Luke Heggie: Your Stupid
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
18/04/2022 … From the description of his 2022 show, Luke Heggie seems at high risk of toppling into that cohort of middle-aged white male comedians bitterly complaining that…
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Mon 18 April 2022
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Rhys Nicholson: Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2022 … What would any psychiatrist trying to assess Rhys Nicholson for the ADHD diagnosis he’s trying to secure make of his latest show? The fast-moving hour is…
Judith Lucy and Denise Scott: Still Here
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2022 … Sitcom writers have historically made great efforts to contrive situations to trap characters together.
Greg Larsen: We All Have Bloody Thoughts
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2022 … Greg Larsen has been chewed up by life so much that he’s barely got any respect left for himself, let alone the brutal, loaded system that created all…
Ben Knight: Teacher
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2022 … There are, understandably, a lot of teachers in the room for Ben Knight’s show about the frustrations of the profession in which he has spent 13 years.
Callum Straford: Oops
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2022 … Oops is described as ‘a love letter to every mistake we’ve made’ – a celebration of the slip-up and a reminder to embrace our imperfections,…
Fri 15 April 2022
Morgana O’Reilly: Stories About My Body
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2022 … Former Neighbours actress Morgana O’Reilly makes her comedy festival debut with a slightly theatrical stand-up monologue about how she overcame teenage anxieties…
Emo Majok as Black Santa Returns
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2022 … Emo Majok is a convivial, easy-going comedian who proves good company for the 55 minutes he’s on stage, even if the material in Black Santa Returns never…