Suren Jayemanne: Deus Eczemachina
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
07/04/2017 … Suren Jayemanne’s step up from a decent, promising comedian to a more vital one may have another 12 months to wait.
2017 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 07 April 2017
Thu 06 April 2017
Cameron James: 88
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
06/04/2017 … Making his solo festival debut five years after being a Raw finalist, Cameron James proves himself a natural on stage: charming, confident, with a good sense of…
Ben Pobjie - Degrassi Junior High: The Dining Experience
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
06/04/2017 … Though named after a 1980s Canadian teen drama, Ben Pobjie’s dismal show starts with a weak Star Wars-style scrolling preamble, then plays an extended version…
Headliners 2017
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
06/04/2017 … The first of two line-ups in this annual showcase of rising stars of the American circuit offers an eclectic mix, but also one of the more consistently strong bills…
Wed 05 April 2017
Henry IX
05/04/2017 … It’s got an intriguing premise – that a modern-day Monarch seeks to abdicate for no stronger reason than a mid-life crisis – as well as grade-A…
Deanne Smith: Post-Joke Era
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
05/04/2017 … Post-joke world? Not a chance with Deanne Smith’s brisk and breezy romp through some hot-button issues.
Natalie Harris: Dragon
Review by Lorelei Mathias at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
05/04/2017 … Natalie Harris’s second hour-long festival offering is bookended by two things.
Tue 04 April 2017
Bob Franklin: An Hour's Too Long For Stand-Up
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
04/04/2017 … Bob Franklin is a comedian who’s saying what we are all thinking, in the title at least.