Eric: The One Man Sketch Comedy Show
01/01/2009 … Sketch shows will forever be damned by the description ‘a bit hit and miss’ – and by employing a large team of writers with a diverse range of styles, Eric…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 01 January 2009
George McEncroe In The Georgina Monologues
01/01/2009 … Attending Georgina McEncroe’s show is like gatecrashing a private function, with a large proportion of the smallish audience comprising friends, family and colleagues……
Randy's Postcards From Purgatory
01/01/2009 … Heath McIvor, the puppeteer who so stunningly brought last year’s Melbourne and Edinburgh hit Sammy J And The Forest Of Dreams to life, has gone solo.
Beaconsfield: The Musical
01/01/2009 … It’s pretty much its own sub-genre of comedy now; take an unlikely subject, shove ‘The Musical’ after it, and hey presto, instant show.
I Can't Sleep
01/01/2009 … You can see why David O’Doherty might appeal to children: with his soft features, shaggy hairstyle and sloppy demeanour, he’s virtually a breathing cuddly toy.
Lawrence Leung & Andrew McClelland: Time Ninjas
01/01/2009 … Cheeky stalwarts of the Melbourne festival, Lawrence Leung and Andrew McClelland have abandoned their usual high-concept ideas for this indulgent slice of knockabout…
Denise Scott: Number 26
01/01/2009 … One of the more established faces on the Melbourne scene, Denise Scott gives an object lesson in how to present autobiographical stand-up as a festival show, dressing…
Mother Of The Year
01/01/2009 … Sarcastically named Mother Of The Year is a compilation stand-up show with a clearly-defined demographic, which certainly seems to have come out in force to hear…