Last summer, Josie Long found her soul mate. No, not her boyfriend – although she does have one of those, but it’s not a big deal, so why bring it up? – but an amateur photographer by the name of Walter Ezell, who took a photo of his breakfast every day for a year.

This is Long’s 4th year at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and she is as adorable as ever.

While waiting to enter the charming Bosco Theatre, I was handed a small booklet, illustrated by Long, that told me that the song playing as I walked in was likely to be “Constructive Summer” by The Hold Steady.  It also contained some “bonus puns”, and a translation guide for Australian audiences (“The tube = A magic worm that carries people in its belly and spews them out across the city”; “The Tory party = dickheads”).

Broaching many different topics, from Flickr to feminism, Be Honourable follows Long’s journey on a quest to not only “be good”, but to also “do good”.  The show has a small cast of characters, including Walter, each represented by a caricature in a large sketchbook, which Long holds in front of her face, when speaking as the respective character.  It’s all a little bit indie and a little bit kitsch, but a whole lot of fun.