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Luke Heggie approaches social interaction as an endurance test where everyone else is failing. The centerpiece is the peculiar misery of being paired off with the husbands of his wife’s friends, stuck in forced-march small talk with amateur marathoners and spreadsheet enthusiasts. He stands motionless, rattling off grievances against people who chew passion fruit seeds or wear five-toed running shoes.

He finishes behind a mandolin, picking out single notes between deadpan punchlines and an unadorned Dolly Parton cover.

Heggie came to comedy in his mid-thirties after years working labor jobs, and that background anchors his distaste for corporate wellness retreats, school assembly pageantry, and amateur climbers talking up Everest base camp. Originally developed on the Australian festival circuit and broadcast on Network 10 before its wider digital release, the hour earned an ARIA Award nomination for Best Comedy Release.