Welcome To The Freakshow With SAMORA SQUID

Welcome To The Freakshow With SAMORA SQUID

Author: HEAVY Magazine March 12, 2026 Duration: 21:07
Photo by Matthew Hedges
Internationally renowned Lutruwita/Tasmanian genuine sideshow freak Samora Squid will be doing an hour of their most full-on material for SQUID’S SUNDAY SIDESHOW, a DIY punk residency at famed Naarm/Melbourne venue The Tote, and don’t say you weren’t warned.
Sword swallowing. Live piercing. Extreme contortion. A Samora Squid show is shocking, confronting, hilarious and not for the faint of heart. “What I do, it’s not stand up, though I’m sure I’ll say some dumb shit that people will laugh at. There’ll be a lot of non-verbal storytelling, involving sharp pointy things and burny things. When I registered the show, I ticked all the trigger warnings. [Laughs] Not all of them were in the show yet, but I wanted to cover my bases.”
Having spent years performing everywhere from Europe to Dubai, SQUID’S SUNDAY SIDESHOW was born when the Melbourne Comedy Festival put out applications. “I thought, “It’s been a while since I’ve staged something I’ve made … This is a good chance for me to make a new show, to revitalise old stuff, to try new stuff out, and do something that encompasses the range of skills that I’ve acquired over the last thirty years. This show’s got my original music in it, as abrasive, industrial and dystopian as it is. I’ll be using all my physical theatre training, and all of my knowledge of theatre to turn a dive bar into a unique experience. The Tote is one of my favourite places for live music.”
HEAVY caught up with the man himself to peek behind the curtain some more...


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