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Comedy review: Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar, Trades Hall

Why has Tom Moran lied all throughout his life? The comedian-performer reflects on his penchant for fib-telling.

The cast of 'Classifried': two women and three men are emoting and gesticulating.
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Theatre review: Classifried! The MKUltra Sitcom, The Butterfly Club

The theatre audience becomes a sitcom audience in this comedic offering.

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Comedy review: Big Nose Big Dreams, Sydney Fringe Festival

A debut solo show from an Egyptian-Australian writer and comic who avoids the usual diaspora stories.

An Indian man, Delhi Buoy, in a white T-shirt and a black cap is standing with his arms spread out.
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Comedy review: The Racist Immigrants, Sydney Fringe Festival

POC comedians indulge and take a swipe at ethnic stereotypes.

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Late bloomers: going from corporate to comedy

There are those who are 'born in a trunk' and there are those who spend time in the corporate world…

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Festival reviews: Susie McCabe, Todd Almond, James Barr, Stella Graham, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Four diverse, but excellent comedy shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

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Musical review: Murder for Two, Arts Centre Melbourne

Premiered in Australia in Sydney last year, this musical returns to bamboozle and amuse another round of crime mystery fans.

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Festival review: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A parody musical that takes delight in skewering all things Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Performance review: Popera: Sex, Death & Politics, The Butterfly Club

Uma Dobia plays a feminist icon in 'Popera', ready to stamp out opera’s entrenched sexism in sparkly knee-high boots.

An Anglo-Australian man smiles affably at the camera. He has short dark hair, stubble, and wears a white t-shirt. He is standing in front of a light yellow backdrop. Andrew Hamilton.
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Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian

Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…

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