Drag king claims the biggest in Adelaide...

Everyone has to have an angle… and drag king  Milo Standards claims to have the biggest penis at the Adelaide Fringe, at more than a meter long.

The boast is based on the size of the font on the poster advertising his show ‘Penis De Milan’ on the Fool’s Paradise venue in Victoria Square

The toxic character is the creation of British feminist comedian Kate Smurthwaite, who made an offer to anyone who wants to challenge the claim, saying: ‘If yours is bigger, I’ll give you a free companion seat when you come to the show…you’ll need it!’ 

Satirising the TikTok generation of ‘men's activists, Smurthwaite said: ‘Milo was so fun to write and is always so fun, if exhausting, to perform. He says everything I would never dream of saying in my own stand-up. A simple idea to send up the patriarchy from the inside rather has created a character that audiences love and love to hate.

‘I had no idea if Milo would work or if I could really step into the art of drag which I’ve been a fan of for so many years. But the reaction in Edinburgh and on tour around the UK has been huge. I’m so excited to bring this handsome bastard to the gorgeous Fool’s Paradise venue in Adelaide.’

Published: 4 Mar 2025