Barry loves Scotty

Denise takes Australia's top live comedy award

19/04/2014 … Denise Scott has won the Barry Award for the best show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape [Melbourne 2014]

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

19/04/2014 … Nearly two years after making its Edinburgh debut, The Boy With Tape On His Face’s brilliant second show retains every morsel of its joyous appeal.

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

19/04/2014 … Nearly two years after making its Edinburgh debut, The Boy With Tape On His Face’s brilliant second show retains every morsel of its joyous appeal.

Jason Byrne: You Name the Show

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

19/04/2014 … After making the same grand, attention-grabbing entrance that wowed on last November’s Royal Variety Performance, Jason Byrne spends the first few minutes of…

Nick Capper: Standing Room Only

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

19/04/2014 … Nick Capper’s messy, charm-deficient stand-up has two settings: sneer and shout.

Cats At A Funeral

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Laura Davis: Pillow Of Strength

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

18/04/2014 … Refusing to play things safe, Laura Davis makes a bold stab at a big subject in this ambitious show, picking away at a few of her own emotional scabs in the process.

Denise Scott: Mother Bare

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett

18/04/2014 … This is the show that Denise Scott’s whole career – indeed her whole life – has been building up to.