http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2012/02/10/woodley-the-next-australian-classic/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2012/02/10/woodley-the-next-australian-classic/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:44 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273648 Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2012/02/10/woodley-the-next-australian-classic/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2012/01/25/podcast-a-talk-with-john-richards/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2012/01/25/podcast-a-talk-with-john-richards/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:40:57 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271043 Matt Smith about Outland, an upcoming ABC comedy series about a gay science fiction club.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2012/01/25/podcast-a-talk-with-john-richards/feed/ 0 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:48:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=268467 Gary Strauss.]]> http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/11/24/abc-announces-2012-comedy-line-up/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/11/24/abc-announces-2012-comedy-line-up/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:28:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261413 Gruen, Adam Hills and Laid will return, plus a number of freshies including Shaun Micallef is Mad as Hell. Comedy blogger Matt Smith previews the line-up.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/11/24/abc-announces-2012-comedy-line-up/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/10/01/review-greg-fleet-in-bring-it-melbourne-fringe/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/10/01/review-greg-fleet-in-bring-it-melbourne-fringe/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:37:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250437 Bring it definitely brings laughs, and Fleet is skilled enough to deliver the material with his eyes closed, but the show's flow and structure is all over the place, writes Siobhan Argent.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/10/01/review-greg-fleet-in-bring-it-melbourne-fringe/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/22/review-simon-taylor-in-10-things-i-know-about-you/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/22/review-simon-taylor-in-10-things-i-know-about-you/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:32:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=248508 Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/22/review-simon-taylor-in-10-things-i-know-about-you/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/20/two-and-a-half-men-has-lost-its-sheen/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/20/two-and-a-half-men-has-lost-its-sheen/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:25:44 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=248158 Two and a Half Men is back on our screens, Sheen-free and with extra-added (Ashton) Kutcher. The big question is: will it survive? asks Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/20/two-and-a-half-men-has-lost-its-sheen/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/21/first-impressions-of-the-joy-of-sets/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/21/first-impressions-of-the-joy-of-sets/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:06:06 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=248119 The Joy of Sets, which discusses the elements of TV shows. However, it's a bit static, writes Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/21/first-impressions-of-the-joy-of-sets/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/09/08/review-at-home-with-julia-episode-one/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/09/08/review-at-home-with-julia-episode-one/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:02:55 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245801 At Home With Julia is not a political comedy. It's as slight and inconsequential as an episode of Mad About You, writes Dan Barrett. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/09/08/review-at-home-with-julia-episode-one/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/08/first-impressions-of-at-home-with-julia/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/08/first-impressions-of-at-home-with-julia/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:58:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245763 At Home With Julia takes your average storyline lifted from Bewitched, gives it some political overlay and reduces all the characters to a single exaggerated attribute, writes Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/08/first-impressions-of-at-home-with-julia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/05/review-louis-ck-live-2011/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/05/review-louis-ck-live-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:33:33 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245218 Dan Barrett.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/05/review-louis-ck-live-2011/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/04/review-martin-short-live-2011/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/04/review-martin-short-live-2011/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:16:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=244985 Josh Kinal. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/04/review-martin-short-live-2011/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/01/review-dylan-moran-in-yeah-yeah/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/01/review-dylan-moran-in-yeah-yeah/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:14:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=244742 Yeah Yeah contains some vintage material and true absurdist nonsense of the most superb kind, writes Kate Leaver. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/09/01/review-dylan-moran-in-yeah-yeah/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/08/30/the-joy-of-sets-set/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/08/30/the-joy-of-sets-set/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:08:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=243916 The Bill, Neighbours and Sale of The Century has something going right. Dan Barrett takes a peek at Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee's new show, The Joy of Sets.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/08/30/the-joy-of-sets-set/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/30/first-look-at-twentysomething/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/30/first-look-at-twentysomething/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:02:23 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=243911 Twentysomething is a six part dramedy about two best friends pulling their life together. The script is funny, with a good balance of shock and comedy, writes Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/30/first-look-at-twentysomething/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/25/comedy-news-round-up-25th-august/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/25/comedy-news-round-up-25th-august/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:08:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=243131 Crikey's resident comedy addict Matt Smith compiles the latest in comedy-related news, including what Eddie Izzard, Shaun Micallef and Lawrence Mooney are up to. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/25/comedy-news-round-up-25th-august/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/16/comedy-news-round-up-16th-august/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/16/comedy-news-round-up-16th-august/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:37:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=241331 Crikey's comedy blog Laugh Track for the latest comedy bits and bobs, including updates about Good News Week and a new podcast from young comedian Trav Nash. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/08/16/comedy-news-round-up-16th-august/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/19/podcast-a-talk-with-judith-lucy/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/19/podcast-a-talk-with-judith-lucy/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:39:48 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=236392 Matt Smith about her upcoming show Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey, a show in which she examines the big questions in life.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/19/podcast-a-talk-with-judith-lucy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/14/podcast-a-talk-with-margaret-cho/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/14/podcast-a-talk-with-margaret-cho/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:36:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=235453 Drop Dead Diva, chats to Laugh Track's Matt Smith about comedy, tattoos and travelling. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/07/14/podcast-a-talk-with-margaret-cho/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/16/podcast-sam-pang-on-the-match-committee/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/16/podcast-sam-pang-on-the-match-committee/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:07:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229602 The Match Committee is a comedy web series starring Crikey award winning comedian Lawrence Mooney as ‘coach’ and Sam Pang as ‘assistant coach.' Pang talks to Matt Smith about the show and where the storyline could be heading.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/16/podcast-sam-pang-on-the-match-committee/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/10/podcast-leigh-harts-mysterious-planet/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/10/podcast-leigh-harts-mysterious-planet/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:42:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=228980 Matt Smith to talk about his upcoming TV show, which looks into the mysteries of the world and investigates the supernatural.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/10/podcast-leigh-harts-mysterious-planet/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/06/3am-alone-in-a-car-park-in-ballarat/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/06/3am-alone-in-a-car-park-in-ballarat/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:54:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227965 Trasv Nash opens the drawers of his repressed memories to recall one hellish night in 2007. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/06/3am-alone-in-a-car-park-in-ballarat/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/02/final-impressions-of-between-the-lines/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/02/final-impressions-of-between-the-lines/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:32:44 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=226811 Between the Lines, is coming to an end after just four weeks on air, writes Matt Smith.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/06/02/final-impressions-of-between-the-lines/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/05/31/you-can-never-go-home-to-comedy-again/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/05/31/you-can-never-go-home-to-comedy-again/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 01:51:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=226299 Dan Barrett studies their program schedule and discovers that ain't so. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2011/05/31/you-can-never-go-home-to-comedy-again/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/05/13/first-impressions-of-angry-boys/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/05/13/first-impressions-of-angry-boys/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 00:39:32 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223112 Angry Boys. He's still in form but Lilley's wow factor has faded a little, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/laughtrack/2011/05/13/first-impressions-of-angry-boys/feed/ 0