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Three weeks in, three issues of The Pun and time for some disagreement! It is time to throw a bone amongst the dogs and watch everyone tear each other apart as they try to be the King Bitch of the litter. But who amongst us would ever dare such a thing? Why I, your [...]
Jo Randerson is a freak!
There is no one in the world doing comedy quite the way Jo Randerson does it. The maverick kiwi performer’s Billy T Award nominated show Jo Randerson’s Skazzle Dazzle entirely defies genre with its addled blend of characterisation, dance, theatre, puppetry and ‘wig-work’. The show’s (extremely loose) narrative typifies Randerson’s highly original and offbeat [...]
I am not a comedy junkie! Part 3
You know that moment of excitement when you first find out this year’s Comedy Festival line-up, and there’s one act that you really, really can’t wait to see? Well, I’m sad to say that for me, that moment came when I read two words: Pauly Shore.
Of course, nobody I know seemed to share my excitement. [...]
Hey, I Know That Guy
Familiar faces and voices abound in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Here’s just a bit of info to help you place where you’ve seen and heard them before.
Andy Muirhead‘That happy chappy from ‘Collectors’ is also an incredibly talented stand-up comic. His show, Andy Muirhead is??Perky shows off his day job.
Dave Callan‘Surely you’ve heard his dulcet [...]
No Festival of Laughs
Staging the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is no laughing matter. This year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, with 233 individual events included in its broad program. For four weeks, international and local comedy superstars will rub shoulders with unheard-of hopefuls in a range of venues across the inner city, from Footscray [...]
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