feature - Submitted by K.E. Weber on Sunday, 17th Mar 2013
Award-winning stand up comedians and improvisers, Jimmy James Eaton (2009 Australian Best and Fairest Im-proviser, The Big Hoo Haa Melbourne) and Jason Geary (SkitHouse, Thank God You’re Here, Micallef, Impro Mel-bourne) are joining forces for the 2013 Melbourne Interna-tional Comedy Festival with their brand new sketch com-edy adventure; SKETCHUAL HEALING.
feature - Submitted by Jessica Taurins on Saturday, 23rd Feb 2013
"We might not have leggy models in bikinis, we might be missing 400hp engines, we might not be able to whip you up an organic horse carpaccio, but we sure can make you laugh..."
review - Submitted by Jessica Taurins on Friday, 20th Apr 2012
TP Rating:
4
Venue:
The Hi-Fi
The Axis of Awesome bring comedy music to the masses on their 2006 World Tour, stopping off at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to teach Melbourne how to rock.
review - Submitted by Adam Rafferty on Sunday, 15th Apr 2012
TP Rating:
3
Venue:
St Ali Café
The mantle of Doctor Who’s number one fan is a difficult role to assume considering the size and scale of the TV show’s fan base, and the fact it has been a part of popular culture for almost 50 years. Yet 30-something actor/comedian Rob Lloyd claims the title in his publicity material and does his best to demonstrate why he feels he fits the part in this very personal show.
Tuesday, 10th April 2012 - Sunday, 22nd April 2012
Acclaimed comedian, actor/screenwriter (Grandma’s House), TV presenter (BBC’s Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Channel 4’s Popworld) and courter of controversy Simon Amstell is a household name in the UK and this Melbourne Comedy Festival season marks his Australian debut.
review - Submitted by Ness Chapman on Wednesday, 11th Apr 2012
TP Rating:
4
Venue:
Trades Hall
...Plus One takes the characters of a Nineties sitcom or soap – six thirty-something white middle-class wine-swilling friends – and catapaults them fifteen years into the future.