Danny McGinlay is known to many as the banner writer for the Western Bulldogs during the year they won the premiership, but this is just one of the many hats he wears. He is a passionate Dogs supporter, a warm…
Suren Jayemanne returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his new show, Surenity Now. This year his show is being held at the Mantra hotel, in their conference rooms where the walls are thin and the noise from other…
A night of rollicking laughs, good food, and a humorous trip down memory lane brings the 1970s comedy sensation set in a Torquay hotel back to life in a loving tribute show, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. You will see all…
Jimeoin has moved up-market this year to the salubrious Palms at Crown Casino, but he’s still not too classy to do his own introduction. Befitting the nightclub venue, with its ads for ancient upcoming acts such as the Bay City…
Quite literally, winter is coming to Melbourne, and the Gameshow of Thrones seems to be the perfect show for the season. Hosted by comedian and quizmaster Isabella Valetta, the Gameshow of Thrones aims to crown the ultimate house to rule on…
PO PO MO CO have had a tremendously successful run, season after season, entertaining audiences at festivals with stunningly visual and exceptionally creative sketches. This year, troupe have returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with the full tale of…
The title of Sam Simmons’ newest show, Radical Women of Latin American Art 1960-1985, is just as subversive as the comedian himself. Simmons does mention the art exhibition that he visited with his wife in Los Angeles, but it’s only a…
Sophie Joske and Anna Piper Scott have a mission, and a talent to carry it through. As well as addressing gender and sexuality in a variety of entertaining forms, ‘Almost Lesbians’ explores what is required to create the perfect example…
This year’s Comedy Festival brings us acts in yet more quirky little venues. The Pilgrim Bar, down by the Yarra, is such a place. It’s within a cozy, dark room in this bar that we discovered Annie Louey’s show, Butt…
It was too be no surprise to learn, once again, that Zoë Coombs Marr knows how to deliver a knock-out performance. After years of performing her award-winning, awkward, and misogynistic character ‘Dave’, ‘Bossy Bottom’ sheds the persona to reveal the…