Comedians to stage a musical – on ice
With Tony Law and the Weirdos collective
14/08/2017 … Tony Law and the alternative comedians of the Weirdos collective are to stage a new comedy musical – on ice.
2017 Archives
Mon 14 August 2017
Amused Moose National New Comic Award
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Julia Chamberlain
14/08/2017 … And so to the final of a national newish act competition, the last nine standing from a field of 500 rigorously auditioned acts, this was an eclectic bunch.
Me versus the gong
Ellyn Daniels on the brutality of the new act challenge
14/08/2017 … A talent manager once asked me how stand-up was going and I told him that stand-up was very much like an abusive boyfriend: it beats me down until I threaten to…
Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2017 … It’s a contradiction shared by many comedians.
This made me proud to be an Australian Greek
Steen Raskopoulos picks his Perfect Playlist
14/08/2017 … My Perfect Playlist is a combination of various Australian performers and TV shows that I would enthusiastically re-enact at anytime anyone would pay me attention.
Ingrid Oliver: Speech!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
14/08/2017 … Political comedy without jokes can feel like a worthy TED Talk.
Fin Taylor: Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2017 … Fin Taylor found his mojo last year with the passionate and provocative rant challenging the white middle-class audience to confront questions of racism they would…
'Doctor' writer Richard Gordon dies at 95
Novels spawned movies and sitcoms
14/08/2017 … The writer of the Doctor series of comic novels and films has died at the age of 95.