Axis of Awesome: Viva La Vida Loca Las Vegas
07/04/2015 … How much mileage can one YouTube sensation provide? Axis Of Awesome’s viral Four Chords song – 48million views and counting – is the big hit that fans will…
2015 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 07 April 2015
Daniel Kitson: Polyphony
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
07/04/2015 … Daniel Kitson's typically boastful about the scope and ambition of his new show, speaking of his genre-busting form and mind-blowing themes.
Laura Davis: Ghost Machine
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
07/04/2015 … As crowd work goes, ’Remember your first existential crisis?’ is far from ordinary as ice-breaker, but then Laura Davis’s thoughtful and bold show…
The Sound Of Nazis
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
07/04/2015 … This must have been a riot when they dreamt it up, an extravagantly over-the-top retelling of the Von Trapp family story, full of cheesy bad taste and cheap props.
Mon 06 April 2015
Lawrence Leung: The Escapist
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
06/04/2015 … Many festival shows wear their themes like a straitjacket.
Papa CJ: Naked
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
06/04/2015 … Setting out his ‘philosophy’ for Naked, Indian comic Papa CJ promises to expose all his vulnerabilities until he is emotionally – and perhaps physically –…
Puddles Pity Party
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
06/04/2015 … Standing near 7ft high, with shaved head, impassive whiteface and white Pierrot outfit, Puddles looks more Batman villain than sentimental harlequin.
Wizard Sandwiches: Lettuce Play
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
06/04/2015 … The bawdy boys of Wizard Sandwiches smash through their sketches with imprecise exuberance, dicking around with great spirit but little focus.