Ange Lavoipierre: Final Form
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2019 … Ange Lavoipierre has attempted something a little more ambitious and theatrical than the norm with her Melbourne debut.
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 17 April 2019
Luke Heggie: Have That
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2019 … Most stand-ups – at least those not with an established market of fans to serve – come to a comedy festival with some artistic ambition.
Mel Buttle: Welcome Aboard
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2019 … Mel Buttle is not short of things to talk about from the past year, from being involved in a four-vehicle pile-up to realising her six-year relationship was something…
Dan Rath: Bubble Bath
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2019 … Best newcomer nominee Dan Rath is not a comedian who makes his audience feel at ease.
Tue 16 April 2019
Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer
Gig review by Alex Bruce at the Soho Theatre, London
16/04/2019 … Joanne McNally’s show – although helped by fantastic crowd work, pacing and audience rapport – flits randomly between invented viewpoints, some…
Blake Freeman: There's Something There
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
16/04/2019 … An absolute natural on stage and an authentic voice from the under-represented young working class, Blake Freeman is easily worthy of his best newcomer nomination…
Wil Anderson: Wil-Informed
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
16/04/2019 … Reflecting on his 23rd successive Melbourne comedy festival show, Will Anderson’s thoughts turn to his place in the world as a middle-aged white man.
Raw Comedy national final 2019
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
16/04/2019 … You would expect – or at least hope – to find some real talent once the 1,038 would-be comedians who entered Australia’s nationwide Raw competition…