Yianni: The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know
09/04/2016 … Hitching his show to the juggernaut of the world’s best-known comedy show has paid dividends for Yianni Agisilaou, packing out his venue with Simpsons fans –…
2016 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 09 April 2016
Guy Montgomery: Guy Montcomedy
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
09/04/2016 … Think of the ‘typical’ New Zealand sense of humour, and you’d probably think of Flight Of The Conchords.
Fri 08 April 2016
Hannibal Takes Edinburgh
Netflix movie review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2016 … Can you capture all the emotional highs and lows of performing for a month at the world's biggest arts festival in one 80-minute film? Of course not, especially…
Brett Blake: Wizards Piss
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2016 … Brett Blake has been through the emotional grinder, dealing with some pretty devastating body blows in that most male of ways… booze.
Damien Power: Sell Mum Into Slavery
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2016 … Before Damien Power starts, there is a programme to be read containing quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl Sagan and the Slovenian psychoanalytic philosopher,…
Thu 07 April 2016
Joel Creasey: The Crown Prince
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
07/04/2016 … With last year's The Hurricane, Joel Creasey offered a fabulously indiscreet romp through the celebrity circles he found himself moving through, reporting back…
Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
07/04/2016 … Oh, will we ever tire of mocking cheesy cruise ship entertainers with their elaborate sequined costumes, shit-eating grins and showbusiness insincerity? No, probably…
Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside
07/04/2016 … Oh will we ever tire of mocking cheesy cruise ship entertainers with their elaborate sequinned costumes, shit-eating grins and showbusiness insincerity? No, probably…