comedy
Theatre review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, this Abridged version is as hilarious as it is joyful.
Garry Starr wins Most Outstanding Show award at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A one-man clown show about Penguin Classics has won MICF 2025's Most Outstanding Show award; a range of other comedians…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced
Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…
When comedians don't give up the day job...
Heeding the advice of a million parents, these comedians all have a career to fall back on – but is…
Book Review: The Confidence Woman, Sophie Quick
With her debut novel, Sophie Quick jumps into the character of an online scammer, satirising online culture, real estate and…
The 2025 Stand Up! grant recipients have arrived
Six years since being established, the supportive initiative is back to champion more rising comics.
Hobart Festival of Comedy returns in 2025 with line-up now announced
After a successful inaugural event this year, the Comedy Festival will return in 2025 to showcase local and international acts.
Stephen Fry: Art is complex, terrifying, dangerous and wonderful – and quite useless
English author, actor and raconteur Stephen Fry explains why art is like wine and how he makes people smile as…
Kneecap film review: top showcase of the hip hop trio’s talents
Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature is a bawdy, rambunctious and semi-fictionalised biopic of Belfast rappers Kneecap.
Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian
Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…