Comedy Festival: Paul Foot
Paul Foot is his own league of comedy. I was unfamiliar with Foot’s comedy, but after years of seeing his name and face floating around with the best of the best, I decided to take my diehard fan friend and…
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Comedy Festival: Reuben Kaye – Plugged!
I first saw Reuben Kaye perform at Butterfly Club about three years ago when I relocated from London to Melbourne. It was a bittersweet time, I was homesick for London but happy to have found a home in the wonderful…
Comedy Festival: Kyle Kinane – Terrestrial Woes
The yellow shirted comedy festival crew ushered a huge crowd into one of the largest rooms at Roxanne on a chilly Tuesday night. The crowd shuffled in mirthlessly but eventually settled in for one of the top international billings of…
City Calm Down at the Corner Hotel
It has been about six months since I saw City Calm Down perform live at Howler in the People’s Republic of Brunswick. The band takes the stage and acknowledges how much they appreciate performing before their ‘home audience’ in Melbourne….
Comedy Festival: Zanzoop – Feeble Minds
Zanzoop is an explosion of sporadic charming nonsense and you must see it. ‘It’s Dr Phil on ketamine, it’s stupid but it will change everything’. This is the tagline of the show and it’s frankly completely accurate. The show is delivered from…
Comedy Festival: Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Have you ever been to a restaurant where the whole night went horribly wrong? That is the premise of the Faulty Towers Dining Experience, a Melbourne Comedy Festival show based on the British hit sitcom Fawlty Towers. There wasn’t any waldorf…
Comedy Festival: Magic Steven – I’m Proud of You
It was after a long day that we went to see Magic Steven‘s ‘I’m Proud of You’. The Lawler of Southbank Theatre was well attended, except the front row. My partner, not afraid of the front row, suggested we sit there. …
Comedy Festival: Diana Nguyen – Naked
Diana Nguyen’s ‘Naked‘ is a little gem of a show. Perfect for an after work pick-me-up, the 5.30pm start gives you just enough time to get out of work, get to The Butterfly Club, get your glass of SSB, and get…
The Appleton Trail with Appleton Estate rum
Bringing a touch of Jamaica to Melbourne, Appleton Estate’s Appleton Trail is popping up at three different bars in April. What’s on offer? Rum-based cocktails, Jamaican food, and Caribbean vibes. Melbourne loves nothing more than a pop-up, so the idea…
The Underachievers’ gig at Howler
Sometimes, I go out of my Fitzroy ghetto. Not very often, but it happens. So I packed a bag, checked my data for Google Maps emergency checks, kissed my wife and children goodbye, topped up my Myki card, and was…