Claire Hooper: Storybook
04/04/2008 … Once upon a time, there was a girl called Claire Hooper, who was probably one of the most promising young comedians to emerge from Australia.
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 04 April 2008
Thu 03 April 2008
Andrew McClelland's Guide To Being A Modern Gentleman
03/04/2008 … Andrew McClelland has always had something of the air of the Edwardian gentlemen adventurer about him – albeit one perpetually being driven to the verge of debilitating…
Wed 02 April 2008
Dave Jory Is The Zodiac
02/04/2008 … Comedy festivals like shows with themes, since they make for interesting programme blurbs, even if the discipline doesn’t suit every comedian.
Circus Ringbarkus: Walkies On The Wild Side
02/04/2008 … Comedy festivals can be broad churches – hence the inclusion of ‘Australia’s funniest travelling dog show’ in the Melbourne programme.
Tue 01 April 2008
Danny McGinlay: Coming Soon
01/04/2008 … In the portentous style of movie voiceovers: In a world overrun by comedy shows, only one man dare stand up to take on the mighty challenge of the film trailer.
Daniel Moore: Wistful Thinking
01/04/2008 … Yes, wistful just about covers it.
Lin Dong Fu: Chinese True Confucians
01/04/2008 … Lin Dung Fo is the first Chinese comic to have ever played the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, even performing some of his shows in Mandarin.
Justin Hamilton: The Killing Joke
01/04/2008 … Justin Hamilton is having a midlife crisis, fretful that being a stand-up is no longer the life for a man of 35.