Melbourne is the home of amazing comedy (hello, MICF) and an oft-differing identity from the majority of Australia (read: Adam Bandt and Daniel Andrews kicking social/political butt). But that begs the question: As a nation, who are we? Just a…
My plus one and I headed down to Bird’s Basement on a Wednesday night to see comedian Jimeoin perform live. Bird’s Basement is a newcomer to the jazz bar scene that is premiering standup comedy to its list of entertainment offerings. Bird’s is…
There’s no generation quite like Gen Y for wallowing in nostalgia. So much so that there is now a show at Fringe dedicated exactly to our childhood whimsy and the love of our shared past, ‘Who We Were’. To really set the…
Whoever said three is a crowd might need to reconsider their words after seeing Gentlemen of Deceit: Three Times the Magic. Luke Hocking, Alex de la Rambelje and Vyom Sharma are the gentlemen in question who in a previous life…
The Punch Brothers are beautiful bluegrass gods who we are not worthy of, yet for some reason they came to our beautiful Melbourne last week and filled the lovely Melbourne Recital Centre (and our hearts) with their own special brand…
Have you ever been so keen for a show you’ve rocked up a whole week early? That’s how ready I was to see Simon Taylor Does A Whole Bunch of Cool Stuff (and even then, I still managed to arrive…
Gillian Cosgriff is hilarious. Her show ‘This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’ is Cosgriff’s exploration of her feelings and review of her decisions as she careens towards her 30s, or in her words, ‘adulthood’. We didn’t stop laughing the whole…
Here are words you might never have said on a Monday night: Erotic Fan Fiction. Yes, this is an actual event that happens in Melbourne, and on a blustery winter’s eve it was filled to capacity with Melburnians eager to hear sordid, tawdry…
Returning from a successful run at last year’s Fringe Festival and a highly acclaimed run at Perth Fringe World, ‘The Point of Light‘ is back at the Butterfly Club for a short, slick, and crowd-wowing run. It is a cheeky…
I am going to add a new affliction to the medical journals: ‘Face-ache – a condition caused when an individual laughs and smiles for such an extended period of time that their face aches.’ I got face-ache at Sunday night’s…