Joanne Brookfield: Princess Pissy Pants The Greedy Cheese Eating Bitch and Other Naughty Dog Tales
01/01/2005 … The hack way of describing hack comedy is to imply that it’s all about the difference between cats and dogs.
2005 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 01 January 2005
David Callan: I Spied
01/01/2005 … When it comes to autobiographical source material, Dave Callan’s takes some beating – because he used to be a spy.
Gud: Love Gud
01/01/2005 … Gud are something of an audience favourite here in Melbourne, and it’s not hard to see why.
Die On Your Feet
01/01/2005 … Whenever there’s a play about stand-ups, you know the ‘tears of a clown’ plotline about a manic depressive plastering on the fake smile to entertain through…
Dave Hughes: Tasty
01/01/2005 … Though his fame hasn’t travelled, Dave Hughes is one of Australia’s best-known comics; a regular on a couple of national TV programmes and host of Melbourne’s…
Damian Callinan: The Eureka Stocktake
01/01/2005 … The Eureka Stockade was a pivotal moment in Australia’s history; a brief but fatal skirmish between goldminers furious at a corrupt, overpriced licensing system…
Bedroom Philosopher in Pyjamarama
01/01/2005 … A champion of geek chic, the gawky, shy and awkward Bedroom Philosopher is the Jarvis Cocker of stand-up.
Arj Barker: Ego No Amigo
01/01/2005 … The number of comics adopting the personas of self-help gurus is booming out of control as much as the new age fad itself.