Rob Caruana: Nightmare Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2019 … After making an unconventional entrance, Rob Caruana takes to the stage in his usual black suit and tie… and with his left hand heavily bandaged.
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 02 April 2019
The Fan Brigade: Feminazi Bitches
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2019 … As a low-key New Zealand musical comedy duo, The Fan Brigade will surely attract comparisons with Flight Of The Conchords, although they are probably more akin to…
Mon 01 April 2019
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Her last show, Nanette, was the mic drop heard around the world, as she laid down the uncomfortable truths about a toxic society in an emotive tour-de-force –…
Blake Everett: Greatest Hit(s)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Blake Everett’s only 21 but this is already his fifth solo stand-up show, and he boasts an assuredness comics ten years his senior would envy.
Sami Shah: Sacrificing the Goat
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … ‘May you live in interesting times,’ the curse threatens, and Pakistani-born Sami Shah’s recent times have been more interesting than most.
Justin Hamilton: The Ballad of John Tilt Animus, Part 1
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2019 … Justin Hamilton is nothing if not ambitious this comedy festival, presenting a linked trilogy of shows, each one performed just two or three times.
Sun 31 March 2019
Leigh Qurban: Good Effort
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Always be wary of comedians who explicitly tell you ‘what this show’s about’ early in their hour, for subtext is not their friend.
Bart Freebairn: Believe In Yourself
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Bart Freebairn’s inventive and slightly surreal opening gag might well be worth the admission price alone – unless, like one hapless punter tonight,…