© Steve Ullathorne Sketch Off final 2024
Tim Harding reviews the gig at Leicester Square Theatre
09/04/2024 … Is sketch comedy gathering momentum? Well, yes and no.
2024 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 09 April 2024
© Steve Ullathorne 
Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … Few would have expected a wordless physical comedy show from a Polish clown to be the underground hit of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, but here we…
Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … As the title graphically suggests, Mel and Sam’s latest Melbourne show is about two besties so inseparable that ‘joined at the hip’ just isn’t…
Hot Department
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … Let’s face it, ‘sexy’ and ‘sketch comedy’ rarely go together, but Hot Department are the exception.
Geraldine Quinn: The Passion of Saint Nicholas
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … One of the great mysteries of the universe is why Geraldine Quinn is not a superstar.
Mon 08 April 2024
Julian O’Shea M is for Melbourne: The World’s Mostly* Liveable City
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
08/04/2024 … Be wary of TikTokkers doing live comedy shows is usually a good maxim, unless you’re already a fan.
Annie Boyle: Annie Are You OK?
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
08/04/2024 … Numbed by grief for her mother, Annie Boyle glides half-dazed through a London nightclub, talking to strangers but never connecting with them, her mind on a different…
Chris Parker: Give Me One Good Reason Why I Shouldn't Throw My Phone Off this Bridge
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
08/04/2024 … Brace yourself for this shockingly original thought, but Chris Parker thinks that relentlessly scrolling through your phone from morning to night is maybe not a…