Fact: Drinking rum on a school night makes you a pirate, not an alcoholic. Particularly when it’s a spiced rum masterclass at The Rum Diary Bar for Melbourne’s World Class Cocktail Week. We recently covered another World Class Cocktail Week…
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…
Ben Russell and Xavier Michelides are two very proficient performers and comedians whose character work has earned them significant reputations. ‘Nö Shöw’ at this year’s Comedy Festival immediately became a top suggestion, with the premise of these two comics collaborating…
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,…
Anne Edmonds has been getting a lot of accolades in recent years, and a show like ‘That’s Eddotainment’ gives a good indication as to why. ‘That’s Eddotainment’ is very well-crafted and performed by a comedian who is proving, through a naturally…
Somewhere in my mother’s shed is a notebook from my teenage self that has ‘Danny Bhoy’ surrounded by love hearts. Yep. And I knew his DVDs line for line. If you know me in real life I’ve almost definitely quoted…
Sammy J and Randy are off on a new adventure. It’s a land of fun, excitement, and total decapitation – is that not everything you have wanted from a night out? Sitting in the beautiful Athenaeum Theatre, watching a cardboard cutout…
Akmal has been a regular at the Comedy Festival for many years. This year he’s back with a show simply called ‘Akmal’. Luckily, way more creativity goes into his performance than naming the show. Akmal is one of those comedians whose narrative seems…
Even the biggest fan of Melbourne (that would be me) has to admit that planning outdoor concerts in April takes a lot of faith in the gods of music. Thankfully, the musical gods rocked a lovely chilled night at the…
In the Lonely Comedians’ Blind Dating Show Spectacular, Dave Warneke makes for a great host as he, assisted by the Dr. Professor of love Neal Portenza, asks lots of silly questions of guest comedians from the festival. There were two rounds,…