Category: comedy

Comedy Festival: Alex Williamson – Open Up

My first impression when walking into the Athenaeum Theatre to see Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson was Jim Beam cans, raspberry Vodka Cruisers and a pungent mix of ‘Joop!’ and Britney Spears’ ‘Fantasy’. Even my boyfriend could pick the smell of ‘Fantasy’ in…

Comedy Festival: Simon Taylor – Human

Any person who has crossed my path lately has definitely had me shout in their face about how much I love the MICF. If they’re rookie enough to ask what I’ve seen, I’ve then ranted on about the wonderful Simon…

Comedy Festival: The Mighty Little Puppet Show

There is a highly creative improvised show that is creating quite a buzz during the first half of this festival. ‘The Mighty Little Puppet Show’ seamlessly brings together both of worlds of professional improvisation and puppetry to create a talented…

Comedy Festival: Best of British

‘Best of British‘ is a rollicking, bollocking laugh of the truly British kind. Full of jokes, stories and sledgehammer wit, the show moves along at a great pace as it showcases four British comedians in one hour. I got along to the upstairs…

Comedy Festival: Laura Dunemann – It’s Time For Death

Laura Dunemann has an astonishingly prevalent fear of death, and a show to be proud of as its consequence. ‘It’s Time For Death’ is her debut solo show, dealing with the inevitability of dying, both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes towards…

Comedy Festival: 3 Little Gigs

Looking for a multi-billed show to get a taste of talent coming up in the comedy world? Multi-bill shows are a great way to experience a mixture of styles and approaches to comedy, and there are plenty going around in…

Comedy Festival: CJ Delling – Funny Bits

In the bowels of the Bull & Bear Tavern lay a stage and a comedy audience ready to laugh, as well as a kitchen staff that got to chortle along to every joke too. I love mistranslation stories. Love them….

Comedy Festival: Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade would easily make it into my ‘top 3 people to invite to a dinner party’ list, my first remark to my plus one after spending an hour getting to know her at the Spiegeltent this Comedy Festival. This…

Comedy Festival: Impromptunes

Impromptunes is 60 minutes of ad-hoc creativity, wild storylines, and musical mayhem. The cast, a six-person troupe of talented performers, has been delivering this unique show with huge success since their debut at the 2013 Melbourne Fringe Festival. If you appreciate leaving a…