The 25th Annual Giant Dwarf Spelling Bee

Overview

Apparently public speaking is everyone's greatest fear. But what about being forced to spell out words like 'antediluvian' and 'xanthosis' in front of a public who's come along to laugh at you? Okay, err, wow.

The team behind The Chaser recently opened Cleveland Street venue Giant Dwarf, because — in their own words — they decided they "want to fail in yet another artistic venture they know nothing about". Another art they're set to fail in is spelling, as the 25th Annual Giant Dwarf Spelling Bee will be anything but serious. Put on by Sydney Uni's home of comedy, Project 52, this particular bee will be something of a warm-up to the main event, on at the Sydney Comedy Festival.

Michael Hing will host while comedians Alex Lee and Pat Byrnes judge the evening. Aaron Cheng, Patrick Magee, Susie Youssef, Mark Sutton, Jennifer Wong and Sam Campbell will be the ones forced to spell out big words you can't define, fathom or possibly even recall hearing in your life before. And if you remember frantically memorising how to spell words like 'antidisestablishmentarianism', 'onomatopoeia' or even 'isosceles' throughout your school careers, you'll know how nail-bitingly competitive the spelling world can get. I once put an 'e' on the end of 'mosquito' in year five; I've never lived it down.

Head to Giant Dwarf on Tuesday, April 22, at 8pm for the chance to laugh at someone else for the same mistakes. Sounds like fun.