Comedy is a tough gig, like most industries dominated by men. But only lazy thinking and ignorance of feminism can take you from “male-dominated” to “women aren’t good at it," writes comedian Ben McKenzie.
Lawrence Mooney’s acclaimed show An Indecisive Bag of Donuts has been playing to solid audiences since the start of this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival. For his troubles Mooney won Crikey's top comedy gong: the inaugural 'Best of the Fest' award.
A snappy dresser with equally snappy jokes, Greg Proops is well known for his improv skills in Whose Line is it Anyway?. His stand-up is very solid as well, writes Matt Smith.
Andrew Doodson and Jason English-Rees prove that if you have enough talent for it, writing songs about menstruation and being angry at dandelions can pay off, writes Matt Smith.
An Audience with Charles Barrington is the perfect first base for Melburnians yet to charmed by Barrington’s hilarious brand of faux Euro sass, which comes on like a smooth malted scotch, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Bryan Brown, Nadine Garner, a terrific set and a funny script are the stars of new Sydney Theatre Company play Zebra, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.
Lawrence Mooney talks to Matt Smith about donuts, his habits of procrastination, the web series The Match Committee and his recent forays into more serious acting roles.
At his Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, Reginald D. Hunter appeared to be a bit drunk. His material was half written and shaky, writes Matt Smith.
In Charlie Pickering's new show he canvasses controversial subjects such as disasters, circumcision and swearing. The image he projected was of an interesting guy with many hilarious stories, writes Meghan Lodwick.
Opera companies live and die by the classics -- La Bohème is in the top few most performed operas in the world -- and new productions come at considerable financial and artistic risk. Luckily the Opera Australia latest is a great one.
