Welcome to the Auslan jungle is a show about Auslan, the sort of sign language you use in the jungle of today’s Australia, proper Aussie (bogan) Auslan.

This show is half comedy and half learning sign language. If you've always been meaning to learn another language but never got around to it and thought maybe Auslan looks like a fun language to learn because of all of the hands and stuff, then this is the show for you. Most of the Auslan you will learn in this show will be swear words so you can show your boss what you learnt.

If you come to this show you will learn some Auslan, including Auslan swear words, the real ones, the ones Deaf people do with a smile on their face in front of hearing people who don’t know Auslan while they are calling it a beautiful language and promising to learn it one day.

This show teaches you to sign the proper Aussie (bogan) way and ends with everyone in the audience signing together in an Auslan Aussie (bogan) choir.  Your hands will sing with an Aussie twang.

Ben is an Auslan interpreter from Tasmania. Ben knows Auslan because he is a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult). Having a Deaf mum means Ben knows how embarrassing silences can be. He has been doing comedy for over 20 years after being a RAW Comedy National Finalist in 2002. Ben travelled all over Australia last year doing his show Deaf Bridges, including at the Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals. All of Ben's shows are Auslan interpreted as he presents the shows in English with some Auslan. The Auslan interpreter signs the rest. This show is accessible to both Deaf and non-Deaf alike.