‘Human sound-effects machine’ Michael Winslow will bring his amazing impersonations and ‘10,000 voices’ to Geelong next Thursday.
The former Police Academy star will be at the Gateway Hotel on 11 August as part of his Australian tour, the most extensive here to date according to promoters.
The master of voices was last in Australia for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2014, which saw him sell-out all nine Yarraville Club performances.
Winslow’s mastery of sounds first came to prominence on the stand-up circuit in the early ’80s.
The vocal gymnast did voiceovers for both Disney and Universal Studios for films like Back to the Future and Terminator.
His performance as Sgt Larvelle “Motor Mouth” Jones in the Police Academy movie series – a role created especially for his vocal talents – saw Winslow become a household name.
Notably, his is the only character to appear in all instalments of Police Academy including all seven movies, the cartoon and the television series.
He appeared in Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and Gremlins, amazing audiences with his ability to create the sounds of machine-gun fire, helicopters, a harmonica, and police sirens – with nothing more than his voice.
Recently, Winslow voiced himself in animated form on The Simpsons and Family Guy, and his talents have appeared on countless video games and apps.
A mix of impersonations, impressions, story-telling, music and sound effects, Winslow’s live show is not a traditional stand-up comedy routine.
Promoters described it as a sound-fuelled adventure that showcases his truly remarkable talent.
His renditions of rock gods like Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, as well as a re-enactment of a Star Wars battle scene, make Winslow’s show an ear-opening performance.
Tickets available from Moshtix.
