This amazing portrait by the brilliant @andreahuelinartist just won the @archibaldprize Packing Room Prize! I’m completely and utterly chuffed. (Video: Cal filming a little video, panning around a crowded gallery, suddenly catching sight of her brightly coloured self immortalised in a painting. AN ACTUAL PAINTING. Its pretty low key, just her dressed up in her finest wearing a glue gun headdress and an expression like a cat that’s about to swat a vase off a shelf)
Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy! I am so excited for this to be out in the world! Join us in the Bake Off Shed from June 13 for beautiful delicious things….and some baking. Part of me wants to put a winking emoji there, but I think we’d both respect me less.
Pirate in a solo work today. Understated, fast paced, pure elegance. I saw @garrythestarr’s show last night at @comedyrepublicmelb. I have yet to recover. So gloriously Funny. Proper knee clutchingly hilarious. Go see it. #MICF #MelbourneComedyFestival #comedy #funny #SingapuraCats #PirateAndBarnacle #CatsOfInstagram #Catstagram (Video: Pirate the cat lying on a blanket that absolutely never used to be that hairy, on top of a chest of drawers. He agitatedly rustles round on the blanket, swatting Cal’s hand away, like a defender at the castle battlements. How reflexes are frighteningly lightning. His pupils are enormous, or as it’s commonly known – he has his Hunting Eyes on)
Barnacle with an entirely Face Work based routine here. Subtle, elegant, everything we’ve come to expect of him. It’s Easter Weekend! The perfect time for taking in some shows at @melbcomedyfestival. So many absolute diamonds to check out: kirstywebeck, @theclairehooper, @bronwynkuss, @aliterative, @gracejarvisohno, @christineryancomedy, @lauradaviscomic, @gabbiboltofficial, @bronlewisyep #StandUpComedy #MICF #Comedy #StandUp #PirateAndBarnacle #SingapuraCats #CatsOfInstagram #funny #Catstagram (Video: Barnacle in a cat bed, dozing. He opens his eyes briefly, then turns his head to look down the barrel. He looks very Owl-y today. Maybe why he was so sleepy in the daytime)
Happy Birthday, Digby. You are my favourite, you funny, empathetic, energetic, curious, wonderful creature. You constantly amaze and delight us. What better way to start a 14th Birthday, than donuts for breakfast in Osaka? (Also, how the hell are you 14 already?) (Image: Cal’s son Digby stands in front of a Mister Donut shop, laughing, as he looks at his father who is menacing him with a furled umbrella to make him smile. Not pictured, the 100 or so donuts we’d just polished off in the cafe. Of all the beautiful things we ate/experienced/saw, it’s Mister Donut we’ll miss the most)
An energetic doubles routine from Barnacle and Kipper. The @melbcomedyfestival is finished! I had a very lovely time, and lots of fun. If you came to my show, thanks so much! And even bigger thanks to everyone who shared an irrational irritation (#mushrooms) Sydney, I’ll see you next Friday night, Brisbane, I’ll see you in a couple of weeks! #SydneyComedyFestival #BrisbaneComedyFestival #comedy #CatsOfInstagram #FunnyCat #singapuracat #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper (Video: Barnacle and Kipper the cats wander around the bedroom floor for a bit. Kipper then attacks Barnacle through the net curtain, which horrifies him. He lies down to clean a haunch, she remains curtain-clad, with her front paws out, in case she needs them)
Does Cal Wilson’s cat really look like Emma Stone, or does the internet need to take a break?
Controversial triples routine from all three of the siblings. And a result none of us were expecting. #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper #SingapuraCats CatsOfInstagram #Catstagram #Funny #FunnyCat #Comedy (Video: Pirate and Barnacle the cats watch their younger sister Kipper tussle with a cat tunnel. Pirate gets involved with a bit of inter tunnel wrestling. Barnacle watches aghast, and turns away from Pirate when he re-emerges. It’s all very disquieting)
A chaotic triples routine from Kipper and the Singapura Brothers this morning. Points off for a controversial move. We’re halfway through the @melbcomedyfestival! Only 11 more chances to come and share your irrational aggravations with a validating audience, and/or just do some laughing. #MICF #MelbourneComedyFestival #Comedy #Funny #FunnyCat #FunnyCats #CatsOfInstagram #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper (Video: Kipper the kitten leaping into a big grey t-shaped tunnel, Pirate and Barnacle, also cats, in the background. Pirate lunges at Kipper a couple of times, the tunnel ends up standing on end, like an inverted T, looking vaguely suggestive, before Barnacle tips it over again, and it subsides)
Barnacle really pulling out some great moves in this challenging Triples routine. Last week of the Comedy Festival! Wednesday night, my show will be Auslan Interpreted ❤️ #MelbourneComedyFestival #Comedy #Funny #StandUpComedy #SingapuraCats #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper (Video: Kipper the tortoiseshell kitten sits demurely by a fabric cat tunnel, we then see Barnacle inching his way along the carpet on his side. He stops, to spend some quality time looking vacant. Kipper dashes past him, he wriggles a bit, then we see Pirate lurking about on the ottoman. Somehow they make 3 cats seem like a lot more)
Kipper pulling out some classics today, really showing off her raw talent. It’s the last Tightarse Tuesday of the Festival! Cheap tickets tonight for lots of shows. Tomorrow is the last Normal Price Wednesday, I Told You We Should Have Gone Last Night. Also the final weekend is fast filling up – book now! #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper #MelbourneComedyFestival #Comedy #StandUp #Gunny #CatsOfInstagram #FunnyCats #FunnyCat (Video: Kipper the tortoiseshell kitten sits quizzically on a tall cat tree. A string with a ball on it dangles in front of her. She gives into temptation and bats it about. We pan down to see Pirate and Barnacle the Singapura cat brothers milling about listlessly. Back up Kipper and she gives the string a chew before trying ro catch the ball more wholeheartedly. She fails, and leaves the cat tree)
One from the archives today. A very young Barnacle and Pirate in their first synchronised competition. And now, your weekly reminder of all the good things to see at the @melbcomedyfestival! Like @wardyaknow @brettyblake @lewgarnham @jbarr_666 @h_arbuthnott and @scoutboxall How many people read this far? Comment to receive an “Oooh lovely.” #MelbourneComedyFestival #Comedy #StandUp #PirateAndBarnacle #SingapuraCat #Funny (Video: a very young Barnacle and Pirate, they’re still teenage kittens at this point, sitting on an ironing board. They are looking off camera and their heads swing in unison at something unseen. Eventually they both get all weirdy and alert and leave the ironing board. Not pictured, the iron blowing up, like it did last week. Rust in peace, iron. Rust in peace)
Kipper and Pirate really going for it in this controversial Doubles routine. It will be interesting to see Barnacle’s response. #CatsOfInstagram #Catstagram #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper #PirateAndBarnacle #SingapuraCats #funny #comedy (Video: A cat tunnel with 3 seperate entrances. Kipper the tortoiseshell kitten rushes into one, then Pirate the Singapura cat rushes out of another. He collapses on one side, then hurtles back into the tunnel again. There is intense rustling, then Pirate pings out of the entrance Kipper went in. Her head emerges in the middle of the three tunnels, before subsiding, like an almost glimpsed Loch Ness Monster)
Had a ball at my @comedystoresyd show tonight – thank you to everyone who came! Also met one of my internet friends in real life. Turns out neither of us are bots, which is excellent news! Only 4 more Supposably shows left, and I’m saving those for you, Brisbane! (Image: two brightly, and busily, dressed women, Chrissy and Cal clasp hands in the middle of a bar. Their heads are thrown back extravagantly, and they are laughing. They look like they’re having a blast, and also like they could build up a fair bit of centrifugal force) #Repost @chaoticsocialite ・・・ @calbowilson: Wait, what are we doing? Me: Just go with it 🥰🥰🥰 Cal knows how to say yes, let’s. Met my internet friend Cal after her packed out @sydneycomedyfestival show tonight, she has the tightest set I’ve ever seen, totally stacked with sheer delight. We’re having a little labour exchange for funsies, I’m sewing Cal her custom childhood fantasy jumpsuit and she’s teaching a stand up crash course at @chaoticsocial. Further proof that the internet has endless capacity to build connection and community. Whatever this leaning thing is, inspired by Dr Brown, legendary clown 🤡
Could Cal Wilson play Sandra Bullock in a reboot of Speed? 🚌💨 Catch up on #WILTYau on 10 Play.
@calbowilson and I pointing at things from this hotel foyer that we would like at our house. We are in town for the @briscomedyfest gala, what a treat!
@calbowilson and I pointing at things from this hotel foyer that we would like at our house. We are in town for the @briscomedyfest gala, what a treat!
@calbowilson and I pointing at things from this hotel foyer that we would like at our house. We are in town for the @briscomedyfest gala, what a treat!
@calbowilson and I pointing at things from this hotel foyer that we would like at our house. We are in town for the @briscomedyfest gala, what a treat!
Kipper takes the lead in this stunning triples routine. It’s Easter Sunday! Treat yourself to a comedian you’ve never heard of before, @melbcomedyfestival #Cattesthenics #PirateAndBarnacle #PirateAndBarnacleAndKipper #CatsOfInstagram #FunnyCat #Funny #Comedy #MICF #MelbourneComedy #StandUp #StandUpComedy (Video: Barnacle the cat looks on as Kipper the kitten squeezes out from under the couch and rockets into a cat tunnel. She keeps disappearing and reappearing as Pirate looks on from an ottoman. She has inexhaustible energy. Even describing it makes me tired)
I’ve made this look like a poster for an inspiring film about a maths genius, but really I’m just telling Brisbane that you’ve got 24 hours to buy tickets to my show for $24! You can get $24 tickets for 18th and 21st May – but only for the next 24 hours! Link in bio! Go to my Brisbane dates and choose either 18th or 21st! Couldn’t be simpler. Well, it could be but I don’t know how to set up a linktree. Anyway, stop reading! You’ve only got the next 23 hours something to snaffle those tickets up! #BrisbaneComedyFestival #Brisbane #BrisbanePowerhouse (Image: Cal in her festival poster headshot, gazing in the the distance, but this time with badly written “24”s all over the place. It’s VERY CHARMING, OK?)
Don’t miss @calbowilson’s brand new hour Supposably at the @melbcomedyfestival. After Melbourne, Cal heads to @sydneycomedyfestival and @briscomedyfest. Book your tickets today! 🎟️ comedy.com.au/cal-wilson
Don’t miss @calbowilson’s brand new hour Supposably at the @melbcomedyfestival. After Melbourne, Cal heads to @sydneycomedyfestival and @briscomedyfest. Book your tickets today! 🎟️ comedy.com.au/cal-wilson
