At last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, a baby-faced performer pushed a flyer for his show into my hand outside the Town Hall, but felt compelled to warn me that it was musical comedy and, as such, wouldn’t be for everyone. Trying to be encouraging, I told him I was quite into musical comedy – you know, people like Gillian Cosgriff and Michelle Brasier.
At the mention of these names, his face curled into mild panic.
