Sammy J: Good Hustle
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2023 … Good Hustle offers a farewell to some of the characters who have emerged from the bite-sized topical sketches Sammy J has been serving up to ABC viewers for the…
2023 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 14 April 2023
Tom Ballard: It Is I
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2023 … Tom Ballard has long been at peak ‘angry young man’ when it comes to his political comedy.
Thu 13 April 2023
Steen Raskopoulos: Friendly Stranger
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
13/04/2023 … Back after a five-year hiatus, Steen Raskopolous has not greatly changed his tried-and-true format of mixing audience participation with character-led sketch comedy.
Chris Ryan: Busy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
13/04/2023 … Chris Ryan is rare in being a middle-aged woman relatively new to comedy.
Joshua Ladgrove: Baba
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
13/04/2023 … Given that Joshua Ladgrove has just spend spent two-and-a-half years caring for his Ukrainian grandmother, there could be little else for him to write about.
Guy Montgomery: My Brain is Blowing Me Crazy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
13/04/2023 … Guy Montgomery can’t believe he’s a man, let alone a stepdad.
Wed 12 April 2023
Alice Fraser: Twist
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
12/04/2023 … Never not interesting, Alice Fraser always sinks her teeth into big, chewy global subjects in her stand-up.
Patrick Golamco: Pork Adobo
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
12/04/2023 … Newcomer Patrick Golamco takes his cue from many of the introverted, awkward comedians who have come before him, deploying such techniques as making swaggering alpha…