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…
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Thu 14 April 2016
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…
Wed 13 April 2016
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch-Off
13/04/2016 … Something of a strange evening down in the Leicester Square Theatre, which has added to its New and Old comedian competitions this test of the up-and-comers on…
Dilruk Jayasinha: Sri Wanka
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
13/04/2016 … How charming is Dilruk Jayasinha if he can tell tales of shitting himself in public, of the faecal horrors that lurk in music festival Portaloos, and of being drunk…
Reuben Kaye: Plugged
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
13/04/2016 … Reuben Kaye is everything a cabaret act should be: camp, catty and conceited – a flamboyant package of sparkles and spite.
Luka Muller: Be Like Water
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
13/04/2016 … He’s a lovely young man, is Luka Muller.
Alex Edelman: Everything Handed To You
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
13/04/2016 … Ever notice that airports rarely have enough power sockets? There’s an idea strong enough to sustain an hour of stand-up, right? Well, it is if you are…
Tue 12 April 2016
Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
12/04/2016 … Twenty-six-year-old Tom Ballard despairs for the current state of political apathy, epitomised by the feeble, lazy ‘clicktivism’ engagement of his entitled generation.