Nazeem Hussain: Hussain In The Membrane
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
12/04/2016 … Nazeem Hussain has made his comedy name as a gateway Muslim – an affable bridge between white and brown cultures able to gently mock both.
2016 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 12 April 2016
Mon 11 April 2016
True Australian Patriots Live
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … Originally set up as an online reaction to the hatred of vile far-right groups such as Reclaim Australia, True Australian Patriots has become THE cult hit of this…
Wil Anderson: Fire At Wil
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … Wil Anderson has grown up with this festival and is now one of its biggest draws, packing big theatres and winning people’s choice award galore.
Raw comedy final 2016
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
11/04/2016 … A traditional part of the Raw comedy national final was missing this year: the act who dies the death of a thousand silences, leaving the sizeable audience squirming…
Sun 10 April 2016
Sami Shah: I, Migrant And Other Stories
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
10/04/2016 … Sami Shah is an important emerging voice in comedy, and with a fascinating personal story to tell.
Rose Callaghan: Rose Before Hoes
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
10/04/2016 … There’s something of a cliché in comedy reviewing to describe a show as being like a chat with a mate down the pub.
Sat 09 April 2016
Watson: The Life Education Van For Adults!
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
09/04/2016 … There’s an energetic, playful dynamic between the members of sketch trio Watson that transmits to the audience like an airborne virus.
Lawrence Leung: Very Strange Things
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
09/04/2016 … Here’s an outrageous mental image to stretch the very limits of your credibility.