Neel Kolhatkar: #ObjectifyNeel (SCF)

The evening kicked off with a few words from uber-geeky local comedian (and winner of Best Newcomer at the MICF just a few weeks ago) Aaron Chen. In his signature awkward-bravado delivery, he took aim at the token party areas in Sydney, eagerly slotting in a Kanye joke for good measure before headline act and YouTube sensation Neel Kolhatkar took to the stage.

As someone who has consistently managed to utilise wit and humour, tempered with a healthy dose of laddish shenanigans, to talk on thorny social and racial issues, Kolhatkar has a remarkable knack for making the crowd feel at ease with his subject matter. His show instantly feels almost like you're listening to a close mate shoot the breeze. Despite his relatively recent emergence on the highest shelf of Australia's comedy circuit, he's a deeply charismatic performer who's presence, for all his self-deprecating short jokes aside, quite effortlessly fills the space at the Enmore. 

Most of his comedy is of the classic observational variety - like stereotyping Australian retail outlets into relatable personality types (in which case General Pants went to a private school and now travels the world). He reveals that Australian television is more or less just, "hot white people bitching about each other," before offering some musings on what being a celebrity in Australia must actually be like.

Always the master of accents and facial expressions — the staple tool of his massively popular YouTube videos — Neel teaches us the differences between making an appropriate or inappropriate racial comment. He's also not afraid to rattle some cages, as he talks about "small man syndrome" and the fact that "brown dicks matter" too. Having started the hashtag #objectifyneel, he encourages the show to be interactive by asking fans to insult and objectify him via Instagram and Twitter after the show. If you're thinking of checking out what the internet has already immortalised under the hashtag, be prepared for some no holds barred filth.