Comedy

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Out of the frying pan: veteran comedian Mandy Nolan explains the motives and meaning behind her jump into politics in her new show ‘The Candidate’

“For me, this is the most important comedy show I’ve done because it brings together the story of who I ...
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An unfiltered post-gig interview with Australian comedian Amos Gill: now based in the US he explains why he left, why he’s gone off doing festivals and where he stands on left-leaning stand-up comedy

“Soft-left politics with a dick joke to get a clap.” – Amos Gill on his general view about the state ...
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In ‘Disgraceful’, Lucy Best recounts her naughty personal history, confronting issues of anxiety & misplaced shame; review/interview

“I want this show to be fun…I don’t want to dwell on the difficult bits but, of course, there were ...
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“Comedy is my way of making us all feel human together, because you can’t laugh with someone and hate them at the same time.”: Alice Fraser review & interview

“Sometimes I realize that I write my shows upside down.” REVIEW Alice Fraser, Chronos The Greek Centre Reviewed: 21 April ...
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Hard work still feels like play and experience has made stress a smaller issue for comedy festival fixture Simon Taylor: review/interview

“I do like that idea of the audience seeing you grow.” REVIEW Simon Taylor: Epic The Toff in Town Reviewed ...
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In ‘Young, Dumb and Full of Mum’ Rose Callaghan discovers how having a child involves changing more than nappies: review & interview

“When I see what other women are going through and how hard they have it then I’m, like, ‘whoa! No-one’s ...
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For Daniel Muggleton taking aim at tough topics has become a specialty as he tears through issues of whiteness, genocide and the willful ignorance of bogan culture

“I try and talk about intense things because they’re what people need to laugh about.” REVIEW Daniel Muggleton: White and ...
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Brazen, bawdy and back on stage, Bev Killick returns to spread her special brand of joy, stroke be damned: review & interview

“Seriously, I kid you not, nine days after my stroke I was on stage.” – Bev Killick REVIEW Bev Killick: ...
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Wrapping his thorny mace of material in the bubble wrap of laughter, Amos Gill proves himself a skilled seller of unfashionable cynicism

Amos Gill: Kept his audience onside through a minefield of hot-button topics. AMOS GILL – THE SHEEPLE’S CHAMPION **** Swiss ...
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The Next Big Thing in comedy might already be here if local stand-up Dahn Rozario has his way. Interview – MICF 2021

“Oh, I want to be, like, the biggest Australian comedian. That’s the goal.” Full of bubbly confidence, comedian Dahn Rozario ...
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