This week in Laugh Track's comedy news round-up: Joy of Sets and The Hamster Wheel have been given start dates and time slots, John Cleese announces a bunch of Australian shows, Rob Sitch's upcoming film generates good buzz and more.
In the fabulously entertaining Africa, puppets and people interact almost as if there were no difference between the two. And the inspiration for the work is amazing in itself, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Some moments in Martin Short's new comedy show suggested that the funniest bits would be 30 year old video clips. But Short is a consummate entertainer and many of his antics were hilarious, writes Josh Kinal.
The awesomeness of a Dylan Moran gig depends largely on how much wine he's guzzled beforehand. Moran's new stand-up show Yeah Yeah contains some vintage material and true absurdist nonsense of the most superb kind, writes Kate Leaver.
Playwright Caryl Churchill sweeps the audience along on an unconventional story about cloning. A Number delves into a complex plot about identity and second chances, writes Siobhan Argent.
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.
Martin Del Amo's Mountains Never Meet straddles the boundaries between visual installation art and performance. It's great proof that less is more, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
The captivating set of A Quiet Night in Rangoon echoes the hue of the Saffron Revolution, which this play is essentially about. There are some compelling characters and insights into Buddhism, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Dance and narrative aren’t natural bedfellows for Lloyd Bradford Syke. But Side To One in Sydney puts up a very credible challenge to that assertion.
Side to One is an up close and personal blackbox theatre dance and narrative spectacle that is exceptionally powerful and imbued with dangerous choreography, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
