The Trip To Italy
Jay Richardson reviews episode 1
04/04/2014 … Early on in The Trip To Italy, dining talk between Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon turns to difficult second album syndrome.
2014 Archives
Fri 04 April 2014
Still Game stars enter Still Game quiz. And come 16th.
04/04/2014 … ‘Comedy is born a lot of the time from boredom and frustration,’ Dylan Moran.
John Conway Tonight
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
04/04/2014 … The desperation of cheap showbusiness pervades every crazy sketch in John Conway Tonight.
Luke McGregor: I Worry That I Worry Too Much
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
04/04/2014 … Deserved winner of last year’s best newcomer award, Luke McGregor’s follow-up has something of the ‘difficult second album’ syndrome about it.
Hannah Gadsby: The Exhibitionist
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
04/04/2014 … A gruesome catalogue of wince-inducing injuries have befallen Hannah Gadsby over the past few months, as she discloses in her preamble to her latest show, The Exhibitionist.
Geraldine Quinn MDMA: Modern Day Maiden Aunt
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Annette Slattery
04/04/2014 … Geraldine Quinn is proudly speaking up for the childless spinster, celebrating the hell out of her status.
Kickstarter has its place in funding projects
The Infidel's producer Arvind David answers critics
04/04/2014 … There's been debate about whether Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns offer backers a raw deal.
Can Jason Manford save the comedy circuit?
He's setting up a new chain of clubs – and here's why
04/04/2014 … The comedy club circuit is, by all accounts, in crisis.