Comedy Bites Dog Comes To The Comics Lounge

After smashing it at the MICF some of Australia's funniest comedians are collaborating for Comedy Bites Dog, hosted at The Comics Lounge this month. Highlights on this year's bill include Bev...
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Revolt Artspace Host LearnToLive Benefit Show Posted 6 May 2013 @ 3:29pm 161 views 0 comments LearnToLive, a humanitarian organisation focused on healthcare and education, have collaborate with comedians and Revolt Artspace to present LearnToLive Australia. Hosted by Sammy J & Randy, LearnToLive will feature the witticisms of Frank Woodley, Paul McDermott & Gatesy, Denise Scott, Tina Del Twist and Chewbacca lookalike Dave Callan. Joining the comedians on stage will be deep funk/...
Jason Alexander 2013 Melbourne Shows Posted 19 Apr 2013 @ 4:47pm 1 view 0 comments Famed for his appearances in Shallow Hal and Pretty Woman (lol), legendary actor/comedian Jason Alexander has announced his fourth tour of Australia. For real, Jason Alexander – better known as probably the best character in the history of television, George Costanza – will star in An Evening with Jason Alexander & His Hair, a comedy variety show that features stand-up...
The Return Of Shane Warne The Musical Posted 11 Apr 2013 @ 9:56am 382 views 0 comments Comedian Eddie Perfect is bringing back his creation Shane Warne The Musical for a 2013 season.   Reworked into a new concert style presentation, Eddie Perfect heads up an exceptional cast. including Lisa McCune as Simone Warne and Shane Jacobson as Terry Jenner. to re-imagine Shane Warne The Musical as the epic, hero-worshiping, PR spinning, celebrity-slaying, satirical homage he has...
The Funny Tonne : Some Shitty Thoughts After Seeing 76 Shows So Far Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 1:09pm 749 views 1 comment A month ago, I applied to be a contestant in the Funny Tonne – a comedy festival initiative where three of us race to see as many shows at MICF as we can. Whoever has the emptiest life and most spare time – wins. Just like most things in my life, I sort of jokingly applied, threw in a dick joke, and nek minnit I’ve been accepted. For every show I see, I also agreed to film a short 10-15...
The Rapture Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:59pm 253 views 0 comments The long awaited apocalypse is looming and the Church of the Filius Dei Nullius are waiting to kindly escort you on your journey to heaven...and to cash in on your fear. You don’t need wallets in heaven right?  The clever comedy duo Christian Bagin and John Forman come together as Dun Dun Daa productions to bring there dry and sometimes dark humour to the stage at the Melbourne...
Pajama Men : Just The Two Of Each Of Us Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:55pm 203 views 0 comments Somehow I missed the Pajama Men in 2009, when they won the Barry Award, and again in every show they’ve done in Melbourne since. But if Just the Two of Each of Us is indicative (pretty certain it is) then I finally get why all the fuss, etc.   Wearing pyjamas, and with no set and only a couple of chairs as props (and the occasional keyboard tinkling of their on-stage musician), the titular...
Hannah Gadsby : Happiness Is A Bedside Table Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:52pm 242 views 0 comments Hannah Gadsby is that girl you want to be your best friend. She’s funny, but not at other people’s expense. She’s interesting, but not in the “I go to bondage nights for kicks” kinda way. She’s vulnerable, but in a manner that has the audience rooting for her. When she tells a story it’s not hyperbolic and not overly embellished. Happiness Is A Bedside Table is enthralling, witty and dare I say...
Faulty Towers : The Dining Experience Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:47pm 329 views 0 comments I've loved Fawlty Towers as long as I can remember, but I've always been somewhat scared to attend the Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience. I didn't know that spending a night being abused by a John Cleese lookalike and trying to explain my order to a faux-Manuel would be that enjoyable. But I was wrong.   The hugely successful Dining Experience was created in Brisbane and has been...
Dave Bloustien : Grand Guigold Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:42pm 191 views 0 comments Dave Bloustien’s Grand Guignol was meant to play at last year’s comedy festival, but wasn’t ready in time. So, 12 extra months of fine-tuning and a season at the Adelaide Fringe, and it’d be fair to expect a pinpoint-polished performance, right? Not so much. But the charm of Dave Bloustien is such that a little shambolocism actually does wonders for the show.   And what a lovely show it is...
The Comedy Zone Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:36pm 749 views 0 comments The Comedy Zone provides a tantalising tasting plate of comedians discovered through RAW Comedy and Class Clown competitions. Five comedians ­take to the stage to give you a veritable concoction of the finest up-and-comers.   Amos Gill was the chosen MC. His friendly smile assured the audience that though he is young, he’s got this. We were right to trust him. His presence was...
Debra Batton & Cathering Magill : She Knows Too Much Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:32pm 123 views 0 comments Debra Batton and Catherine Magill return as Such N Such for She Knows Too Much, their Comedy Festival debut about life and its frustrations. However, just like life, it’s pretty disappointing too.   Despite having frequented The Butterfly Club with their endearing tirades, the ladies are disenchanting. Either their catastrophic brand of humour elicits laughs or none whatsoever. This...
MICF Daily - Wednesday March 20 Posted 20 Mar 2013 @ 8:26am 906 views 0 comments We are one week and counting until the Melbourne International Comedy Festival gets underway, and with the festival so close we have one last long-form edition of MICF Daily. Today's show is the MICF Daily Festival Preview - a guide to what's trending, who's flying over, and what's popular at this year's Comedy Festival. Mike is joined by festival experts Lisa Clark and Nick Mason to give...
The Wayans Brothers Announce Fourth Show Posted 13 Mar 2013 @ 3:43pm 665 views 0 comments After selling out tickets for their first three Melbourne dates, American comedy royalty The Wayans Brothers have announced a fourth and final show at Melbourne's Hamer Hall. Shawn and Marlon Wayans have never before ventured to Australian shores, but will make their debut for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The siblings are best known for their starring roles in films such...
MICF Daily - Wednesday March 13 Posted 13 Mar 2013 @ 10:14am 544 views 0 comments As the Melbourne International Comedy Festival gets closer and closer, we get more and more excited here on MICF Daily, your inside track to all things Comedy Festival. Today on MICF Daily, host Mike Brown speaks with New Zealand's FanFiction Comedy group about lessons learnt at last year's Comedy Festival, the intensity of making a documentary while performing shows, and the weirdness of...
MICF Daily - Wednesday March 6 Posted 6 Mar 2013 @ 12:57pm 660 views 0 comments Autumn is here, which means another year of laughter with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. This year Beat brings to you MICF Daily - your inside track to everything Comedy Festival. Hosted by Funny Tonne winner Mike Brown, this daily audio show brings you interviews with the festival's finest comedians plus breaking news on everything happening from the Town Hall and...
Little Orphan TrAshley Comes To The Comedy Theatre Posted 4 Mar 2013 @ 8:31am 285 views 0 comments Following the success Annie The Musical last year, is Trevor Ashley’s newest musical pantomime, Little TrAshley Orphan. Set in the lovely Sutherland Sire orphanage, Trevor Ashley portrays the red-headed wonder Fannie, a ten-year-old girl with gender issues. The musical features a dog called Bullshit, an inebriated head matron, and a dodgy-looking photographer called Daddy Warhorse.   Little...
MICF Opens Funny Tonne Applications Posted 1 Mar 2013 @ 9:57am 678 views 0 comments Every year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival puts a call out for comedy enthusiasts with no life to apply for The Funny Tonne – a competition to see just how many shows it is possible for one person to see during the festival. Applicants are interviewed and a few lucky lads or lasses, oozing stamina and enthusiasm, and once again nothing to do in their lives, get a pass to see as many...
Russell Brand @ Rod Laver Arena Posted 22 Jan 2013 @ 3:59pm 334 views 0 comments I don’t want to use the clichéd expression “the rock star of comedy” in this article so instead I’ll impart the message that Russell Brand is “the rock star of comedy” by disguising it as a criticism of that cliché. With the release of his infamous and candid autobiography along with appearances in films such as Get Him To The Greek and Arthur – not to mention marrying and divorcing pop singer/...
Perfect Tripod Add Extra Show Posted 17 Dec 2012 @ 11:36am 761 views 0 comments Eddie Perfect and Tripod's harmonious supergroup have added an extra show to their January season. Inspired by their celebrated rendition of Paul Kelly's Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, Perfect Tripod: Australian Songs will feature a set list of iconic Australian hits hand picked and filtered through the unique visions and voices of Scod, Gatesy, Yon and Perfect. The sweet melodies of the...
Danny Bhoy Announces 2013 Australian Tour Posted 29 Nov 2012 @ 9:43am 1 view 0 comments Entitled Dear Epson..., the Scottish comedian's 2013 tour will be a satire about the representation of letters. Sounds boring? It's probably not. Bhoy is known for his intelligent wit that satirises popular culture alongside human experience. He has innate timing, deliverance, and knows how not to milk a joke for too long; this has made him a regular visitor to Australia since debuting in...
Russell Peters Australian Tour 2013 Posted 29 Nov 2012 @ 9:40am 2,795 views 0 comments Prepare yourself. Russell Peters is returning to Australia next year. Renowned for his comedic social commentary, the Canadian giant returns to Australia for his world tour, after selling out faster than Madonna in Dubai.    Peters guarantees that there will be no old material, rather new material that's comparable to his old stuff. Therefore, it's guaranteed to be a laugh. The...
INSIDE Comes To The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Posted 27 Nov 2012 @ 1:37pm 1 view 0 comments After the success of Woodley, the comically charming Frank Woodley and acrobatically inclined Simon Yates have announced their first on stage collaboration INSIDE. Set in a brutal prison, INSIDE, follows the trials and tribulations of in mates Viktor and Vissilli as they resolve to make their escape. Brought to life with design by Anna Cordingley, acrobatics, stunts, illusions, songs, pratfalls...
David Strassman - Careful What You Wish For Posted 27 Nov 2012 @ 1:01pm 485 views 0 comments David Strassman has returned to Melbourne for the first time in three years with his new show Careful What You Wish For.  In his latest outing Strassman ventures into alternate realities in search of ventriloquistic (is that a word?) hilarity. Careful What You Wish For features Strassman's regular stable of friends including fan favourite Ted E. Bare and the menacing, acid-tongued Chuck...
La Mama Presents Death of a Comedian Posted 22 Nov 2012 @ 9:39am 822 views 0 comments Sometimes we've wondered what would happen if you shoved several of Australia's veteran comedians into one room and made them battle to the death. No? Oh dear, well Fred Rowan sure has. After all, it's the title of his debut comedy Death of a Comedian. Through series of punchlines, metaphorical broken limbs and competitiveness, several of Australia's best comedians will contend for the best joke...
The Wayans Brothers Debut Australian Tour Posted 19 Nov 2012 @ 4:33pm 1 view 0 comments Comedy stars Shawn and Marlon Wayans, the team behind classics such as Scary Movie 1 & 2 and White Chicks, will tour Australia for the first time in 2013.   Shawn and Marlon Wayans made their acting debut in 1989 in brother Keenen Ivory Wayans’ feature film I’m Gonna Get You Sucka, before joining the cast of the Emmy Award winning comedy series, In Living Color.   Other...
Jason Byrne Announces 3rd And Final Melbourne Show Posted 3 Nov 2012 @ 10:17am 1 view 0 comments Jason Byrne will be bringing holiday humour and festive fun with three performances of his Massive Christmas Special this December. Since 2005, Byrne has annually delivering completely sold out shows for the Melbourne International Comedy, but will not be returning in 2013 due to filming commitments for his sitcom Father Figure. Alas!
Tracy Morgan 2013 Australian Tour Posted 1 Nov 2012 @ 2:52pm 1 view 0 comments US actor and comedian Tracy Morgan from NBC's 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live will tour Australia for the first time with his stand up show in April next year. As a stand-up comic, Morgan has headlined stand up shows across right America, as well as joining Saturday Night Live in 1996 where he appeared for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as ‘Astronaut Jones’ and ‘...
David Strassman Returns To Melbourne Posted 18 Oct 2012 @ 7:10am 891 views 0 comments Acclaimed ventriloquist David Strassman returns with another a dark, twisted comedy of puppetry, Careful What You Wish For. Hailed as “dark, dirty and twisted, rolled into a sandwich of hilarious cuteness” by Golden Carefull What You Wish For jumps into the rabbit hole of comedy filled with alternate realities and parallel universes. Ted E Bare and Chuck Wood lend their voices, and their...
Andrew McClelland (feat. DJ Ian Bell) - Hang The DJ Posted 17 Oct 2012 @ 3:26pm 811 views 0 comments Presented by Andrew McClelland and DJ Ian Bell, Hang The DJ is a pop-aficionado's dream. The disc-spinning duo present a guided tour of their expertise, offering an intricate yet light-hearted look at life behind the decks. It must be said that the show belongs to McClelland, both his comic background and charisma invaluable to proceedings. He’s the epitome of a natural performer, carrying the...
Dave Hughes Posted 17 Oct 2012 @ 11:37am 1 view 0 comments It’s Wednesday May 2, 2012, and over 32,000 copies of Beat Magazine have been scattered across Melbourne. As readers reach for a copy, they’re confronted by an illustration of a naked man on the cover, with a by-line reading, ‘Sayonara bitches, it’s been real!’. That man was Luke Benge, a former typesetter at Beat, who decided to finish his last day here in a way his predecessors had only dreamed...