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The Impro Melbourne crew have been delighting audiences with their antics since 1996. For 2 decades they have performed and taught nationally and internationally, including in Asia, Europe, the Americas and South Africa. They now bring to Melbourne – for…
What’s the worst thing that any comedy-goer fears when seeing stand-up. Being late. Being late to a person who can take you apart for being late. Well we were late, only five mins and to my relief Arj Barker wasn’t…
What happens when an asteroid hits Earth and a new species arises? It is something that I have pondered from time to time but I don’t think I have given it as much thought as Kate. In her Melbourne Comedy Festival…
Near the beginning of Eli Matthewson’s ‘Faith’ we are informed of his concerns that people may get the wrong impression of his show through its poster. To those who make take the joke seriously, it is a show about losing…
I love Jurassic Park. I love Jurassic Park as much as a pack of velociraptors likes to take down a team of camouflaged mercenaries one by one in the jungle. Being the heavyweight fan that I am, I had high…
Sometimes as a reviewer to a show there is a slight burden. The nagging knowledge that you are not just here to enjoy the show, but also to compare it in some way to others of its kind, to analyse,…
Following up on the super successful ‘Chimp Cop’, the Melbourne-based comedy team Adam Knox, Ben Vernel, Rosie Vernel, and Timothy Clark are back on the beat and back on the stage with the wonderfully crazy ‘Chimp Cop Nights’. ‘Chimp Cop…
Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome James Rankin in Be a Man! Says James Rankin. Or something to that effect anyway. A funny way to introduce a great show about his reflections on his own life and journey into manhood. Though…
You’ve got to be really clear when requesting shows, or else you may end up, as a 22 year old, sitting in David O’Doherty’s children’s comedy show with a crowd full of the target audience aged 5-11. Don’t worry…