Celia Pacquola’s anxiety about the future just makes you want to give her a hug. The 31 year old could certainly use the reassurance, despite being a successful stand up, television personality and comedic...
I’m not sure what I expected from a show put on by a bunch of lawyers and legal professionals, especially a crew that’s named after a textbook torts case. Perhaps I expected something really...
The bloke sitting next to me gave it two thumbs up, he was a real first time comedy type guy, seemed to think it was a pantomime yelling out questions and responses, but they...
As a general rule, I like to start the Comedy Festival with an ok show – not bad, but not so good that I might not see anything better for the rest of the...
Victoria Healy has been doing shows around Australia for five years, as well as a few trips to the UK and Canada. Most of her gigs have been as part of sketch and improve...
I’ve been a fan of Tripod for quite some time, but have never seemed to be able to make it to a show of theirs. A friend of mine in high school had a...
My partner hates cabaret and refused to see this show with me, which is a pity, because if there is one cabaret show that could turn someone – Eastend Cabaret’s Dirty Talk would be...
The RMIT Capitol Theatre is a grandiose receptacle for a comedic spectacle. Well it is, at least compared to the broom closet feel that most comedy gets performed in, during the Melbourne International...
Backwards Anorak is Karona… but are they referring to beer? Surely that would then be ‘Backwards Anoroc’ which is just confusing… Maybe it’s just a name… although surely it means something? Then again, maybe...
Lawrence Mooney is a quintessential Australian stand up. Dark, self-deprecating and the host of his own ABC2 show, Mooney has been on the circuit for a long stretch. It’s no surprise that he’s comfortable...
Chicago style improvisation is the ruling format of improvised comedy, and for good reason. Eight members of the Improv Conspiracy (a fifty strong company) perform using two of the main formats of long form...
Do not be intimidated by the bunker-like venue or the crowd of merchandise-sporting fans. There’s a reason this podcast has a large following. Presented by Steele Saunders, three comedians take to the microphones to...
Lana Schwarcz is a quirky awkward redhead with relationship issues. Namely, she isn’t in one. It’s a standard piece for comics, their inability to find and hold down love. Schwarcz’s show is yet another...
Ben McKenzie has been part of the Australian comedy scene for a decade, yet Ben McKenzie is Uncool is his first solo show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in several years. After being...
The Melbourne Comedy Festival is upon us and every venue with a broom closet has suddenly become an established live entertainment venue. Comedy acts both big and small are suddenly in hot demand, commanding...
