w arts ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁festival , ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁International ▁Com edy ▁Festival , ▁where ▁they ▁often ▁performed ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁took ▁their ▁pub ▁act ▁and ▁jam med ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁one - hour ▁festival ▁format ▁at ▁St ▁Mart ins ▁Youth ▁Arts ▁Centre , ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁entitled ▁Welcome ▁to ▁My ▁Wonder wall . ▁They ▁have ▁appeared ▁on ▁music ▁festival ▁stages ▁including ▁the ▁F alls ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Port ▁Fair y ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Queens cl iff ▁Music ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁Wood ford ▁Fol k ▁Festival . ▁ ▁T rip od ▁have ▁appeared ▁intern ation ally , ▁including ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Just ▁For ▁L augh s ▁festival ▁and ▁the ▁U pr ight ▁Cit iz ens ▁Brigade ▁theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁They ▁have ▁played ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fr inge ▁numerous ▁times . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁tou red ▁the ▁Australian ▁rural ▁coun tr ys ide ▁including ▁long ▁st ints ▁with ▁the ▁M IC F ▁Road show . ▁ ▁T rip od ▁alternate ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁their ▁shows ▁between ▁the ▁song - and - sk etch ▁cab aret ▁gig ▁format ▁( such ▁as ▁Self ▁Sau cing ▁and ▁Men ▁of ▁Sub st ance ) ▁and ▁narr ative ▁musical s . ▁Their ▁first ▁" story " ▁show ▁was ▁T rip od ▁T ells ▁the ▁T ale ▁of ▁the ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁T oss w ink le ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁( not ▁very ▁well ), ▁which ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁M IC F ▁before ▁tour ing ▁nation ally