Nikki Britton: Once Bitten
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
12/04/2019 … Few performers have the crazed upbeat intensity of Nikki Britton.
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 12 April 2019
Maria Bamford: The Irrelevant Redundancy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
12/04/2019 … ‘Weakness is the brand,’ says Maria Bamford, a slight, fragile presence who built a career on being frank about her mental health long before the taboo…
Stuart Daulman: Masterclass
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
12/04/2019 … Stuart Daulman’s self-proclaimed masterclass in comedy is a cynical industry in-joke writ large.
Thu 11 April 2019
Sam Taunton: Straight From The Shoulder
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2019 … This could be the dead-set median show of the comedy festival: a collection of perfectly amiable, relatable stories, competently delivered by a clear pro, never…
Wool! A History Of Australia's Wool Industry: The Musical
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2019 … It sounds like it’s going to be a parody, or a front for something else.
Neal Portenza is Joshua Ladgrove
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2019 … To avoid confusion – as if! – Joshua Ladgrove is the comedian’s real name, although for years he’s donned a red beret, daubed on make-up,…
Jolly Goodfellow aka Rumpel: One Big Story
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2019 … By most normal metrics, Jolly Goodfellow’s show - if indeed this unrehearsed ramble can be called anything as formal as a show – is a dismal disaster.
Michael Shafar: 50:50
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2019 … This is Michael Shafar’s show about surviving testicular cancer.