Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Her last show, Nanette, was the mic drop heard around the world, as she laid down the uncomfortable truths about a toxic society in an emotive tour-de-force –…
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Mon 01 April 2019
Blake Everett: Greatest Hit(s)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Blake Everett’s only 21 but this is already his fifth solo stand-up show, and he boasts an assuredness comics ten years his senior would envy.
Sami Shah: Sacrificing the Goat
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … ‘May you live in interesting times,’ the curse threatens, and Pakistani-born Sami Shah’s recent times have been more interesting than most.
Justin Hamilton: The Ballad of John Tilt Animus, Part 1
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Justin Hamilton is nothing if not ambitious this comedy festival, presenting a linked trilogy of shows, each one performed just two or three times.
Sun 31 March 2019
Leigh Qurban: Good Effort
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Always be wary of comedians who explicitly tell you ‘what this show’s about’ early in their hour, for subtext is not their friend.
Bart Freebairn: Believe In Yourself
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Bart Freebairn’s inventive and slightly surreal opening gag might well be worth the admission price alone – unless, like one hapless punter tonight,…
Ivan Aristeguieta: The Fourth Floor
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … This is Ivan Aristeguieta’s show about turning 40 this August, with the title referring to the allegorical term for the milestone that’s used in…
Sat 30 March 2019
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
30/03/2019 … It’s not entirely clear whether Chris Sievey would approve of this documentary.