James Acaster: Reset
15/04/2016 … James Acaster has been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than anybody else – and as he unveils his new offering in Melbourne, a good three months ahead…
2016 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 15 April 2016
David O'Doherty: We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
15/04/2016 … He always used to bill himself as ‘very low-energy musical whimsy’, but David O’Doherty’s latest show is pretty energetic, only very sparingly deploys the…
Alastair Tremblay-Burchall: Oh Hey Guys
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
15/04/2016 … Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall is a creative comic writer, but this show never hits its groove.
Thu 14 April 2016
Kyle Kinane: Terrestrial Woes
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
14/04/2016 … Is this the end for one of comedy’s favourite deadbeats? Kyle Kinane has built a reputation on being a reckless nihilist, a man who abuses the fact that he…
Tom Walker: Beep Boop
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
14/04/2016 … Very much in the mould of Dr Brown at his most playful, best newcomer nominee Tom Walker brings an inventive edge to his often wordless clowning.
Chimp Cop Nights
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
14/04/2016 … In Police Squad and Naked Gun, Leslie Nielsen maintained a dignified deadpan amid preposterous plots, cheesy gags and movie parodies.
Duff: Spongemonk
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
14/04/2016 … Miss Terry Pratchett? Well, you’ll probably miss him even more after seeing Melbourne comedian Duff’s take on fantasy comedy fall well short of the late…
Butt Kapinski
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
14/04/2016 … Taking audience participation in a new and more immersive direction, Butt Kapinski aims to create a fully-fledged film noir on the fly, each member of the crowd…