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The Studio at Sydney Opera House presents The Wett
Written by Sam Balzac
The Wet Spots (Cass King and John Woods) sing smart, funny and deliciously naughty tunes about sex.
The Studio at Sydney Opera House presents
The Wettest of the Wet Spots
27 – 29 February
The Studio
A New Mardi Gras Festival event
From guest spots in seedy Canadian cabarets to headlining at seedy comedy clubs, these cult carnal crooners unexpectedly became an overnight YouTube phenomenon, launching them onto the world stage.
Inspired by Cole Porter, Monty Python and Tenacious D, they’ve won serious notoriety for their live shows, which feature spankings, singalongs, and bawdy sex-ed.
Few are indifferent when it comes to their genre-busting humour. A unique blend of stand-up, song and sex advocacy, they have won critical acclaim for their "outrageously clever lyrics" (Georgia Straight) and "sophisticated showmanship" (Vancouver Sun).
They have also been called "utterly without substance" and accused of "lowering the tone of the evening" (Cape Town Times). Confirming both opinions, their album Hello Kinky (2006) became a favourite on queer radio AND the Howard Stern network.
After hearing The Wet Spots on TV shows like The L Word, Australian audiences can now experience them live for the first time, with a best-of sampler packed with salacious delights.
Their live credits include smash appearances at The Vancouver International (Canwest) Comedy Fest, the We're Funny That Way Queer Comedy Fest (Toronto), and the Cape Town Comedy Fest (South Africa), as well as many non-traditional venues, including The Centre for Sex and Culture (San Francisco), The Museum of Sex (NYC), and the Skin Two Rubber Ball (UK).
King and Woods met in Vancouver and married in 2003.
Before becoming a Wet Spot, John was a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg who performed with pop and punk bands across Canada and England.Cass was a spoken word artist and sex columnist from Ontario who managed a pioneering Vancouver sexuality store. They currently live in Toronto.
