John Howard’s conservative Australian government may be described by some as ‘The Abbott and Costello Show’, but it’s paying no tributes to the industry that launched the US comedy duo’s careers.
The Australian government recently revoked funding for the Australia New Zealand Climate Forum after delegates walked out on a show headed by burlesque performer Rebecca Gale, proving that the genre remains as provocative as it did in the days of Gypsy Rose Lee and Lili St. Cyr.
