30 years of laughs at the MICF
Meet Butt Kapinski, private eye, aka Deanna Fleysher.
Meet Butt Kapinski, private eye, aka Deanna Fleysher.
It may not matter on a first date, but Mark Butler tells his comedy festival audience not to underestimate the importance of good grammar, writes Nick Harrison.
Tom Ballard’s Comedy Festival show goes beyond jokes and laughter to provide insight into homophobia in Australia, writes Tam Kendi.
Meet Butt Kapinski, private eye, aka Deanna Fleysher.
It may not matter on a first date, but Mark Butler tells his comedy festival audience not to underestimate the importance of good grammar, writes Nick Harrison.
Tom Ballard’s Comedy Festival show goes beyond jokes and laughter to provide insight into homophobia in Australia, writes Tam Kendi.
It’s been ten years since Vanity Fair published their infamous opinion piece by Christopher Hitchens – philosopher, journalist, writer – in which he claimed that women simply
Meet Butt Kapinski, private eye, aka Deanna Fleysher.
It may not matter on a first date, but Mark Butler tells his comedy festival audience not to underestimate the importance of good grammar, writes Nick Harrison.
Tom Ballard’s Comedy Festival show goes beyond jokes and laughter to provide insight into homophobia in Australia, writes Tam Kendi.
After doing group stand-up comedy for two years, Davie will debut her solo show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, writes Johanna Brasier.
Emma J Hawkins’s mythical Comedy Festival performance debunks stereotypes about people who are short statured, writes Ewa Staszewska.
Looking for more than stand-up comedy at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival? Look no further, writes Johanna Brasier.
Comedian, writer and web series creator, Andy Matthews talks to Lauren Colosimo on how he made his ideal career a reality.
Dave Warneke discovers why the pop up venue Tuxedo Cat is the unofficial hub for alternative comedy during this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
You’ll inevitably encounter some strange creatures around Melbourne International Comedy Festival time. Kimberley Thomson puts on her Attenborough-safari suit and traipses into the comedy jungle.
Aunty Donna has been picked as one to watch in this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Timothy Arendshorst spoke to the Donna’s Mark Bonanno to find out why.
Absurd, expressive and over-the-top, Apocatypical is a play worth seeing, writes Sofia Monkiewicz.
The attempt by 3’s Company, 2’s A Party to combine dance and comedy into a seamless performance was not entirely successful, writes Sofia Monkiewicz.
He’s a vegetarian that won’t make friends with vegetables and he likes to squeeze animals. Those aren’t the only reasons Yeliz Selvi became Wil Anderson’s biggest fan last night at the Comedy Theatre.
Would you leave a job in finance to work on breakfast radio in Phuket? Former upstart editor Ryan Jon tells Matt Smith his story.
If you’re looking for an old-fashioned comedy variety show, the Crimson Goat Cabaret Club is right up your alley, says upstart’s Sofia Monkiewicz.
Uma Thakar’s show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival poked fun at Indian stereotypes and Bollywood films, but Sofia Monkiewicz failed to find the humour in her stories.
Musical comedian Anna Log appeals to a young audience but her stage presence needs to be improved, says upstart’s Sofia Monkiewicz.
Danny Bhoy’s new show is a whirlwind of Viking stories, Shakespearean words and assorted beverages, as Jessica Buccolieri found out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
’Til Divorce is a tragically comedic look at a disintegrating marriage. Suzannah Marshall Macbeth reviews the first production from Thorny Devil Theatre, now showing as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.