And The Little One Said...
05/04/2010 … Who would have thought hopscotch, hula-hoop and skipping could be funny? Well, street performer Jess Love, for one, and she conclusively proves it in her delightful…
2010 Archives
Mon 05 April 2010
David Quirk: Neanderthal Brow
05/04/2010 … Suicide, necrophilia, dying alone… David Quirk’s subject matter isn’t exactly happy-go-lucky fare.
Frank Woodley: Bewilderbeest
05/04/2010 … Frank Woodley is one of the big beasts of modern Australian comedy; and this show seems designed to demonstrate exactly why, with a series of unlinked sketches showcasing…
Karl Chandler Is 100 Jokes An Hour
05/04/2010 … In a festival full of whimsical storytelling, Karl Chandler is fairly up-front about his aim to return to the art of gag-gag-gag, striking an average rate of one…
Sun 04 April 2010
© BBC 'Manuel' takes a beating
Accident at Fawlty Towers play
04/04/2010 … An actor playing Manuel in a stage version of Fawlty Towers was left concussed after being smacked over the head with a frying pan in rehearsals.
Skinner squeals on joke thief Pasquale
04/04/2010 … Frank Skinner has ‘named and shamed’ Joe Pasquale as a joke thief.
Postcard from Adelaide
Diane Spencer looks back at the Fringe festival
04/04/2010 … This year it was my first time at the Adelaide fringe festival.
Sam Simmons: Fail
04/04/2010 … Well-established absurdist Sam Simmons’s new show packs in the gags, stories and overall weirdness so densely it feels almost claustrophobic.