The Hanky Code

From the 1970's, gay men would use different coloured hankies to indicate to each other what they were into sexually. What started off as about 10 colours, shifted into 60+, depending on who you ask.

Placing a hanky in the left pocket indicates the wearer’s alignment with a top/dominant role, while a hanky in the right pocket indicates the wearer’s alignment with a bottom/submissive role.

In this show, Jarryd Prain (Raw Comedy National Finalist 2023) will take an elbow-deep look into the different colours and what they represent, how has this code evolved 50 years later, and most importantly, how can Jarryd directly relate all of these things to his own life and his own sexual journey?

50 minutes

Coarse Language: Frequent

Other Warnings: Sexual References, Sexual Assault

Jarryd Prain

Jarryd Prain is a standup comedian from Sydney, Australia. After studying at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, he moved back to Sydney and delved right into standup. After becoming a finalist at Melbourne International Comedy Festivals's Raw Comedy competition, he started gigging all over Sydney. He has performed at the Comedy Store in Sydney and Comedy Republic in Melbourne and has directed shows in Sydney including Australia's First Attractive Comedian (Elouise Eftos), The Audition Room (Elouise Eftos & Harry Morrissey), and Sunday Service (Edan McGovern & Freya Morton)