2012 Archives
Mon 09 April 2012
musical09
09/04/2012 … FORMER Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist Rob Carter has won this year's Musical Comedy Award, with Rachel Parris taking the silver and Tom Adams bronze.
Sarah Kendall: Persona
09/04/2012 … Sarah Kendall has kept a fairly low-profile of late, both in her native Australia and in the UK, where she now lives.
Frank Woodley: Bemusement Park
09/04/2012 … It’s hard to argue with the assertion in the blurb for Bemusement Park that Frank Woodley has funny bones.
Greg Fleet: Heroes
09/04/2012 … Greg Fleet is an undoubted superhero of Australian comedy, going into each night to valiantly fight the dark forces of blandness and insincerity.
John Campbell Is A Serious Man
09/04/2012 … John Campbell’s festival debut is a modest affair: 45 minutes, off the beaten track, with no ambitious theme or concept.
Sun 08 April 2012
Keith Moon – comedian?
Who star's lost sketches unearthed
08/04/2012 … He achieved fame as drummer for The Who… but it seems Keith Moon had a hidden talent for comedy, too.
Free Fringe accused of obstructing comics
Ban on appearing at rival venues
08/04/2012 … The organisers of Edinburgh’s Free Fringe have been accused of placing unfair rules on its comedians – causing at least one show to be cancelled.