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Call me cancelled, but our po-faced progressives need a good laugh
The war against wrong-think is as dangerous for the canceller as it is for the cancelled.
- by Anson Cameron
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One of the best shows at this festival is being performed above a sports bar. Don’t miss it.
From a show that is “workplace comedy at its best” to a return to the hellmouth, here are our latest reviews.
- by Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Hannah Francis, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Space has a PR problem. It’s time to make it great again
Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void’s reputation.
- by Patrick Lenton
Guy Montgomery is everywhere, but he thinks he’s ‘pretty generic’
The New Zealander has written for others, appeared in films, done fundraisers, but he describes these ventures as “dream-adjacent.”
- by John Bailey
Ghosts, lies, and conspiracy theories: This festival has it all
From a show where musicals meet PowerPoint, to a trip back in time, here are our latest reviews.
- by Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Elizabeth Flux, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
It’s the comedy show Raygun didn’t want you to see. But is it any good?
Stephanie Broadbridge’s Breaking: The Musical had to overcome some legal challenges to make it to the Comedy Festival, where it’s just started its run. This is what the crowd can expect.
- by Karl Quinn
The best, the strangest, and the most daring of the comedy festival so far
From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.
- by Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you
Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch, improv and character comedy, taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.
- by Will Cox
How famously conflict-averse Luke McGregor handles curly questions
The everyman comedian has made a career of awkwardness – but then our lunch got a bit awkward.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
We need to celebrate the complexities of humanity: Rhys Darby
While the New Zealand comedian worries about AI, his advice is to turn off the news and keep your sense of humour.
- by Lenny Ann Low
How Ben Schwartz went from taking out the trash to being a comedy superstar
The Parks and Recreation star learned from some of the best in the business.
- by Rod Yates
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