Richard Watts
Gerard McCulloch is Gerard McCulloch
Gerard McCulloch is Gerard McCulloch sees the affable Melbourne comedian dropping the characters and narrative structures that have informed previous shows such as Uncorked and Gerry of Arabia, returning to the roots of comedy to deliver an hour of somewhat basic stand-up. On Wednesday night, with only seven of us in the audience (not counting [...]
Sackful of Bullfrogs - Anthony Morgan
No bullfrogs. No structure. Hell, the self-described ‘washed up comedian’ didn’t even get to the point of the show until the last five minutes. By which time, it was far too late to explain why there was a fridge-sized cardboard box bearing the words ‘OMINOUS BOX’ on stage.
Despite being a rambling drunk, after ten awkward [...]
Keating! the Musical
God bless you, Casey Bennetto, not only for setting me up with comp tickets for the latest incarnation of your show at very short notice after I ran into you at Trades Hall on Friday night, but also for writing the bloody thing in the first place.
Keating! is a musical celebration of the all-too-brief era [...]
Debutante Diaries
Written and performed by Kate McLennan, The Debutante Diaries won Best Comedy and Best Newcomer awards at last year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. Watching it at this year’s comedy festival, it’s so easy to see why.
Deftly and effectively, McLennan maps out a series of characters who are planning for their grand appearance at Libra Hills High [...]
Daniel Kitsonǃ’s - Itǃ’s the fireworks talking
No one will be surprised to read that Daniel Kitson’s It’s the fireworks talking was a great show, that it was wiping-the-tears-from-your-eyes funny.
This show was, by turns, surreal, whimsical, charming, hilarious and touching.
In a rambling, wide-ranging show, Kitson embraced childhood memories. As he reminisced about staying up all night long, youthful friendships, relationships between children [...]
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