Comedy Review
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Review: Hannah Gadsby @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival @ Arts Centre Melbourne
One of the big drawcards of this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival is a homegrown talent, but it's easy to forget Hannah Gadsby calls regional Victoria home,
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The Dollop @ Brisbane Powerhouse Review
The popular comedy/ history podcast, The Dollop, was in Brisbane recording two live shows at a sold-out Brisbane Powerhouse (7 September).
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Doug Anthony All Stars @ Brisbane Powerhouse Review
There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we realise our heroes are mortal.
No matter how funny someone is, or how beautifully they write or sing, talent isn’t... -
Tommy Tiernan @ QPAC Review
Well known Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan brought his unique brand of mayhem to Brisbane at the weekend, delighting a massive QPAC crowd with his inimitable storytelling on
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True Australian Patriots @ Brisbane Comedy Festival Review
Whether it’s turning away boats of migrants or continued reports of Nauru refugees being brutalised, Australia’s humanitarian reputation is more than slightly tainted on the
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David O'Doherty @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
“I'm slightly out of my element here. I've never performed on top of grass before,” quips David O'Doherty at the start of his show (18 March).
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Steve Hughes @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
There’s a truth behind every joke; a saying that haunts most comedians. But not Steve Hughes. He’ll just give you the truth and you’ll be left hoping it was a joke.
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Cam Knight @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
From the moment Cam Knight bounded on to the stage at the Brisbane Powerhouse (2 March), he exuded the energy of a man riddled with narcotics, and as his stories unfolded you
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Dylan Moran: Off The Hook @ QPAC Review
It’s becoming more and more difficult to continue describing certain pieces of entertainment as having a cult-audience.
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Matt Okine @ Brisbane Comedy Festival Review 2015
Matt Okine – perhaps unfairly best-known of late for vacuum-cleaner humour and slight hubris while interviewing certain comedy superstars – had an attentive Brisbane Comedy
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Em Rusciano @ Brisbane Comedy Festival Review
‘Frozen’. Farnham. Feltching.
All these big topics and more were addressed by Em Rusciano during her Wednesday night performance (11 March) of ‘The Motherload’ at...