MICF: Craig Quartermaine – The Quarterblood Prince
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
03/04/2018 … We are a small and unresponsive audience.
2018 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 03 April 2018
MICF: Jim Gaffigan Live
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
03/04/2018 … ‘You know when you’re on holiday and you have to do some work and you’re heart’s not really in it?’ travelling comic Jim Gaffigan asks…
MICF - Kel Banaves: That's Broken
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
03/04/2018 … Kel Balnaves has a distinctive opening, taking to the stage as a tradie, quoting up the job of providing a comedy show, repurposing many of the clichés of…
MICF: Debbie Zuckerman – The Gonzo Hour
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
03/04/2018 … She’s winsome, persuasive and fun, but Debbie Zukerman’s Gonzo Hour (actually 35 minutes) seems slight, with little to make it stand out from the many,…
Mon 02 April 2018
MICF: Ivan Aristeguieta - Matador
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
02/04/2018 … As a child, Ivan Aristeguieta was a huge fan of bullfighting, a spectacle built around the concept of ‘duende’, the unique artistry drawn from the soul…
MICF: Tess Waters - Volcano
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
02/04/2018 … Tessa Waters acknowledges that her role is to be the ‘biggest dickhead in the room’, and joyously embraces that task with her daft clowning – a…
MICF: Rod Quantock: Happy Birthday To Me
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
02/04/2018 … This is a birthday show not for Rod Quantock himself, but his career.
MICF: Helen Bidou - Enter The Spinnaker Lounge
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
02/04/2018 … Anne Edmonds cements her well-earned reputation as Australia’s queen of the grotesque in this ribald and beguilingly sloppy late-night showcase for her unhinged…