The headline kind of says it all! Simpsons lovers across Melbourne rejoiced at the chance to experience Yianni Agisilaou’s ode to one of the greatest TV series of all time, ‘The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know’. A series that,…
I spent a little of Saturday evening seeing an import, Jimmy McGhie, my first non-Aussie performer for this Comedy Festival. The title of the show, ‘Winged Goddess of Victory’ refers to his proclivity for purchasing expensive sportswear, but this makes…
Stephen Amos is a Melbourne Comedy Festival pro. He has been attending the festival and entertaining Melburnians for over a decades, and this year he has two performances! An intimate talk show and the larger ‘The Laughter Master’. I was lucky…
The tension was palpable and the crowd was pumped. Who would be crowned the RAW Comedy National Grand Final 2016 champion? My +1 and I took our seats in the balcony of the almost sold out Melbourne Town Hall. Everyone…
Many nurses have stories which could keep us both amused and horrified for ages. Most just tell those stories to their friends. Cath Styles tells all of us about her ‘steady relationship with nursing’ and her ‘hot fling with comedy’. Cath’s…
We’re in the midst of Melbourne International Comedy Festival and there’s peels of laugher flying around the city… along with awkward silences and those sad moments where you are laughing at – not with – the performer. There’s a plethora…
Something has changed with The Axis Of Awesome. Yep, you guessed it, Lee’s follicles have evacuated and he’s now decisively bald. The AOA are music comedy deities – you’ve almost definitely heard their ‘4 Chords’ song on YouTube before, a…
Becky Lucas is undoubtedly a quirky, savvy, and grounded comedian whose name is becoming very prevalent in the comedy world. Her second solo show ‘Baby’ is currently generating a fair buzz at this year’s comedy festival, and is a fantastic…
The premise for Dan Pavatich’s new sketch show ‘#1 Ninja’ appeared quite straightforward: An engaging seminar intercut with sketches outlining how to apply aspects of his experience and success as a ninja to our everyday world. Of course, knowing the…
Celia Pacquola made me love her as soon as she uttered her first words on the stage at the beautiful Comedy Theatre: ‘Well this is a bit f*ckin fancy!’. The love only grew from there. Well into her 33rd year,…