Claire Hooper: Familiar
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
09/04/2017 … When comedy was dubbed ‘the new rock and roll’ all those years ago, it wasn’t with comedians like Claire Hooper in mind.
2017 Archives
Sun 09 April 2017
Don Rickles taught us that passion beats polish
Russell Hicks on the comedian's legacy
09/04/2017 … Don Rickles may be the most posthumously misunderstood comic in the history of stand-up.
Sam Taunton: Taunts Down For What
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
09/04/2017 … Comedy is still dominated by affable white men telling jovial stories of their everyday life.
Louisa Wall: A Dingo Ate My Baby
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
09/04/2017 … Never judge a show by its title is the message here.
Sat 08 April 2017
© BBC Join the Q
Spike Milligan's series and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
08/04/2017 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Joe Pasquale gets his kit off
Watch another Nightly Show stunt
08/04/2017 … Joe Pasquale has stripped to take part in a naked yoga sessions.
Liz Carr: Assisted Suicide The Musical
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
08/04/2017 … The title’s not a spoof.
Jacqueline Mifsud: Sink Full Of Forks
Review by Lorelei Mathias at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
08/04/2017 … Star of topical sketch show The Leak, Mifsud is an accomplished comic actor and regular on the Melbourne circuit, but this is her first full-length stand-up show.