Mae Martin: Dope
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
19/04/2017 … This is the show that Mae Martin’s been working on since she was 11, when her parents first took her to a comedy club in her native Toronto.
2017 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 19 April 2017
Tessa Waters: Fully Sik
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
19/04/2017 … A real force-of-nature performer, Tessa Waters promises a ‘high-octane non-stop roller-coaster of LOL sketches’ – and you’d be hard pressed…
Matt Stewart: Pretty Dry
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
19/04/2017 … There’s nothing that even the toughest review can say about Matt Stewart that he doesn’t say about himself.
Nick Cody: On Fire
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
19/04/2017 … He’s only 29, but Nick Cody seems older.
Tue 18 April 2017
Nath Valvo: Not In This House
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
18/04/2017 … It’s a bit late for a coming-of-age story, but at 33 Nath Valvo is finally realising he might be an adult… and is not entirely happy with the fact.
Hayley Butcher: Pressure Down
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
18/04/2017 … This is the festival experience no performer wants: two people in the audience – and one of them a critic.
Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
18/04/2017 … Trygve Wakenshaw is the acclaimed physical comedian behind shows such as Kraken, while his Kiwi compatriot Barnie Duncan is the creator of passionate salsa DJ Juan…
Jennifer Wong: How to English Harder
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
18/04/2017 … If likeability was currency, Jennifer Wong would be rich.