This Month
Owen Wilson’s charm helps land ‘Stick’ on the green
Think “Ted Lasso” with clubs in this story of a former golf pro searching for redemption that manages to be a comedy with heart without being too warm and fuzzy.
May
‘Chicago Pope’: Leo XIV’s roots unleash spate of holy humour
The new pontiff’s home city has welcomed him with jokey tropes, from its deep dish pizzas to stained-glass windows depicting a dunking Michael Jordan.
December 2024
Comedy series Hacks shows a new way forward for the workplace
The TV show has triumphed because it shows that regardless of age, we can always learn if we talk and listen.
March 2024
Seven must-see shows in April
From West Side Story’s Tony and Maria on Sydney Harbour to Tom Gleeson’s return to stand-up in Melbourne, entertainment options are hot next month.
From TISM to Ben Elton, seven shows you must see in March
Your downtime won’t be a letdown with our guide to some of the best shows happening around the nation this month.
December 2023
The secret to a great cracker joke – and 10 of the best
While the world wrings its hands anxiously about the effects of AI it turns out that robotic joke-writing is rather hit and miss.
April 2023
‘The greatest comedian since Charlie Chaplin’
Through a career spanning seven decades, Barry Humphries emerged as a creative genius and one of the world’s greatest comics.
November 2022
How Tom Jones helped Rob Brydon’s music career
His fellow Welshman and elder proved helpful because the celebrated comedian, mimic and panel show host will also be singing at upcoming Australian concerts.
September 2022
Iconic Millennial comedy sketch is now a book
Aunty Donna’s ‘Always Room for Christmas Pud’ has been reimagined as a picture book.
June 2022
This lawyer moonlights as a stand-up comedian
Tess Birch is a planning and environment lawyer at Ashurst and an emerging comedian who does about three gigs a week.
How gibberish (and nudity) became a lesson on risk taking
The out-there film, starring Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement and Australian actor Damon Herriman, required a lot from its cast.
January 2020
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Jones was a founding member of the surreal British comedy troupe that revolutionised the genre.