Yve Blake wins Rebel Wilson scholarship
To work on musical about teenage fangirls
12/04/2016 … Musical comedian Yve Blake has won an Australian scholarship backed by Hollywood star Rebel Wilson to work on her dream project.
2016 Archives
Tue 12 April 2016
Mon 11 April 2016
© BBC/Objective Productions/Chris Brock Meet the new Hyacinth Bucket
Kerry Howard lands starring role in prequel
11/04/2016 … Kerry Howard is to play the young Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances prequel.
True Australian Patriots Live
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … Originally set up as an online reaction to the hatred of vile far-right groups such as Reclaim Australia, True Australian Patriots has become THE cult hit of this…
Wil Anderson: Fire At Wil
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … Wil Anderson has grown up with this festival and is now one of its biggest draws, packing big theatres and winning people’s choice award galore.
Raw comedy final 2016
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … A traditional part of the Raw comedy national final was missing this year: the act who dies the death of a thousand silences, leaving the sizeable audience squirming…
Why Barry Humphries hates the Barry Award
11/04/2016 … Barry Humphries says he's embarrassed that Australia's most prestigious comedy award is named in his honour – because he hates the sound of his name.
Melbourne's Barry Award nominees unveiled
Political comedians get the vote
11/04/2016 … The nominees have been announced for this year's Barry Award – Australia's most prestigious accolade in live comedy.
Richard Herring's film scoops international award
11/04/2016 … A short film starring Richard Herring in a rare acting role has scooped an award at Europe's biggest independent cinema festival.