Whether you have kids in your care or not, there’s a distinct chance you’ve heard the current Mad Max – aka the spunky Tom Hardy – reading sweet bedtime stories to little ones. It’s a phenomenon also adopted by the likes of Harry Styles and Matthew McConaghy. With everything going on right now, it’s as good a time as any to (re)acquaint yourself with this unusually soothing trend. Or you can opt for the local instead.
Max Price – one half of comedy show Kinne Tonight – has recorded his own spin, and it should help struggle town Sydneysiders get a good night’s kip right now. Laughscape is a mindful meditation app with a difference, tasking 50 of Australia’s fave funny folks with reading de-stressing bedtime stories. Price is joined by his buddy Troy Kinne, as well as the likes of Michelle Brasier, Lehmo, Lizzy Hoo, Dave Thornton, Natalie Tran, Brodi Snook and Ash Williams.
He and his partner Lia Jackson came up with the idea during Melbourne's rolling lockdowns, which shuttered the filming on a new series of Kinne Tonight. “The idea sparked one night when we joked about a comedy version of a sleep story, and from there it gained enough traction and before we knew it we were having zoom calls with Melbourne-based app developers Launchpad,” Price says.
Each story is about 20-30 minutes long, and calm but just funny enough to take your mind off the drudgery of your day. You can listen to Price for free, with new sessions added weekly. If you chuckle at what you’re hearing, you can continue to download good stuff for nothing, or take it to the next level with a monthly subscription for $6.99.