The Cautionary Tale of Barry Von Peabody and the Scarlet St Theatre
15/04/2012 … The skill and artistry that has gone into this exquisitely cute finger-puppet epic is quite remarkable.
2012 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 15 April 2012
Sammy J and Randy in The Inheritance
15/04/2012 … Where would comedy be without the hokey haunted house plotline? And in The Inheritance, Sammy J and Randy have used all the clichés: the will from the long-lost…
Simon Amstell: Numb
15/04/2012 … In the real world, Simon Amstell doesn’t function all that well, with almost every human encounter defined by toe-curling awkwardness.
Sat 14 April 2012
Tommy Dassalo: Pipsqueak
14/04/2012 … Tommy Dassalo has long exploited his affable ‘favourite little buddy’ persona in quietly whimsical festival shows – but this year he’s chosen a topic of…
Fri 13 April 2012
Matt Okine: Being Black & Chicken & S#%t
13/04/2012 … Don’t expect a refund, but festival debutant Matt Okine’s show is not about being black, particularly.
Lawrence Mooney: Lawrence Of Suburbia
13/04/2012 … It’s fashionable to criticise comics who rely on nostalgia for laughs.
Sarah D: I Can Drink Puddles
13/04/2012 … I Can Drink Puddles is a show about the curse of alcoholism, the addiction that is almost socially acceptable, yet ruins so many promising lives.
Wil Anderson: Wilarious
13/04/2012 … This is Wil Anderson’s 17th year at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, almost half his life.