Jude Perl is a new breed of triple-threat: comedian, singer/songwriter, and a 35-year-old living in a share house. She draws on political commentary, catchy tunes, and a fear of growing up to construct an hour of music and comedy that…
The curtains opened to the magic and comedy duo of Dom and Dumber with their new show called Gone Girl at Melbourne Magic Festival. Gone Girl, was not just a spectacle of magic, but a tale (or tail if you prefer)…
Do you consider yourself a Moulder or a Scully? Do you want to believe or are you a stone cold skeptic? Lawrence Leung’s Very Strange Things is a hilarious combination of both wonder and logic, and it’s showing between 11-15…
Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth, Envy and Wrath…We’ve all at one point or another been confronted with these temptations, and who better to take on the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins than the marvellous and quick-witted improv collective, The…
Vir Das is India’s highest-selling English speaking standup comedian, selling out shows in India, the U.S., and the U.K. He recently made his way to Australia for a series of shows in Sydney and Melbourne, where he performed to full…
Matt Harvey is a stand-up comedian. He also has a retail job that also involves fending-off children (he conspicuously evaded attempts to clarify exactly how he makes a living). Above all, he is white. Just look at his name –…
I left the best ’til last. As my final show of Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I saw Canadian ‘gentleman elf’ Deanne Smith (good friend of 2017 Barry winner Hannah Gadsby) in her latest show, Post-Joke Era. Openly lesbian, Deanne’s onto all…
Phill Jupitus has finally got himself back to Australia, after a 30 year absence. I missed seeing him last time, as I had not yet been born, but I’m mighty glad I got to see him in his new show…
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Cooking For No One showcases Carlo Ritchie’s lovelorn laments. The man is confident, competent, and his stories of failed romance very funny. Ritchie is suave, urbane and coolly mesmerising. His delivery is calm and measured, and he…
Jennifer Wong kookily stands before us with her cardboard box ‘cassette player’ beside her, in her one-woman standup show How To English Harder. Her quirky little Melbourne International Comedy Festival show pokes fun at the lucrative field of foreigners learning…