Review – Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
The show is certainly not for people who don’t enjoy being berated or having their personal space invaded. Basil insults everyone personally, and Manuel force-fed my date a spoonful of spring onions.
Category: Comedy
Review – Arj Barker: Go Time
Fans of Arj Barker (and there are a few of them) should not miss this show. His self-centred stoner style of writing and delivery has lost none of it’s charm as it has matured.
Review – Apartmentocalypse!
What would happen if Lano and Woodley moved into a share house with the Young Ones, and then the world ended? Apartmentocalypse! is what would happen.
Review – Kitty Flanagan: Hello Kitty Flanagan
Half of me wanted her to be my best friend and the other half was slightly unnerved by the lists and rules she used to manoeuvre through life.
Review – Pajama Men: Just The Two of Each of Us (USA)
Our Pajama clad men haven’t mixed up the formula too much, but if you are on to a Barry-Award winning formula, surely you don’t cast it aside like a bottle of differently-labelled soda? No, you keep improving on it!
Review – 2 Ukuleles And A Cello
There were possibly one too many ukuleles in this show or perhaps too few cellos but somehow this was not the performance it had the potential to be.
Review – Bob Franklin, Stephen Curry & Steven Stagg: The Writers
So if you are looking for some classic comedy that will have you comfortably satisfied with the right amount of anticipation and friendliness, I recommend seeing these three men attempt to write a TV show in the theatre.
Review – Ged & Jamie: This is History Melbourne: A Walking Tour…
I’ll leave it to your imagination how John Batman may feature in this reimagining. This is history as you’ve never read it.
Review – Charles Barrington: One Character or Less
Charles Barrington, actor, theatre rouseabout, connoisseur of conserves, and playmate of the rich and famous, takes an hour of his precious time to bestow some insights into this life less ordinary.
Review – Rob Hunter: Late O’clock with Rob Hunter
The funniest thing for me about Hunter’s comedy is the representation of the jaded short man. He invites very successful comedians, the night I saw featured Claire Hooper and Dave O’Neil, and does everything he can to cut them down.
Review – Greg Fleet: The Boy That Cried Sober
In his latest show The Boy Who Cried Sober, Greg Fleet talks about trying to get on top of his heroin addiction through years of touring, acting and breakfast radio.
Review – Spiderlash: Vampire Vaudeville
Even if you’re not a tourist, seeing a Dracula’s show is a right of passage for anyone with an interest in the obscure, grotesque, gastronomic and/or undead pleasures of the world.
Review – Adam Rozenbarchs: Eurodad
Adam played one of the smaller rooms in the Town Hall, what is usually referred to as an intimate setting, and the room was packed. It was clear from the constant laughter that everyone really enjoyed the show.
Review – Dave Callan: Psychology of Laughter
Dave the hairy, irish, dancing, 6 and a half foot Viking is a favourite of the festival and has been for 20 odd years. Is it because he’s funny to look at? Partly, but he also says some funny things… and dances, did I mention he dances?
Review – Michael Hing: Occupy White People
As a comedian Michael Hing will learn, with time and experience, not to apologise. For himself… for his comedy… eventually even for being late probably, it’s all part of the job.
