Reviewed by: The Adelaide Hipster
Review by Gabby Shailer | 20 March 2025

Sammy J - The Kangaroo Effect ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Can a person just wear a kangaroo onesie ? 

In his very funny show The Kangaroo Effect , @sammyjcomedian considers the many facets of the @kangaroo onesie wearing proposition including
- factors that may precipitate it; 
- morale responsibility for completing the act;  and 
- any areas where there may be video evidence of any of the above that may haunt our hero in the future. 

The Kangaroo Effect is a very big deal for Adelaide! Sammy J hasn’t been at @adlfringe since we were all joking about how funny it would be if the festival got shut down because of Covid ( filing that under jokes that aged badly) and we missed him!!! 

Shows like The Kangaroo Effect are exactly why we missed him! Take a completely ridiculous proposition… tick and then build a 60 min show that is kinda of a memoir, kind of stand up, kind of a concert … and chuck in some original, clever music and lyrics…. sure cool I’ll get right on that!!! Said no one… ever…

But @sammyjcomedian makes it look effortless. Everything flows, everything is funny, the tempo is perfect, even though everything is strange it all makes sense and there is so much charisma dripping from the stage you get caught up in the show without even trying. 

Which is exactly what happened tonight at The Kangaroo Effect. The audience was treated to a polished performance from a much loved Australian comedian with a unique voice, so much talent and an amazing ability to spark joy and laughter in the people he meets/performs to.

I absolutely loved the show! Would see it again in a heartbeat beat! 

@sammyjcomedian please don’t make it 5 years between visits again! 

@sammyjcomedian is on until the 23rd at @thegardenofud . Definitely worth a look!!! Get your tickets through Adelaide Fringe Website.