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Cracking the wit
Fabulous Sydney Comedy Festival must-sees you need to hear about
Fabulous Sydney Comedy Festival must-sees you need to hear about
He is considered the greatest English comedian and storyteller of his generation, but hecklers at his gigs should watch out.
Like voice itself, human laughter is endlessly, subtly, distinctive.
The actor, comedian, writer, director and producer is heading to Australia in June as part of his world stand-up tour
"I'm like a lecturer at uni, except I'm cool, I swear, I show funny photos."
Stand-up stars at the Sydney Comedy Festival give their pick of the bunch.
How did a hardcore Irish nerd become a TV star and stand-up comedian?
It's not quite as great as One Man, Two Guv'nors but is sure to tickle fans of British comedy nonetheless.
The consummate Tupperware hostess brings her riotous party to Mardi Gras.
Next time Australia enters the Eurovision Song Contest, we might do worse than to send Astrid and Otto Rot, aka brother-sister punk-pop duo Die Roten Punkte.
Melbourne's premier LGBTI festival celebrates its 30th year with a bang.
Comedian Celia Pacquola's nudity clause? "No nipples and no side boob!"
Saturday Night Live unsurprisingly concluded the year with a Christmas special featuring Alec Baldwin as his favourite blonde in office, only this time Vladimir Putin was included in the act.
Comedian Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian stand-up tour just five days before she was due to perform in Perth.
Sam Simmons and his fight against beige is our hottest comedy export.
Dilruk Jayasinha left the heady heights of accountancy for sweaty live comedy.
Nath Valvo tickles with spiky wit.
There are no hecklers in the audience anymore for one of the world's most loved comedians who is on his way to Sydney.
Bill Bailey is one of the few modern comedians who avoids vulgarity or going dark for shock value (though there's the occasional brief bit of black humour).
The English stand-up comedian knows how it feels to be torn down by the tabloids, but it hasn't quite stopped him speaking his mind.
The master of observational comedy will perform Down Under for the first time in almost 20 years next August. But don't expect any cracks at Melbourne's expense.
Lawrence Mooney reflects on a year of living dangerously in his show Moonman.
Hundreds of Donald Trump fans have walked out of an Amy Schumer performance in Florida overnight after the comedian's show turned political.
Randy the Purple Puppet's new solo show is an excursion into enlightenment via laughter.
Sakdiyah Ma’ruf is an Indonesian stand-up comic challenging Islamic extremism
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