If there’s one person that can leave you with something to think about later, it’s Alice Fraser. The award-winning writer, comedian, and performer is a natural communicator with the ability to tackle clever topics with humour and understanding. She presents her…
For some serious illegal business advice about how to score a free car and max out your credit card, Ash Williams has it all. In his Sydney Comedy Festival Show, Back to Business, the comedian, actor, and writer had some…
The Sydney Comedy Festival is back, and with it a whole shedload of new talent, old favourites, and emerging stars. After touring Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival, Daniel Muggleton returns with a brand-new show, Let’s Never Hang Out. Comedy festivals can…
There’s not much better than watching two masters of improvisational comedy performing live on stage. Fans of Sydney’s improv duo The Bear Pack obviously agree with me. The full-to-capacity audience gathered at Giant Dwarf to see Carlo Ritchie and Steen…
We shuffled in to the mini auditorium. Carlo Ritchie – the ‘second tallest member of The Bear Pack’ (improvisational comedy duo) stood comfortably on the small stage with a red velvet curtain backdrop. I’m a massive fan of The Bear…
Canadian Mae Martin’s new show Dope was born out of a recent realisation (prompted by her straight-talking mother’s genuinely insightful comments) that throughout her whole life she’s somehow managed to be addicted something or someone. This addictive personality has meant…
It’s April in Sydney and now that April Fool’s Day is over, it’s out with the prankings and straight into the rankings of who you simply have to see at the Sydney Comedy Festival (24 April–21 May 2017). Now in its…