When the name of the troupe is Dr Duck and the show is General Quacktitioner, fun is sure to follow. Even the name of the venue is fun, The Tickle Pit. What a name! And what a great little local…
Can a small man of Indian heritage win over an audience at a comedy show? The answer is yes, as proven by Neel Kolhatkar in his 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show #ObjectifyNeel. Peppered with jokes about size, colour, and ethnicity,…
Wil Anderson has been on stage at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival almost as long as I have been alive. Wil’s 22nd show, Critically Wil, kicked off at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre, beginning with a recorded acknowledgement of the stolen…
Fans of all things Fawlty, rejoice! You have a Melbourne International Comedy Festival performance to sate your every desire, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. It’s a Faulty nerd’s best friend and one of the best possible gifts a person can give. Held…
Sex Nation is a collaborative production by Brisbane comedy troupes The Sexy Detectives and BangNation for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The show is on at Korova Milk Bar (also referred to as Number 12 La Barre Electronique on…
When you are born to Indian parents, and choose to not pursue a career as a doctor and instead become a standup comedian, you are guaranteed to have a plethora of stories about your family and their reactions. It is…
Cam Knight definitely knows how to make the audience feel awkward and he does it right from the get go in Momentus. Walking into the performance space to take their seats the crowd sees Cam awkwardly sitting side stage strumming his…
As a kidlet, I used to marvel at the exterior of Dracula’s each time we drove past it on a trip to The City. On Thursday, I finally got to walk through the doors for the beginning of their Resurrection…
Ruby Wax returned with a short, yet glorious run this year with another one-woman show full of quips, insights, and engaging information. Based on her similarly entitled book, A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, this version of Frazzled engages the…
Gillian Cosgriff has a very uncanny ability to consistently deliver a solo show of extremely high calibre. It should not be too long before her reputation as a phenomenal cabaret writer and performer gets the wider circle of knowledge it absolutely deserves….