The Butterfly Club hosts some of the best acts dancing the line between comedy and cabaret, and this MICF, Alice Tovey’s Mansplaining is one of the jewels in the festival’s belt. Accompanied by Ned Dixon on piano, Alice begins the show…
Dara O’Briain has stepped onto Australian shores for the first time in 16 years, and Australia is all the better for his being here. The audience at Hamer Hall very quickly learned that you need a minimum of two espressos to keep up with Dara’s fast-paced comedy (‘I’m…
Sam Simmons has his own brand of comedy. On the night I attended his show A-K, Simmons was very impressed that it was his first night with no walkouts — which may give an idea of the branding. A-K is Sam’s…
Aunty Donna have become Melbourne legends, gaining themselves a cult following and many TV appearances with their random-esque skits and live shows. Aunty Donna are somehow a mix between The Mighty Boosh and the Backstreet Boys, choreographed moves entwined with…
Rose Matafeo is a legend of the New Zealand screen, her TV show Funny Girls one of the best skit shows around. Turns out, she’s equally as funny doing standup in 3D in front of you. Rose’s show ‘Sassy Best Friend’…
Cal Wilson is ready to spill her guts on stage for a paying audience — a wonderful premise. Cal was very excited at the lack of children in the front row, which provided the audience with just what tone to…
These are a few of my favourite things: glitter, sequins, musicals, and comprehensive sex education and knowledge of human anatomy. Glittery Clittery is a sparkly clever extravaganza, winding all of these into one late-night party/comedy show. The Fringe Wives Club,…
It’s a special kind of comedy show that leaves you laughing and also slightly fearing for your safety after you leave. David O’Doherty’s new show Big Time brings just that, also demonstrating that being recognised in the street is only a…
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…
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…