Bronwyn Kuss: “Pillows xxxx”
**** (out of 5) When Bronwyn Kuss, a finalist in the 2018 RAW national comedy contest, returned to Melbourne with her first full show four …
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Paul Williams: “Mamiya 7” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Paul Williams plays the role of assistant on Taskmaster New Zealand, but for his third show at Melbourne, he wants to …
Continue ReadingGeraldine Hickey: “Don’t Tease Me About My Gloves” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Geraldine Hickey is another festival favorite in Melbourne, having won for most outstanding show in 2021, and the Piece of Wood …
Continue ReadingSam Simmons: “Man With A Fork In A World Full Of Soup” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) The global hit Amazon Prime series, LOL: Last One Laughing, may have started with an initial comedy competition series set in …
Continue ReadingCatherine Bohart: “Again, With Feelings” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) I didn’t see this in my program, but Catherine Bohart informed us up top that her show was billed as “a …
Continue ReadingLou Wall: “The Bisexual’s Lament” at Melbourne 2024
****1/2 (out of 5) Lou Wall delivered one of my favorite shows at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe. That she’s back with another spectacular hour so …
Continue ReadingGreg Larsen: “Revolting” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Greg Larsen is a loud white male comedian in a suit, and not an aristocrat from a bygone era as depicted …
Continue ReadingDavid O’Doherty: “Ready, Steady, David O’Doherty” at Melbourne 2024
****1/2 (out of 5) Are you ready? Are you steady? Because Irish comedian David O’Doherty is about to perform perhaps his greatest trick yet, a …
Continue ReadingFern Brady: “I Gave You Milk To Drink” at Melbourne 2024
***1/2 (out of 5) This felt very much like a work still in progress, so take these stars with a pinch of salt and whatever …
Continue ReadingLizzy Hoo: “Hoo’s That Girl?” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Lizzy Hoo has burst onto the Australian comedy scene, and scored an Amazon Original stand-up special last year, Hoo Cares!? My review …
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