Best of August: What to see, eat, drink, and do
August is here! We can begin the countdown to spring. That does not mean you need to be any less busy though so we’ve pulled together our top picks for what you need to be doing this month. And let…
Category: queer
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017: Deanne Smith – Post-Joke Era
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…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017: Kirsty Webeck – Good One
Kirsty Webeck obviously likes to have a yarn, especially about herself and her family. Using self-deprecating humour, she meanders from the benefits of being mistaken for a growing boy to the hazards of being observed by pets during romantic encounters….
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017: Erin Hutchinson – Please Come Closer (Don’t Touch Me)
The only let down from Erin Hutchinson’s comedy festival show Please Come Closer (Don’t Touch Me) was that it was so brief. Well, 50 minutes is standard for a performance, so let me rephrase: I could listen to Erin tell,…