Stand-up comedy
Frankenstein without pants: This may be the show you didn’t know you needed
Damien Warren-Smith’s award-winning show includes plenty of audience interaction and a large naked penguin.
- Daniel Herborn
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‘People think I’m a way better bloke than I am’: Why this comedian is trashing his do-good image
Luke Kidgell rode the wave of social media as Instagram and then TikTok exploded, and says being online is now vital for entertainers.
- Brittany Busch
She was told women weren’t funny. Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French showed her otherwise
Jen Brister’s comedy career began amid sexism and misogyny – now she sells out theatres.
- Rod Yates
The ‘nonsense’ that became a cult game show even border security guards love
It was a low-key show with high-stakes drama, now Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee is back.
- Louise Rugendyke
The best heckles, riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival
After a month packed with shows, our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.
- Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Hacks is taking on late-night talk shows. Things are about to get much darker.
The third season ended on a note so toxic it surprised even its co-stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. There’s more coming.
- Michael Idato
The good, the weird and the unmissable from this festival’s final week
From absurdist scribbling in a notebook to a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet, and ChatGPT acting as matchmaker, here are our latest reviews.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Nell Geraets
‘I guess I can’t ever do comedy again’: New mum Becky Lucas on the medical emergency that changed her
Stand-up star Becky Lucas worried she wouldn’t be able to write jokes again.
- Nick Dent
The letter Q is lonely and purple is sassy: What can we learn from fonts and colours?
Former Saturday Night Live writer and cult comedy favourite Julio Torres has brought his newest experimental work to Australia.
- Will Cox
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.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Elizabeth Flux, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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