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Is this a golden age for Australian comedy?
Forget the Olympics. Our new national expertise is in taking the piss.
Forget the Olympics. Our new national expertise is in taking the piss.
Three Australians are among the nominees for the distinguished Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Daily Show host shines light on race issues.
British comic and TV host Alan Carr is bringing his Yap, Yap, Yap show to Australia.
Is comedian Trevor Noah too polite for late-night TV?
Family Guy is weighing in on the anti-vaccination movement and has enlisted the help of Oscar-winning actor and activist, Sean Penn.
John Cleese has launched his own YouTube channel – and it's as reliably bonkers as one might hope it would be.
With his blunt, outspoken stage persona, Wayne Deakin is "a front foot comedian". And at 6 foot 2, few people's idea of a rape victim.
As Billy Crystal departed the US for his Australian tour just days ago, Hillary Clinton appears to be nudging ahead in the polls.
Aunty Donna, a group of mostly hairy, funny men, do stupid, smart and clever comedy
What to do when every time you open your mouth, you offend someone? What way forward is there for a stand-up comic whose act is a showcase of everything you don't ever want to see in comedy again?
Nick Cody is about as Australian as a hard-earned thirst, this audience has only a sprinkling of expat among the Londoners. And they were all loving him.
The South African comic who calls Donald Trump "an overcooked sweet potato" will perform at the Sydney Opera House.
Hannah Gadsby and Taylor Swift collaborate on a comedy pop-tacular
He was a fixture on breakfast radio and evening television throughout the late '90s. But whatever happened to the Sandman?
We rate ten of President Obama's best jokes at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Waleed Aly operates as The Project's political conscience but he became Dame Edna's fall guy when the comedian visited the panel Thursday night and virtually took over.
Chemistry is everything in a three-man comedy act. Meddle with it at your peril. But what happens when you change the hormone balance?
White's life offers plenty of excuses to despair but he never strays into self pity, which is no mean feat.
An Evening With Mr Paul Foot descends into utter nonsense, as he babbles on stage and up close with the audience in pure, glorious gobbledygook.
Korean comedy troupe the Ongals transcend language barriers with their brand of physical humour.
Some of the most fascinating acts at the recent Melbourne International Comedy Festival offered glimpses into cultures where stand-up is still in its infancy, from Malaysia's Kuah Jenhan to Russia's Igor Meerson to the founder of the form in Pakistan (and new Melbourne resident) Sami Shah.
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr has won the 2016 Melbourne Comedy Festival Barry Award.
Tales of feeling like a 'fake Asian' and the difficulties of learning to speak Chinese have earned Lauren Duong the title of funniest teen comedy act in the country.
Coombs Marr and Nicholson each has a same-sex partner, but Australian law forbids them from marrying the person they love. So instead they married each other.
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