Arthur Hull: Flop {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
Arthur Hull exudes the same confidence and flamboyance of the likes of Benson Boone, Freddie Mercury and…
Comedy
Jacky Ng: Boys School Boy {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
After testing the waters at the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a series of spots and…
Fadzri Rashid: Lost Singaporean {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There’s something so special about comedians that provide humour through simple life-experience storytelling. No silly punchlines, no…
Sam See: Government Approved Vote {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
After seeing his shows over the past two years at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I was…
Flo and Joan’s One Man Musical starring George Fouracres {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The last time that Flo and Joan were in town at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the…
Elf Lyons: Horses {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There is a common saying in showbiz that you should never work with children or animals. But…
Lauren Edwards: Chihuahua {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Lauren Edwards is a self-proclaimed “Yappy Bitch” and unapologetically so. Entering her 40’s came with discovering a…
Jin Hao Li: Swimming In A Submarine {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival always provides an experience that surprises me. This year, it came at…
Kevin Han: Extremely Tall and Incredibly Chinese {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Growing up with immigrant parents can often make you feel like you’re in the wrong room, so…
Alex Hines: Girl Culture {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
What do Barbie, Taylor Swift and the Matilda’s have in common? Girl Culture. Whilst sacrilegiously completing a…
Zach Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos: Refused Classification {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
I once saw a video of a speech by the late journalist Christopher Hitchens about the virtue…
Brendan Murphy: Buffy Revamped {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a television show that ran for seven seasons, across seven years, totalling…
Harry Jun: Friendship Safari {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Harry Jun is back with a brand-new show titled ‘Friendship Safari’ that explores the trials and tribulations…
Hot Department {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Festival
Kicking things off with what can only be described as a PTSD flashback to primary school assembly,…
Casey Filips: Virtuoso {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The cattle call portion of the audition process can be a tough time for any performer. The…
Andy Balloch: The Wedding {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There is one comic that I always look forward to at every comedy festival, Andy Balloch. Returning…
Bigfoot: In Plain Sight {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
When an important man walks through life, he leaves his mark. Well, nobody leaves a bigger footprint…
Two Hearts: Heartcore Karaoke {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Have you ever wanted to attend karaoke, yet don’t want the pressure of standing in front of…
Charlene Kaye: Tiger Daughter, Or: How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
You don’t often enter a comedy show and leave sobbing, but that’s what Charlene Kaye’s show –…
Lizzy Hoo: Deja Hoo {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
What’s more romantic than getting frisked and whisked away to a private room with four walls? Just…
Piotr Sikora: Furiozo, Man Looking for Trouble {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There is one genre of comedy that has quickly become a favourite of mine – Clown Comedy….
Noah Szto: Med School {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
In a shock to many, Noah Szto, last year’s winner of Best Newcomer at the 2024 Melbourne…
Antilton {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
As part of the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Theatre Works and Oscar O’Brien present Antilton, a…
Jenny Tian: Jenny’s Travels {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
After seeing Jenny Tian online through viral videos over the years, I finally got the chance to…
Sophie Power: CVNT {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Debauchery or empowerment? It’s a cuntifesto with Sophie Power having you embracing your inner cuntiness. Unhinged and…
Con Coutis: Escape From Heck Island {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
‘Heck Island’, a horrible place. If Hell was an off-kilter rock in the middle of the sea,…
Two Hearts: Don’t Stop Throbbing {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There was one show that blew me away at last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A duo…
Gillian Cosgriff: Fresh New Worries {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
In 2023, Gillian Cosgriff won the top prize of at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for Most…
Dom McCusker: Be Gae Do Crime {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
From being born and raised in Hong Kong and living in the UK, her Filipino Scottish upbringing…
Adore Händel’s Little Black Book {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
When I was single, I used to write about all my juicy, crazy, unbelievable dating experiences and…
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, the show with a blend of an entirely serious Shakespeare play, and the antics of…
Randy Adeva: Killa From Manila {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Bursting onto the scene, Randy Aveda initially had his solo debut at the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy…
The Burton Brothers: Fortune Seekers {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There’s little joy for the elderly in general. Your joints ache, your eyes don’t work for shit,…
Avenue Q – Theatre Review
When we were children, the TV shows we watched told us that we could be whatever we…
Dead To Me: A Comedy Ghost Tour – Comedy Review
There are plenty of spooky locations around Melbourne, places said to hold the spirits of those poor…
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Theatre Review
It is with appreciation that I note the efforts made from The Merry Wives of Windsor towards…
F Christmas – Theatre Review
Christmas. It is a time of year that we are told is for a time of connection….
AJ Lamarque: A Beginner’s Guide to Gay Cruising – Comedy Review
Unless you want to be a bottom’s midwife, skip the odd-numbered orgies. AJ Lamarque takes us on a…
The Ghostlight League: William Shakespeare’s Reservoir Dogs – Theatre Review
Thouest gather around and I shall tell thee a tale. A tale of plots, thieves, miscreants and…
Sean Diao: We Miss Brother H {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
If Temu and Shein had a love child, that would be Sean Diao. We Miss Brother H…
YUCK Circus: NAUGHTIES {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
Melbourne Fringe is back, packed to the brim with the finest talent our marvellous arts and culture…
Linda (for one more week) {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
What happens when you die? One theory is you are transported to the great pearly gates of…
Pedro Cooray: Pope Benedict the IX {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
The Pope! The Holy Father! The Bishop of Rome and the triple threat of being Roman, Supreme…
Bianka Ismailovski: Working Girl {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
Dreams can become a reality if you’re Bianka Ismailovski. Channelling her inner Miss Scarlett from Cluedo, Bianka does…
Jeromaia Detto: When I Grow Up {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you want to be a doctor?…
Hayley Edwards: Shitbag {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
I’ll be honest, having an invisible, chronic disability sucks, but ask me a question about it, and…
Chris Nguyen: It’s Pronounced Nguyen {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
Mic in hand, Chris Nguyen stood before a captive audience, holding the room in what could only…
Douglas Lim: Made In Malaysia – Comedy Review
Douglas Lim has triumphantly returned to Melbourne for the sixth time in his career to kickstart his…
Murder For Two (Musical) – Theatre Review
It’s American novelist Arthur Whitney’s birthday and his friends have gathered to throw a surprise party. Little…
Gays Of Our Lives {Defrost Festival 2024} – Comedy Review
It is not often that I get the opportunity to experience a comedy show outside of the…