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…
Now that Easter is over and we’ve all eaten our body weight in chocolate (thank you Jesus) it’s time to look forward to the next big event in any good Sydneysider’s calendar – Sydney Comedy Festival (23 April – 20…
2 Mar: Twilight Food Fair Enjoy the long summer evenings at the annual Twilight Food Fair. It’s a great way to end the week with delicious hot food and live entertainment! 3 Mar: Mardi Gras With 40 incredible years of…
Circus Oz doesn’t mess around. As soon as the performers stepped out, they launched into an introductory sequence combining tumbling, acrobatics, and an impressive range of characters and facial expressions. The music was tense, contrasting with the slapstick movements and…