + choice of who receives it + a choice of one of the above prizes Video will be uploaded to the Golden Phung social media pages with a video thank you. -Locals have a choice of all above prizes -Outside of Adelaide has the choice $25 or above prizes. -no flights or accommodation included with this prize

11 chosen / 9 available

Est. delivery is Sep 14

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on a film set? Well this is your chance to see what it's like to be on a Golden Phung sketch comedy film shoot. You get the opportunity to be a fully glorified extra on our web series with all the trimmings that come with it such as the costuming and make up pampering that is required for that sketch. You will also receive a group photo with the stars of The Golden Phung and a social media shout out with photos posted on our social media pages.

8 chosen

Est. delivery is Jun 14

Have you ever thought you had a funny sketch but had no one to test it on? For all you aspiring sketch writing comedians you can email us a script and The Golden Phung will record a live reading of the script you send us on our social media pages. E: [email protected] "it's your choice to accept this prize, if you choose not to we will not take it as an insult to our prize offer but your understanding of our laziness"

1 chosen / 14 available

Est. delivery is Nov 14

A combination of any of the following with a total of four 2 hour sessions with groups of 10 max. Hip-hop dance lessons with Roy Phung (x Bboy ) Comedia Del Arte lessons with Andrew Crupi (Trained @ the school of comedy in Italy) Shakespeare workshops with Lucy Markiewicz (Trained @ RADA) Double Bass lessons from Eddie Morrison (he's played in bands since he was a baby) "it's your choice to accept this prize, if you choose not to we pity the fool who wants no school-ing from us"

0 chosen / 6 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

You will receive all the prizes mentioned above + you will also be named as an executive producer on our web series credits for your generous contribution + a 30 second personalised thank you from all the main cast members on our social media websites. "it's your choice to accept any of the prizes, if you choose not to take any of them we will still take your money (no backsies)"

1 chosen / 9 available

Est. delivery is Dec 14

Are you a fan of sketch comedy? Do you have a business with budget for special occasions? Organised your staff party entertainment yet? Well why not treat your hard working friends or staff to one of The Golden Phung's 5 star fringe shows. This package does not include venue hire and is geared for an Adelaide theatre venue. Any long distance traveling outside 20km radius of Adelaide SA will need to be contacted about further travel costs.

0 chosen / 3 available

Est. delivery is Dec 15