Britt Aylen
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As the title of his show may suggest, Daniel Townes doesn’t care very much about anything. Performing to a half-empty room at the Portland Hotel, So Far So What covered a wide variety of topics, from seducing older women in England to the pointlessness of the Adelaide Zoo.
For the most part of the performance, Townes’ delivery was lazy. While some of his material, particularly that concerning xenophobia and video games, was quite strong, his constant fidgeting with the microphone and stand was quite distracting. Considering that this is his sixth …
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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 …
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Sketch comedy can be difficult to execute, but Sydney’s comedy troupe Comicide are right on target. An hour-long collection of skits, Work/Life Sentence contains minimal props, simple costumes, and an absolutely brilliant ensemble cast.
The sketches are fast-paced and fairly consistent, with quick changeovers that guide you swiftly from one laugh to the next. Some acts are drawn out a little longer than others, but this doesn’t affect the flow too much as the laughs do not stop coming, from the veterinarian who claims she can talk to animals and the …
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Who would’ve thought that sociology and comedy could go hand in hand? In the case of Russell Kane, it makes perfect sense. Like many comedians, much of his act is crafted around observations about people and how we behave in certain situations. Unlike most, however, Kane likes to keep it educational — he is able to back up his theories with scientific data.
Now this is a comedian who has done his research.
Barely hindered by a late start, Kane’s show lifted off at a frenetic pace, intertwining audience interaction with his …
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After officially gaining his Australian citizenship last year, British-born comedian Mark Butler thinks he’s got us Aussies down pat. And, for the most part, he’s right. While the predominantly Aussie crowd (with a couple of Americans, a few Brits and a Canadian thrown in) took a little while to warm to him, once Butler reached storytelling mode they were completely drawn in.
A mixture of straight-up jokes and slow-burn anecdotes, the highlights of Butler’s show are most certainly the stories. With unique tales just a bit out of the ordinary, Butler …
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