comedy
Theatre review: The Librar(IAN), The Butterfly Club
‘The Librar(IAN)’ is a semi-autobiographical hour of comedic theatre celebrating the important role libraries and librarians play in their local…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival and ArtsHub join forces
The MICF kicks off and this year ArtsHub is up for a laugh too...
Building a following in comedy
In an ever-growing sea of comic performers and stand-ups, how do you cut through and grow your audience?
Comedy review: Wang In There, Baby! – Phil Wang, Astor Theatre, Perth
Phil Wang's comedy explores cultural differences between East and West.
Performance reviews: Access, Dougie Baldwin and Aza: stories of grief in diaspora, Melbourne Fringe Festival
An hour of anarchic clowning, emotional experimentation and diasporic mourning at Melbourne Fringe 2023.
Performance reviews: Big Dyke Energy and T4T: A Transgender Showcase, Melbourne Fringe Festival
An unforgettable stand-up comedy and powerful showcase with trans and non-binary cast.
Performance reviews: Best of the Fest and Me, My Cult & I, Sydney Fringe Festival
These performances remind us that independent art can be charming, but not always perfect.
When your comic other half is your actual other half
What would it have been like if Morecambe and Wise were a couple offstage too?
Commitment to community at the Brisbane Festival
Celebrating home-grown talent, the Festival also includes significant international collaborations.
The future-proofing of funny
Some of New Zealand's leading comedy forces explain how they managed to turn the sector's darkest times into bright beacons…