Review – Jen Brister: Wishful Thinking
In Jen Brister’s words ‘this is an hour of the beige lesbian shouting at you.’ It’s an accurate summary, though perhaps a little too self-deprecating. The 39-year-old British stand up follows a very...
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Review – Pat Burtscher’s Overwhelmed
There’s a theme Pat Burtscher touches on during the latter part of his confused ‘show’ and that theme is professionalism. While the scatter-brained, tangential style of stand-up is common, and deftly performed by...
Review – Alex Williamson: Dumb Things I’ve Done
As I stood with the other patrons waiting for the audience of the previous show to vacate the theatre, I looked over an old cabinet containing the autumn work of Louie MacNeice and...
Review – Greg Fleet: The Games Master
Greg Fleet is a staple of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and for good reason. While commonly appearing in film and television, his live material takes on a different, more considered tone. He cuts...
Review – Jeff Green: All Guns Blazing
Last year, Jeff Green was in a regular sized venue that just kept selling out, so this year, they’ve moved him to the great Forum Theatre. Unfortunately on opening night only about a fifth...
Review – Andy Matthews: String Theory
Sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint what makes a comedy show work. Sure, Andy Matthews’ latest effort is low-fi, set in a small room on a small budget, but boy does it have some big...
Review – The Best of British
The website boasts that Best of British sold out 2007-2013, but tonight the upstairs bar is half full. To be fair, it’s a Thursday night and the comedians are competing with the football, something...
Review – The Tim Vine Chat Show
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Classic comedy. Classic comedy who? Tim Vine. While this joke is not inherently funny, it’s unconventional simplicity is a taste of what you will experience in the Tim Vine Chat Show....
Review – Wolf Creek the Musical
Murder, music, a man in a dress, and clams. ‘Wolf Creek the Musical’ is, rather unsurprisingly, a low-budget musical rendition of 2005’s Australian horror film ‘Wolf Creek’. Making the most...
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