Matt Okine – The Hat Game at 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival has been hugely anticipated. And how could it not be? The former Triple J presenter’s name is synonymous with entertainment and a great sense of humour. Anything he puts…
It was the catchy and potentially Harry Potter related name of Craig Quartermaine’s show the The Quarterblood Prince which stood out at me at first. Reading up a bit more on the show, I realised that it had nothing to…
Have you met any terrible encounters with celebrities in your life? Craig Low asked the crowd at the door Enmore Theatre before his “Name Dropping With Lowie” comedy show at the 18th Sydney Comedy Festival. Craig, an Aussie boy, lives…
When I heard that Alice Fraser was coming to The Sydney Comedy Festival with her new stand-up comedy Ethos, I was excited. Aside from Fraser’s impressive bio (numerous stand-up shows, podcasts and comedic writings on SBS, as well as fabulous…
Love + Cordial is Marcel Blanch-de Wilt’s show at this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival. Ostensibly about break up and cordial related puns and jingles, the show sounded good. A little research into Marcel’s performance background showed that he had already…
Jeeves Verma is back again for his fourth appearance at the Sydney Comedy Festival. This time with his new show Get Rickshaw Die Trying. Of course, the anticipation has been mounting. With several years of Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festival…
Seeing emerging comedians can always go one of a few ways and right before going to see Shubha – Hive Mind I had a typical Sydney bout of FOMO, suddenly convinced I should have chosen to see another, more well-known…
Enmore Theatre played host to the iconic Irish comedian and festival fan-favourite Jason Byrne, with his new show The Man with Three Brains as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival. Byrne’s natural quick wit and improv skills were immediately put…
The Sydney Comedy Festival turns 18 this year and is officially an “adult” in comedy terms, according to one Jerry Seinfeld. So no surprises that the Enmore Theatre’s all-star gala included lots of grownup themes and occasional coarse language. MC…
David O’Doherty returns to Sydney and the Sydney Comedy Festival with his latest show: You Have to Laugh. It is the soothing balm that we all need to get through the craziness of modern day life. From insane politics, feelings…