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Zachary Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos play Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton.

How a saga about banned erotic film has become an unlikely comedy hit

Comedians Zach Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos play movie reviewers Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton in Refused Classification.

  • Daniel Herborn

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Kemah Bob finds comedy in a trip to Thailand gone wrong.

Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell

The London-based comic turns a winding tale of a chilled-out holiday upended in a whirlwind of weed shops and extravagant spending in the first full-length show of her career.

  • Daniel Herborn
UK comedian Olga Koch will be performing in Sydney as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival.

This Russian comedian grew up super rich - and she’s not afraid to laugh about it

Her father privatised state assets in the late 1990s as Boris Yeltsin’s deputy prime minister. It has given Olga Koch an unusual perspective on privilege.

  • Chris Hook
Elf Lyons stars as The Trojan Horse and Sea Biscuit and Treacle.

This hit comedy show is performed by a cast of famous … horses

After pocketing five-star reviews and a slew of awards at the 2024 Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe festivals, British comedian Elf Lyons is bringing her cast of famous equine characters to Sydney.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Comedian Ruby Wax

‘I went out with a lot of gay men. I even married one’: Ruby Wax

The comedian, who’s touring Australia, shares her celebrity crushes, and the actor whose death still affects her.

  • Jane Rocca
Sara Pascoe has had several male mentors in comedy, including actor Andy Park.

I decided to stop dating in my 30s to figure out who I was. Then I met my husband

Before she married fellow comedian, Australian Steen Raskopoulos, Sara Pascoe took a few years off dating to ‘figure out who I was’.

  • Jane Rocca
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If you love Arrested Development, this is the comedian for you

Here’s a funny TV guide to help you find your next favourite standup at the Sydney Comedy Festival.

  • Daniel Herborn
Comedian Lara Ricote.

Sydney Comedy Festival 2024: our guide to the best laughs

The Sydney International Comedy Festival kicks off on April 22. Here’s a preview of what you could bring your nan to and when best to leave her at home.

  • Daniel Herborn
The 32-year-old has become a popular fixture on UK panel TV, and in the US is being courted by Netflix.

Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now, he’s finally relented

Australia’s best stand-up comedian is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

  • Richard Jinman
Harry Jun.

Can I fly in a separate class to my partner? Your biggest conundrums answered

We sought advice from that rare species that seems to have it all figured out, comedians.

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