Tim Norton
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- Bio: Tim Norton is the man behind the pretty stuff at A New Leaf Media. A graphic designer by trade and a web geek by nature, Tim has worked as an editor, graphic designer, art director, writer, organiser, facilitator, film critic, political adviser and press secretary. He currently works as the National Online Campaigns Coordinator for Oxfam Australia.
The Pun, The Pun 2010, The Pun 2010 Reviews »
Those that read my review of Vigelantelope’s epic production Tale of the Golden Lease from last year’s festival will understand my anticipation at viewing what they had to offer in 2010. Unfortunately, the sheen seems to have fallen from this seemingly up-and-coming comedy group, as Prophecy of the Quantum Child fell rather flat and disjointed.
That may be a tad harsh, as Propechy of the Quantum Child is certainly a very fun show – not necessarily attributable to the comedy, the songs or even the performance of the four protagonists. The …
The Pun, The Pun 2009, The Pun 2009 Reviews »
First things first – this is not your typical stand-up show. Don’t be upset – that’s a good thing. Alexis Dubus is here to give you all an in-depth, well researched lecture on the history of swearing. It’s educational, informative, sometimes unbelievable and overall entertaining.
Strangely enough, given the title, this show is about bad words. Lots of them. There is ample warning if you are somewhat offended by naughtiness, and the audience participation element of yelling out your favourite curse word should be enough to send any meek participants into …
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Utter the words ‘university’ and ‘comedy’ in the same sentence and you’ll usually elicit a long groan from me. As much as I understand the need for students to start somewhere and trial their material, I really don’t need to be subjected to painful performances limited to re-enactments of South Park or Monty Python. But this festival, Tale of the Golden Lease has blown all my preconceptions away with a magnificent performance, and ultimately restored my faith in the art of comedy, theatre and performance.
Vachel Spirason, Joel Tito, Pat Miller, …
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Mark Watson is over-excited, manic, disorganised and quite good at his job.
All The Thoughts I’ve Had Since I Was Born is stand-up, plain and simple, and will appeal to all those punters who come to the festival for an experience that will excite, confuse and amuse them without stepping over any standard comfort levels. An impromptu start to the show with Watson appearing from within the audience should entertain those with a passion for pantomime, while Watson’s predictable audience banter feels more at home in a kids’ variety show, albeit …
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Mathew Kenneally wants to talk to you about the culture of the post-hope buzz. The world after the excitement of Obama’s victory, after Kevin07’s popularity. The world where the stark reality of climate change, alcopops and the global financial crisis threaten to take all the fun out of life. But rather than lament on these rather depressing topics, this talented comic launches on them with a passion that turns it all around and has you chuckling for more.
There are times when Kenneally’s material does require a certain amount of political, …
The Pundit, The Pundit 2006, The Pundit 2006 Articles »
Danish cinema has never been at the forefront of international film-making, through no fault of its own. Those Danes make a good film, but nothing groundbreaking that warranted worldwide attention. That is until Thomas Vineberg’s came crashing onto the scene with Fasten in 1998, setting fire to the phenomena that became Dogme95.
Although it set out to break the conventions of mainstream cinema, the Dogme95 movement began with its own set of rules. The Vow of Chastity written in 1995 by Lars Von Trier and Vineberg listed 10 commandments that any …
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The death of the American dream spawned a new breed of skaters. With the promise of large backyards, carefree families and white-only fenced communities, people started transforming the Californian desert into a suburban jungle. Every family had a car the size of a small boat, enough room for their 2.3 kids and (of course) a swimming pool.
Cut to a few decades later; the families have moved out, the community has fallen apart without government support and the houses are abandoned and dilapidated. The swimming pools are filled with a thick …
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Gay film is sometimes a bit dull. Queer as Folk has packaged the gay experience into a sleazy, yet clean and successful lifestyle; all gay men are incredibly good looking, wealthy and fun loving. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it escapes the reality of persecution, dangerous drugs and that whole problem with God. Of course occasionally someone will decide to shake it up and show the opposite end of the spectrum’everyone dies of aids, gets gay-bashed or turns straight. Boy Culture does neither, and it’s up there with the …
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If you’re into musical comedy, you’re gonna love this one. 90 members of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra pack the Melbourne Town Hall to perform alongside comedians including Scared Weird Little Guys, Russell Fletcher as Danny Kaye, Genevieve Clifford and Nicholas Buc. According to Dhari Vij, who plays double bass in the orchestra, it’s an experience they’re unsure how to handle. ‘Our rehearsals are made up of comedians cracking jokes.’
Ranging from Mozart to John Williams, Score Reloaded is basically a war on music, performed live on stage in front of hundreds. …
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While you’re watching Andrew McClelland up on stage, you might recognise him from his stints on radio, in the DJ booth or cutting sick on the dance floor. For this fervent comedian, all these passions combine into an inspiring Comedy Festival show.
He loves music. That seems to be the basis for the Comedy Festival show Andrew McClelland’s Mix Tape. No philosophical meaning, no in-depth analysis or long-winded story about a bad experience with a tape deck. It’s a refreshing thought; McClelland is just passionate about his music, and wanted to …
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You may know his voice from triple j, or you’ve seen him on ‘The Glass house’, but Justin Hamilton is a hard-working comedian, and it’s clearly more than a job to this talented man from South Australia.
From his early days in a duo act called the ‘Bunta Boys’ in Adelaide’s close-knit comedy world, Justin Hamilton has learned the ups and downs of the trade, eventually honing his skills to the self-sustaining position of full-time comic. It’s a luxury that Hamilton finds weird within the Australian scene; every UK comic he …
The Pun, The Pun 2006, The Pun 2006 Reviews »
Three performers, one long table and a cavalcade of kitchen utensils. Sound like a stupid idea for a Comedy Festival show? It is, but it works so well.
Men of Steel is an amazing idea, performed perfectly with a great sense of fun and some downright stupidity. Following the adventures of some alien gingerbread cookie cutters landing in a kitchen-world, Men of Steel flips from flying lettuce monsters to the violent murder of an opera singing bag of popcorn, right through to the birth of giant gingerbread men. It’s a performance …
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The Weasel arrives in Melbourne. Kick back to the early nineties, put on a tie-dyed shirt and start squeezing the ju-ice.
Shore has the ultimate history in stand-up comedy; his father was comedian Sammy Shore, and his mother Mitzi owned the world famous Comedy Club in Los Angeles. Literally from birth, Shore was surrounded by the creme de la creme of comedic performers, and it seems that at least some of this has rubbed off on him after 30 years.
His style of comedy can only be described as offensive. Really offensive. …
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He’s an up-and-coming. A new kid on the block. Fresh meat. And he’s fucking funny.
Sun was the 2004 Raw Comedy winner, and it’s clear that in the two years that he’s had to refine his style, he’s been hard at work doing just that. His set is tight and, overall, a truly entertaining hour.
Although his profile isn’t enough to warrant a room larger than the Wee Room (a closet at the tip of the Town Hall barely big enough to swing a small rodent), Sun didn’t let this impinge on …
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Everyone has a Rubik’s Cube stashed away somewhere. Or maybe you had one of those cool triangular ones. Could you have been one of the lucky few to own an original Rainbow Master Ball? If so, this show is going to hit you in a tender spot.
Leung is a grown up version of Data from The Goonies, complete with cute, geeky clothes and an obsession with gadgets and puzzles. So much so, in fact, that his childhood puzzles form the basic of his Comedy Festival show Lawrence Leung: The Marvellous …
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