Comedy
Turning cancer on its head
Dr Jo Prendergast took her devastating diagnosis and said, ‘Yes, I can make a comedy show out of this.’
2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 3: March
A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in March 2025.
Back come the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Funny Tonners...
After a great launch to the partnership last year, ArtsHub and MICF are again joining forces to bring you the…
Performance reviews: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins and Thunderstuck: A Night of Classic Rock, Adelaide Fringe 2025
From brilliant, in-your-face clowning to contemporary dance performed to a virtuosic live violin score of rock classics, two fascinating but…
The art of musical comedy
When you add music to your stand-up, you can take your shows to a whole other level...
Performance review: Confessions of a Drag Queen Accountant, Skye Scraper, His Majesty's Theatre, FRINGE WORLD
A dynamic evening of salacious storytelling.
Panti Bliss on fighting fascism, changing culture and the art of drag
Rory O’Neill, aka Irish drag star Panti Bliss, discusses career longevity and how standing up to the far right inspired…
Performance review: The Hanky Code, FRINGE WORLD
What does a hanky have to do with your sexual journey?
Comedy review: 1 & a 1/2 Weddings & a Funeral, FRINGE WORLD
Raw, confessional humour by an ex-stripper raised in a religious household.
Fingers on buzzers! The rise of the live game show
Live game shows of all flavours have swiftly proliferated across comedy and fringe festivals. What's the attraction?