Howard Read: 2005 Comeback Special
01/01/2005 … This is the comedy equivalent of Mike Yarwood going: ‘And this is me…’ After several years of playing second fiddle to his own animated creation,…
2005 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 01 January 2005
Michael Mee: Confessions of a Swot
01/01/2005 … Michael Mee has all the elements for a touching, eloquent show about the personal and social scourge of schoolboy bullying.
Dutch Elm Conservatoire in Conspiracy
01/01/2005 … For the follow-up to their accomplished 2004 debut, this talented sketch group have tried to give form to their previously unrelated skits.
MoonJourney
01/01/2005 … Moonjourney sets out to spoof those overblown, pretentious concept-rock acts of the Seventies and Eighties; which is a tall order as they’re already so ridiculous…
Andrew McClelland & Lawrence Leung's Somewhat
01/01/2005 … They are everywhere; clandestine societies with their closed memberships, furtive gestures and hidden agendas of world domination, subversion or plain old sex and…
Jackie Loeb: Limited Social Skills
01/01/2005 … The difference between Australian Jackie Loeb’s appearance at the beginning and end of her debut show is astonishing and – quite frankly – completely…
The Boy Who Cried Whale
01/01/2005 … Very variable sketch show carried along on pure energy, pace and a fair smattering of excellent writing and good performances.