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0 Comments. 2,068 Views. Posted 21 Jun 2011 @ 4:54pm.
Edward Grylls is what you would call a man’s man. Known the world over as “Bear”, he has overcome extreme odds to break records, climb mountains, and become an international superstar. No wonder his Australian live shows have been embraced with such zeal. While most famous for his television work – notably the worldwide smash Man vs. Wild – Grylls will be doing things differently this September. For the first time ever, the renowned daredevil will be opening up to his fans on stage, across three Australian capital cities. His opening show in Sydney has already sold out, while his Perth show... Read More!
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Harley Breen Wins The Piece Of Wood comedy, comedy festival, news, arts.
0 Comments. 1,185 Views. Posted 29 Apr 2011 @ 1:56pm.
No but really: it's the prize for the best comedian at MICF voted exclusively by other comedians. The prize is an actual piece of wood and the recipient has to bite it. Weird traditions... but they continue. Previous winners of The Piece Of Wood award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival  include Fiona O'Loughlin, Stewart Lee, Sam Simmons, Tom Gleeson and Charlie Pickering.  ... Read More
European Man 2 comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,752 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:44pm.
European Man delivers a brand of comedy that is simple, charming and cleverly stitched together. Adorned in an it-must-be-fashionable-in-Europe shoulder length hair cut he endears himself to the audience with his amusing accent and quaint characteristics. Whilst remaining vague about his exact origins, he goes into detail about his last three years in Australia, his success as a stand up... Read More
Sam McCool - Shoechucka. Seriously, Who Chucks A Shoe? comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 997 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:42pm.
Sam McCool takes to the stage tonight in the guise of 007 Agent John Connery, a distant relative of Sean, who goes on to outline his profession as an international Assassin. His weapon of choice? Shoes. Now this may seem a strange choice, but it would appear that there are shoechuckers spotted all over the globe. From Michael Shoemacher, to shoemo wrestlers, they are behind every great... Read More
Drags Aloud - At the Movies comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 670 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:39pm.
Nothing tests your sense of femininity more than admitting that the guy on stage looks better in heels than you do. But it’s hard to begrudge anyone great legs when the drag-queen troupe Drags Aloud: At the Movies can blow your socks off with mini-renditions of all the cinematic classics. The premise of this particular show is to pay homage to great films of yore, but it’s really just an excuse... Read More
Russell McGilton - Accidents Are Prohibited On This Road comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 968 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:38pm.
Cheery, open venue – tick. Personable comedian – tick. A slideshow, unbelievable travel stories and whiz-bang features such as sound clips – tick. It’s not high-tech, but Accidents Are Prohibited has the good-natured soul of a comedy show born of years of travel memories. That being said, if you’ve never gone anywhere, you can’t really sympathise with Russell McGilton, a guy who’s been chased by... Read More
Ava Vidal - The Hardest Word comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,677 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:18pm.
Ava Vidal is brave. She's been a teenage mum, dealt with domestic violence, worked as a prison officer and her brand of comedy reflects this ballsy character. The Hardest word deals with the subject of apologies both personally and in the public realm. In doing so she leaves no political or contentious stone unturned - gay marriage, apartheid , national sorry day and teasing chubby children about... Read More
Tom Gleeson - Up Himself comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,581 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:16pm.
Tom Gleeson is a cross between an IT manager and a filthy minded teenager. Wandering on stage with his balding ginger tinged dome and business shirt and tie combination he doesn't send the excitement juices racing. Yet just as you are settling in for a lecture on the hard-wiring of your IG Processor Gleeson hands out some handy advice for those attempting bestiality, sound effects associated with... Read More
There's A Ghost In My Cupcake comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 884 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:14pm.
Whether or not we like to admit it, the majority of us have very simple senses of humour. For instance, I defy anybody not to laugh when some breaks wind. It is the good Lord's way of making laugh. This is how I am justifying to myself why I have just sat, and grinned inanely through a whole comedy show for children. It may not hold much water, but it's a theory. What more do you want?! As I take... Read More
The Bad Boys of Musical Theatre - A Fine Bromance comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,270 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:12pm.
These two men might be madly in love, have a penchant for a saucy jazz number and stir their fruit juices with double pronged dildos (not a euphemism) but they are not gay – they're bros. A Fine Bromance details the struggle that two insanely talented, miss matched musically minded men have in expressing their affection for each other. Mixing hip hop, dance and any classic musical hit that will... Read More
Anyone For Tennis? - Prepare To Be Tuned comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,459 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:06pm.
Watching Andrew Doodson (Doody) and Jason English-Rees (Jase) in Anyone For Tennis? is like reading a Superman comic. Kablamo! Splat! Warp! It’s an energetic, over-the-top display, leaving you wondering how quickly an hour can vanish. Anyone For Tennis? also reminds me of the times when at 3am and gorged on beer, a group of mates come up with the kind of hilarious rubbish that involves yelling at... Read More
Mark Watson comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 689 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:02pm.
The Mark Watson show had already started before half the audience had entered the room. It was, of course, Watson's intention to surprise audience members by appearing on stage prior to starting time - he wasn't talking; merely commentating on the incoming audience via lap top and projection screen. Judging by the laughter engulfing the bulk of the audience, Watson's pre-show entertainment made... Read More
Tommy Little - Has No Answers comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 783 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 6:01pm.
Jovial, energetic and reliably entertaining, Tommy Little resembles the friend that will happily accompany you to any function ... if it's not a political forum or educational seminar. But that's not to say that Little doesn't delve into any serious issues; he just doesn't feel as intellectually capable as his peers to do so. Therefore, bringing up racism is about as serious as it gets, as Little... Read More
Michael Chamberlin - Things I Haven't Done comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 769 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 5:59pm.
Michael Chamberlin possesses an acute awareness of life's harrowing realities, but his boyish demeanour emits the heartening innocence of an individual less than half his age. Chamberlin is as capable of narrating life through the unblemished perception of a naive child as he is of relating the state of society through the eyes of a cynical professor bemoaning the inevitability of human... Read More
Andrew O'Neill - Out of Step comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 692 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 5:56pm.
Andrew O’Neill is not your typical comedian. Come to think of it, he’s not your typical anything really! He appears on the stage donning a knee-length loose brown skirt, striped stockings and yellow converse shoes. His torso is perfectly shaped by a tight black corset into which he has tucked a black, metal t-shirt of his own design (if you look closely, you’ll see a skull peeking out the top of... Read More
Fiona Scott Norman – Disco: The Vinyl Solution comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,234 Views. Posted 21 Apr 2011 @ 11:43am.
Fiona Scott Norman has a wealth of music knowledge and a point to prove. As a DJ for the last twenty years she has been at the forefront of the changing music scenes as and is well aware of the implications. Due to the popularity of electronic dance music and the always too loud doof doof beat, ladies and fellas are having trouble dancing with each other and talking is out of the question. So... Read More
Spontaneous Broadway comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 770 Views. Posted 21 Apr 2011 @ 11:35am.
Spontaneous Broadway has all the cheese and energy you'd expect of a broadway musical. The performers are introduced with the gusto of a TV warm up and take to the stage in character, gait, and stance beyond their personalities, even before they're endowed with their musical identities. From buckets of audience suggestions ideas are selected to form the basis of a number from yet-to-be-created... Read More
Gabriel Iglesias - The Fluffy Shop Tour comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 2,083 Views. Posted 21 Apr 2011 @ 11:20am.
I have popped two cherries tonight. Not only is this the first time I have been to the beautiful Athenaeum Theatre, but it is also the first time I have had the fortune of seeing Gabriel Iglesias. From the moment I walked into the foyer, and witnessed the masses waiting in expectation, I knew that Iglesias was not just your run of the mill performer. Indeed, after doing some research about him,... Read More
New Art Club - Big Bag of Boom comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 684 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2011 @ 10:58am.
If you've ever watched a performance on Channel Ten's So You Think You Can Dance and thought 'what the fuck genre is that?', chances are Pete Shenton and Tom Roden make fun of it in their new show: The Big Bag of Boom. First-timers at the MICF, this well established British comedy-dance duo kept a packed audience at the Bosco giggling for well over an hour by offsetting a remarkable number of... Read More
Simon Brodie - Fitzroyalty - The Guide To Building Bridges comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,388 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2011 @ 10:53am.
As a child I had a very love/hate relationship with my sister. Apart from the usual psychological maiming which is part of any healthy sibling relationship, we enjoyed the occasional, highly competitive game of Monopoly. After years of trying I eventually beat her. It was swift, efficient, and opened the door to new possibilities for me. Did my sister accept this defeat graciously? Did she fuck... Read More
Spontaneous Broadway comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 753 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2011 @ 10:46am.
Spontaneous Broadway has all the cheese and energy you'd expect of a broadway musical. The performers are introduced with the gusto of a TV warm up and take to the stage in character, gait, and stance beyond their personalities, even before they're endowed with their musical identities. From buckets of audience suggestions ideas are selected to form the basis of a number from yet-to-be-created... Read More
Aindrias de Staic performs Around The World On 80 Quid comedy festival, feature.
0 Comments. 1,305 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2011 @ 10:32am.
What do you get when you cross an Irishman, a backpack and a fiddle? Aindrias de Staic. Here, he proves why a combination of quick wit, gifted storytelling and a fierce musical talent means he’s more than a comedy cliché. It’s immediately apparent in talking to him why one Herald Sun reviewer called de Staic “amazingly seductive.” Effortless Irish charm? Tick. Crooner voice? Tick. Smooth humour... Read More
Kitty Flanagan : Charming And Alarming Review comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,248 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2011 @ 1:01am.
Australian comedy heavyweight Kitty Flanagan is famed for her time on Full Frontal and is a Melbourne International Comedy Festival regular, having hosted this showy shindig last year. She came back in 2011 to perform her 2010 sell-out show Charming And Alarming.     She provides a bit of clever PR for her acoustic-guitar playing sister Penny, who opens and closes the show. The actual... Read More
Jungle Book: The Next Chapter comedy festival, feature.
0 Comments. 688 Views. Posted 16 Apr 2011 @ 1:01am.
Returning from a triumphant season at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jungle Book: The Next Chapter is a hilarious and energetic musical adventure inspired by the Jungle Book stories and perfect for families during the Easter Holidays. Larger-than-life projected visuals and sing-along tunes invite kids to join in the action when Baloo and Mowgli meet again several years after Mowgli left the... Read More
The Underlads - It's All About The Destination, Not The Journey comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 933 Views. Posted 15 Apr 2011 @ 5:22pm.
It's a rainy Saturday night in Melbourne, and I am powering along Swanston Street hoping to avoid the worst of our seasonal weather. As I head into the foyer of RMIT's Kaleide Theatre I am met by a member of staff. After engaging me in a conversation about the show I am here to see, it becomes increasing apparent that this guy is not just a hired hand, but is actually a friend of the performers.... Read More
Wayne Deakin - At Least At Gallipoli There Were No Seppos comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 731 Views. Posted 15 Apr 2011 @ 12:13pm.
Sitting idly in the back row waiting for the comedy to start I’m not what to expect. What does a man who once called himself Hugheys sidekick, and later went on to tour war zones entertaining troops, brings to his comedy repertoire? Does five years off the comedy festival circuit leave you laden with golden material or standing onstage with a halo of pee around your pant cuffs? So many questions... Read More
Henning Wehn - My Struggle comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,117 Views. Posted 14 Apr 2011 @ 2:06pm.
Is Henning Wehn’s new show for you? Well, let’s see. Are you German? Check! Are you British? Check again! Do you enjoy your comedy doused in racist stereotypes? Check, check, check! Then it’s almost guaranteed you’ll enjoy the one-hour antics of Mr Wehn. Me? I’m not so sure. Wehn talks to the Germans in the audience, in German. He talks about the Germans as a punctual people, organised and hard... Read More
Sammy J And Randy - Bin Night comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,786 Views. Posted 14 Apr 2011 @ 1:51pm.
In 'Bin Night' Sammy J & Randy reunite for their third comedy collaboration as they hold an all-night stakeout to try and catch the bandit who has been dumping rubbish in their bin. With a basic backdrop and cartoonish props, the show feels a bit like one of the original Muppet shows ... with swearing, innuendos and violence.   Much of the humour originates from the pair's songs and... Read More
Steve Hughes - Conspiracy Realist comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 693 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2011 @ 2:28pm.
"I'm not paranoid, I'm suspicious!" states Steve Hughes, and from the tirades we have witnessed tonight, I can confirm that he's not wrong. It's a common misconception about Hughes. Apart from his evident love of Heavy Metal (long hair, dressed in black), he then adds to the mix a healthy dose of Anarchic political thought. As first impressions go, he is certainly not for the weak willed. His... Read More
Mob Of 3 - Ghost Sharks comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 649 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2011 @ 2:25pm.
Away from the throngs and masses of the Town Hall, there are numerous venues spotted around the City of Melbourne which are playing host shows from this year's Comedy Festival, and tonight's show leads me off the beaten track, to the Portland Hotel.    Mob Of 3 are presenting their new show, Ghost Sharks, which was a recipient of this year's Moosehead Award. The story itself is centred... Read More
Zoe Lyons - Clownbusting comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 606 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2011 @ 2:04pm.
At 39 years of age, British comedian Zoe Lyons is contemplating what it is that she's actually achieved. As it turns out, what one perceives to be "not much" carries its own little glories - success, after all, might simply lie in one's interpretation of the term. Lyons, herself, has more interest in the feeling of success - no matter how big or small - rather than the achievement itself.... Read More
He Says, She Says comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 666 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2011 @ 1:50pm.
Any masochist worth their salt will, at some point in their life, have had the misfortune of watching an episode of Sex And The City. It's awful, bloody awful in fact, but underneath the superficial facade there is a genuine issue being ruminated over; Why are men and women so different? Obviously, there are other, more vacuous things happening, but most of the time is spent harping on about how... Read More
Get Your Chuckle On comedy festival, news, arts.
0 Comments. 760 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2011 @ 1:36pm.
After almost two weeks of sell out performances Hannah Gadsby's 'Mrs Chuckles' is extending its stay at the 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an extra show announced for this Sunday 17 April. Winner of last years Directors' Choice Award for her performance in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Hannah Gadsby's Mrs Chuckles is another fine display of her dry sharp wit... Read More
Joel Salom - Salom’s Lot comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,177 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2011 @ 11:00am.
I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I showed up to Federation Square to see Joel Salom perform Salom’s Lot. I’d heard something about lasers, a robotic dog and juggling, as well as the word ‘weird’ being thrown around here and there. I’m pretty into all of those things so I thought this would probably work out. For some background: Joel used to perform for Circus Oz as a juggler. He is good... Read More
Kitty Flanagan - Charming And Alarming comedy festival, live, review.
0 Comments. 1,382 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2011 @ 10:43am.
Australian comedy heavyweight Kitty Flanagan is famed for her time on Full Frontal and is a Melbourne International Comedy Festival regular, having hosted this showy shindig last year. She came back in 2011 to perform her 2010 sell-out show Charming And Alarming. She provides a bit of clever PR for her acoustic-guitar playing sister Penny, who opens and closes the show. The actual content and... Read More
Geraldine Quinn - You're The Voice comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 975 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2011 @ 10:38am.
As one of the lucky recipients of this year's Moosehead Awards, Geraldine Quinn's new show, You're The Voice is brought to you with the added support of renowned comedy songwriter Casey Bennetto, and when you realise that the show involves Quinn performing glorified karaoke dressed in a cabaret uniform, you would have to question whether she needs any help. Or maybe, if she does need help,... Read More
Bulmers Best of the Edinburgh Fest comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,005 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2011 @ 12:24pm.
  Promising the finest up-and-coming wits from comedy’s holy land, Bulmers Best of the Edinburgh Fest is something of a comedic tasting plate. The event offers three funnies for the price of one, allowing you to sample a dollop of the droll, a sliver of slapstick and a nibble of the absurd. And with a pedigree that boasts such big names as Arj Barker, Ross Noble and Stephen K Amos, you’re... Read More
Rod Quantock - The Insane Asylum (You're Standing In It) comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 848 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 3:23pm.
You know that you're in the presence of an outstanding comedian when moments from the punch line you're already hunched over in fits of laughter. Rod Quantock has been a comedian for over 40 years and it shows; not just physically, he insists. Quantock is so convincing as a storyteller and commentator that he summons the audience's complete attention. The focus of his show, which he writes down... Read More
Fear Of A Brown Planet Attacks comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,467 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 3:06pm.
It’s not just comedy that needs the likes of Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain; schools, workplaces, society – in general – would benefit greatly from hearing the impassioned and informed messages of the brave, clever and sharp-witted masterminds behind Fear Of A Brown Planet. While it’s evident that Rahman and Hussain are bounded by similar philosophies, they perform alone before handing over to... Read More
Dave Thornton - I Wanna Be Bruce Lee comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,278 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 2:12pm.
Being a comedian is the hardest job in the world, as the old saying goes. It's a cliche, I know, but you have to admit there is always a grain of truth to these things. Making a child laugh is easy because they are kids, and they are idiots, but getting a group of complete strangers to jump on board, and hang on your every word must be a bit of a bitch. Imagine doing this every night? Quite... Read More
Tom Ballard - Since 1989 comedy, comedy festival, review.
0 Comments. 1,792 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 11:47am.
Tom Ballard is younger than most people. He believes age is just a number, just like AIDS is a series of letters. He’s the epitome of Gen Y: a gay, vegetarian atheist with ‘indie cred’, and he’s running for prime minister in two thousand and unlikely. He’s not a man yet, despite turning twenty one last year. He can’t make soup, and he ate yoghurt off a plate last week because he couldn’t be... Read More