Six Chick Flicks...
02/05/2024 … You may have noticed that romcoms tend to be formulaic and morally dubious, with storylines that crumble under even the gentlest logical analysis.
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 02 May 2024
Wed 01 May 2024
Green Wing: Resuscitated
Review of the absurd comedy's surprise comeback
01/05/2024 … The news, first reported last October, that Green Wing was to be revived as an audio series after 17 years came a very pleasant surprise.
Mon 22 April 2024
Felicity Ward: I'm Exhausting
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … Now based in the UK, Felicity Ward is performing her first Australian shows in five years… and has quite a lot for us to catch up on.
Alex Hines: Putting On A Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … Putting On A Show? She sure is… Alex Hines – a self-professed ‘girl from Brisbane trying to make it in the big smoke’ – throws…
Jordan Sharp: The Book
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … Jordan Sharp has the chaotic, manic energy of early Sam Campbell, though the material is too messy to land and bereft of proper jokes.
The Burton Brothers: 1925
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … The problem many sketch shows have is finding an identity beyond being an unconnected collection of funny ideas.
Lizzy Hoo: Hoo's That Girl?
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … As a chatty, relatable comic who draws directly on her life for her stand-up, Lizzy Hoo has a lot to bring us up to speed on.
Maddy Weeks: Never Gonna Die
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … Maybe it’s the delight of being shortlisted for Melbourne’s best newcomer prize, but Maddy Weeks is full of beans.