Hannah Gadsby: Dogmatic
01/04/2016 … Hannah Gadsby was delighted with the acclaim her last show attracted, but dismayed by the fact those glowing reviews would be followed by a depression helpline…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 01 April 2016
![Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4] | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/photos/small/jl_josie_long_16.jpg "Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4] | Review by Steve Bennett")
Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4]
01/04/2016 … There's a strong sense of authenticity about Josie Long's post-coming-of-age sitcom, as you might expect if you've seen any of her more autobiographical stand-up.
Sammy J & Randy Land
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2016 … Stand-up’s a wonderful artform, but if you’re seeking some spectacle in your comedy festival show, you can’t go far wrong with the all-singing, all-dancing,…
Thu 31 March 2016
Headliners 2016
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
31/03/2016 … Most of the comedians at Headliners, the annual showcase of North American stand-up, complained about a quiet audience and the way their liberal sensibilities bristled…
Frank Woodley: Extra Ordinary
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
31/03/2016 … Frank Woodley is one of the very few comedians at this year’s Melbourne comedy festival to have been on stage at the first ever event, 30 years ago.
Lessons With Luis
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
31/03/2016 … Guileless and awkward in his daggy knitwear, Luis Brown makes for an endearingly optimistic naif: a home-grown Aussie version of Andy Kaufman’s Foreign Man taking…
Fri 25 March 2016
Andrew Maxwell's Late Agenda
25/03/2016 … Social media is changing the way topical comedy programmes are made.
Wed 23 March 2016
Scot Squad: Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson: Tomorrow’s Force Today
Glasgow comedy festival review by Jay Richardson
23/03/2016 … Since Scotland’s police force unified in 2013, the negative headlines surrounding former chief constable Stephen House’s brief tenure have been an unquestioned…