For the girls, the gays and the theys, life would feel lighter with a hotline for every crisis. No baggage feels too outrageous for Bianka Ismailovski and her hotline thrives, loud, sharp and ready to take your call.
Returning with a brand-new show, Bianka sets the tone with empowerment as the Melbourne audience settles in. She opens the night by checking in with the room, “What’s a bad bitch?”, then quickly flips the question into a shared definition, shaped by the audience. From ‘confident’, ‘all of us’, and ‘role model’, the answers brought the room together, part confession, part comedy and part group therapy. Collectively, we can agree that the Oxford dictionary feels overdue for an update.
Bianka cleverly leans into confidence, self-ownership and the freedom to live unapologetically. Her message stays clear from start to finish. You define your terms, take up space and back yourself without hesitation. And most importantly, never shrink yourself for anyone who fails to meet the brief.
Never settle for a mid-man. Don’t settle for a “he looks better in person” or a “he doesn’t post much on Instagram”, you deserve better, and these selling points just don’t cut it. Bianka cuts through the polite lies and soft launches we tell ourselves and each other. She says what sits on the tip of everyone’s tongue when a friend shows off their partner and the only response left is strained kindness. If you’ve only got four pics to choose from years ago or need to screenshot the image to remove swipe scenarios, this hotline is for you.
Bianka Ismailovski steers the audience into her past careers with honesty and zero filter. Like anyone navigating job changes, she makes it known that it’s all the same. Different titles, same outcome. From her time as an escort, as an erotic masseuse and now stripper, cutting through the glam and stigma, Bianka makes one thing clear – If you’re not up to your eyeballs with semen at the end of the day, it’s honestly just a normal office job. Stripping away the context, you’re still dealing with clients, expectations and performance.
Bianka’s signature humour sits right on the edge, it’s cheeky but pointed which reframes these jobs through a lens of everyday work life, reducing what many would view as taboo into something almost mundane.
Chatter aside, it’s called Bad B*tch Hotline for a reason! On entry, Bianka invites the audience to submit their own questions, curiosities and grievances, turning the room into a live therapy group with no filter, kicking things off with rapid fire scenarios asking the audience what they would do. “A guy sends you an unsolicited dick pic?” Save it, pass it on or send one back. “You notice your ex has been watching your Instagram stories?” Send him a video of you sucking someone else’s dick! With answers petty and unhinged, this excellent show is supportive group therapy that every bad bitch needs.
A bad bitch does what makes her feel empowered. There’s no room for over thinking, no need to seek for approval and there’s no playing nice for the sake of appearances.
Bianka then opens her hotline to the audience, and the night can only get better, dependent on the evening’s crowd. From “Should I date a 31-year-old virgin with neck tattoos?” to “I haven’t had sex since I was in Italy, 2024.” Bianka dives straight in with unfiltered advice, fast and sharp. Each response lands somewhere between brutal honesty and crowd therapy, turning personal dilemmas into shared comedy. No two nights will ever land the same, and that deliciously raw and unscripted energy keeps the hotline alive.
Bad B*tch Hotline is bold, smart, brave, empowering and entertaining. Through quick wit and sharp delivery, Bianka turns everyday judgement, dating fatigue and social performance into comedy that hits close to home. It feels honest, a little ruthless and deeply familiar. It’s a hotline where every call feels seen. Take notes and memorise the ten commandants, as this is the one hotline you don’t want to sleep on.
Catch Bianka Ismailovski’s Bad B*tch Hotline at Storyville Melbourne as part of the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival before it disconnects on April 5th.
For more information and ticketing, visit:
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/bad-b-tch-hotline
https://www.instagram.com/biankaismailovski
https://www.youtube.com/@biankaismailovski
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