Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

Mel McGlensey is MOTORBOAT

Part woman. Part boat. Full clown.

Batten down the hatches and seal your porthole! It’s time for the silliest, most outrageous naughty and nautical show ever made. Come with Motorboat on a sea voyage of self-discovery and stupidity.

WINNER: Best Comedy Overall Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024
WINNER: Hollywood Fringe Tour Ready Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024
WINNER: Best Comedy Weekly Award Perth Fringe 2025
NOMINEE: Golden Gibbo Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024

Directed by Sharnema Nougar. Captain Daddy’d by David Tieck. Performed by Mel McGlensey, a Naarm/Melbourne-based comedian, writer and performer. Originally from the USA, she made Australia her home in 2016 and has never looked back. She attended the famous École Philippe Gaulier in France where she first conceived her multi-award-winning debut clown show MOTORBOAT.