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Wellington WHO

By Matt Heath ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I got a late phone call to see Wellington WHO, so I decided not to read any of the posters advertising the show and just check it out with no prior idea or expectations.
The first part of my mission late on a Saturday night was to navigate into the bowels of Trades Hall and enter [...]

Justin Hamilton in Three Colours Hammo 1: Melbourne

By Matt Heath ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Justin Hamilton embarks on an ambitious show, Three Colours Hammo 1: Melbourne, which will see him perform three differently themed shows during Melbourne’s Comedy festival. Justin won the 2007 Brian McCarthy Moosehead award.
The first show in the trilogy reminds me of drinking a good latte at a Brunswick Street caf‚àöÔø?. The comedy, like a latte, [...]

Elbowskin Sparring Partners

By Matt Heath ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Ern and Dave of Sparring Partners celebrate their 10 year anniversary as mates. Thank God they met and decided to put together a comedy duo (dubbed Elbowskin) because this year’s show is better than ever.
With a mix of music, skits, multimedia projections and jokes, it could easily fall in a heap but this experienced team [...]

WONKA! A Live Cinema Remix

By Matt Heath ⋅ May 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Did you know that the master tapes, with precious sound, music and voice recordings, of the original Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory mysteriously disappeared just before the film’s release in the ’70s? The whole film had to be rewritten and dubbed around that silly Roald Dahl book.
Luckily, the people behind Wonka! found the masters [...]

Elbowskin: Comedy Gondola

By Matt Heath ⋅ May 5, 2006 ⋅ One comment

Comedy Gondola: it doesn’t really mean anything. Dave and Ernie (ElbowSkin) introduce the show via a brief video projection of them in a real boat (possible Gondola) attempting to explain the title. It might have been shot in Venice or maybe on the Yarra.
After ElbowSkin’s one hour on stage, I can’t remember the title of [...]

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