Dana Mitchell: The Lady Will Have
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2026 … Playwright-turned-comedian Dana Mitchell excels at creating fully-realised, eccentric characters.
2026 Archives
Wed 15 April 2026
Kate Dehnert: Echo
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2026 … For Kate Dehnert, Echo is a comedic smash room in which she can unleash a raw, brutal, angry, bitter howl of righteous rage against the man who wronged her.
David Quirk: Porepunkah
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2026 … You don’t expect a seasoned comic to be reading from notes halfway through their festival run, but David Quirk has good reason.
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Record ten nominees for main comedy festival award
15/04/2026 … British comedians Sam Nicoresti, Dan Tiernan and Emmanuel Sonubi have been nominated for the biggest prize in Australian live comedy.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
15/04/2026 … All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
A week inside SNL UK
15/04/2026 … The Saturday Night Live UK team has released a behind-the-scenes video of how the show is put together.
Soaring gas prices forcing more Americans to drink less gas
15/04/2026 … The soaring prices of gas at the petrol pump caused by Donald Trump’s Iran war is having a devastating effect on ordinary Americans.
Tue 14 April 2026
© BBC//Studio Hamburg What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?
14/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.