Sunday, February 5, 2012

Nick Cody, Paul F Tompkins, Charles Barrington : MICF Reviews

April 19, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

Nick Cody - "A Bit of a Funny C**t"

The festival is nearly over – but you still have a chance to see the excellent comedy stylings of Nick Cody, Paul F Tompkins and Charles Barrington

Telia Nevile, The Bad Boys of Music Theatre : MICF Reviews

April 17, 2011 by Lisa Dib  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

Bad Boys Of Music Theatre

More reviews from the 2011 melbourne comedy festival, this time we look at Telia Nevile, The Bad Boys of Music Theatre

The Stevenson Experience – Mission Twinpossible : MICF Review

April 14, 2011 by Lisa Dib  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

The Stevenson Experience

The Stevenson Experience, in their debut show Mission Twinpossible, is clearly new to the comedy world. In this day and age of fierce one-upmanship and comedic competition, one can sense a newcomer quite easily.

Tommy Dassalo – Buckwild : MICF Interview

April 7, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Interviews

Tommy Dassalo - Buckwild : Buy Tickets

Dassalo has written for some of the biggest TV shows in the country including Rove, Talkin’ ’bout Your Generation and TV Burp, his face has popped up on such shows as The Librarians and Sleuth 101 and his voice is now blasting the digital airwaves with the highly popular podcast (now syndicated on Barry Digital Radio) “The Little Dum Dum Club”.

Sarah Quinn, Luke & Cambo, Mathew Kenneally : MICF Reviews

April 7, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

Sarah Quinn in Other People

As mentioned in our Late O’Clock with Rob Hunter review, red-haired fire cracker Luke McGregor has zoomed to the top of my “Must See” comedians list this year.

Sanderson Jones, Rich Hall, Late O’Clock with Rob Hunter : MICF Reviews

April 5, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

Sanderson Jones : Chat Roulette King

We check out shows from Sanderson Jones, Rich Hall, Late O’Clock with Rob Hunter which are currently playing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival

Jack Druce – Too Short To Be A Storm Trooper : MICF Interview

April 5, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Interviews

Jack Druce

WATCH OUT FOR | COMEDY caught up with the youngster with a more mixed-up accent than Josh Thomas to talk about his new Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show Too Short To Be A Storm Trooper.

Laura Davis – The Dog In The Ink : MICF Review

April 5, 2011 by Lisa Dib  
Filed under Comedy, Comedy Reviews

Laura Davis : The Dog In The Ink

You end up leaving the show having not only learned a little something about your subconscious and Freudian theory via an hour of hilarity, but you walk out of there feeling warm, contented, practically hugged.

Geraldine Hickey – Swings and Roundabouts : MICF Interview

March 31, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Interviews

Geraldine Hickey

Whether it’s treading the boards across Melbourne’s live comedy venues, popping up on ABC TV’s The Librarians or even sinking a pint at the bar up the back of the room – there is one thing Geraldine Hickey knows how to do well : be funny. It’s never more present a notion than in her 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show “Swings And Roundabouts.

Zack Adams – Love Songs for Future Girl : Comedy Interview

March 31, 2011 by Lisa Dib  
Filed under Comedy, Interviews

Zack Adams

If “a cross between a rock concert and group therapy” doesn’t sound like a rad night out, I don’t think we can be friends. Perth comic Zack Adams (nee Shane Adamczak) is bringing his show, Love Songs for Future Girl, to the 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a flurry of bespectacled charm, ginger quirkiness and musical funnies.

Michael Williams – Our Princess Is In Another Castle : MICF Interview

March 30, 2011 by Lisa Dib  
Filed under Comedy, Interviews

Michael Williams - Our Princess Is In Another Castle

Michael Williams will be bringing his uber-nerd show Our Princess is in Another Castle to the 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival; The Age called him “A warped mix of Joss Whedon, Trey Parker and Nickelodeon.”, but you can call him Michael.

Tom Ballard (Triple J, The 7pm Project) : Exclusive MICF Interview

March 29, 2011 by Sean Lynch  
Filed under Comedy, Featured, Interviews, WOF Exclusives

Tom Ballard

Ever since Tom Ballard played the role of Blitzen in a local amateur production of Rock’n'Roll Santa back in 1997 in his home town of Warrnambool, his comedy career has been on a steady decline….

Next Page »