Comedy (Humour)
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Asian Invasion seeking laughs at Perth's Fringe World Festival
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Asian nations may already be some of Australia's largest trading partners, but a small group of performers now wants to add another commodity to the list — laughter.
Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, perth-6000, wa
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'Australia sucks': SNL mocks Trump's call with Turnbull
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Australia has a starring role in this week's episode of Saturday Night Live, which sees Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump declare "Australia sucks" and "your reef is failing" in a parody of the US President's phone call with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Topics: world-politics, comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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Trump too hard to satirise, say South Park creators
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone say US politics is currently "much funnier than anything we could come up with".
Topics: opera-and-musical-theatre, comedy-humour, animation, world-politics, melbourne-3000
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Having a scientific laugh: Nine scientists turned comedians
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Can science ever be a bit of a giggle? It seems unlikely, like Senate estimates or colonic irrigation being fun, but the list of scientifically inspired funny people is rather impressive.
Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, science-and-technology, australia
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Are you a true blue Aussie? Take the new, improved Australian citizenship test Opinion
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The test will determine whether a would-be citizen is a true-blue dinky-di fair-go larrikin bronzed Aussie, or an enemy of the state.
Topics: immigration, multiculturalism, federal-government, comedy-humour, offbeat, australia
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The Castle house saved with plans to relocate it to NSW
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The suburban Melbourne house used to film The Castle may have been saved from the threat of being demolished, with a proposed plan to move to New South Wales.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, history, community-and-society, comedy-humour, strathmore-3041, melbourne-3000, vic, corowa-2646, nsw, australia
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Award-winning cartoonist's summer snow diary
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Distracted by wombats, quolls and snow, cartoonist Jon Kudelka continues to comment on national affairs.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, popular-culture, environment, cradle-mountain-7306
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'Irishman dies from stubbornness, whiskey': Daughter fulfils father's wish for funny obit
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The daughter of a man who passed away from pancreatic cancer and Motor Neurone Disease honours her father's wishes by writing a rib-tickling obituary.
Topics: death, comedy-humour, human-interest, united-states
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'Tis the season to be Polly Video
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Canberra offered more than enough political fodder for Sammy J's Christmas special.
Topics: government-and-politics, comedy-humour, australia
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Gary the goat's journey to social media superstardom
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With millions of fans around the world, Gary is Australia's most famous goat. But it was a long road that brought him and his comedian owner together.
Topics: comedy-humour, livestock, animals, human-interest, sydney-2000
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One Plus One: William McInnes Video
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William McInnes is an actor and writer who’s won hearts with his high-profile TV roles and whimsical memoirs. He believes in tackling life head on, even after experiencing great loss.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, animation, autobiography, books-literature, novel, comedy-humour, film-movies, drama, television, grief, family-and-children, family, community-and-society, australia
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Amy Schumer cancels Australia, New Zealand tour
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Amy Schumer cancels her long-awaited Australia and New Zealand tour due to illness, touring company Live Nation has confirmed.
Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, australia, new-zealand
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Andrew Sachs, best known as Manuel in Fawlty Towers, dies at the age of 86 Video
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Andrew Sachs, best known for his role of Manuel in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 86 after struggling with dementia.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, comedy-film, death, united-kingdom
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Cover your Pepsi, stash your shotgun: The nannies are coming Opinion
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Gone are the days when you could fire your shotgun at whim and be fat if you wanted to be, writes Ben Pobjie. It's time for Australians to fight back against the nanny state.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, australia
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden's bromance in photos
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As President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden prepare to leave the White House, we look back on their last eight years of friendship in office.
Topics: comedy-humour, obama-barack, human-interest, government-and-politics, united-states
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Simpsons predicted Trump win 16 years ago
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Donald Trump has been elected as the next President of the United States — a reality The Simpsons predicted 16 years ago.
Topics: us-elections, television, popular-culture, comedy-humour, united-states
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Talk-show hosts deliver final gags before vote
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The US election has provided 18 months worth of gags for comedians and some could not resist one last laugh before the "nightmare" comes to an end.
Topics: us-elections, comedy-humour, united-states
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Saturday Night Live takes off Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's first presidential debate Video
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Saturday Night Live takes off Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's first presidential debate.
Topics: comedy-humour, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
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Josh Thomas on why his hit show Please Like Me still makes him nervous Video
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Comedian Josh Thomas has received widespread acclaim for his show, Please Like Me, but he says the bigger it gets the more nervous he feels.
Topics: television, arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, australia
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SNL breaks fourth wall in final Trump and Clinton skit (photos)
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US sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live has poked fun at presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump one last time before the US election is called.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, elections, event, arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, united-states
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Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon at NBC studios image
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Topics: us-elections, comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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Alec Baldwin dressed as Donald Trump hugging African American man image
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Topics: us-elections, comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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Why The Simpsons has lost its way Opinion
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The subtlety laced with satire that graced earlier shows has been replaced by a brash carelessness. After 28 seasons, is it time for The Simpsons' creators to call it a day?
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, television, popular-culture, comedy-humour, united-states
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With Scrotox, men give wrinkly scrotums the sack Opinion
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Men who have spent their lives feeling ashamed of their saggy sperm satchel no longer need to suffer, writes Ben Pobjie. Scrotox is finally here.
Topics: men, mens-health, sexual-health, offbeat, comedy-humour, australia
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