Entertainment
Comedy
Festival favourite Adam Hills close to being 'comedian I always wanted to be'
A household name in Britain and Australia, Adam Hills is now telling his story in a memoir
- by Joanne Brookfield
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Music quiz show Spicks and Specks coming back for reunion special on ABC
Spicks and Specks has a reunion show in the pipeline
- by Joanne Brookfield
Sexual assault
Comedy club owner opens up about Louis CK's surprise performance
"I don't know what the standard is and that makes me uncomfortable."
- by Broede Carmody
Racism
'All women are beautiful': Trevor Noah explains controversial joke
"My intention was to [say] stop putting one group above another," the comedian told Brisbane radio station 98.9 FM.
- by Broede Carmody
Ten funniest jokes from this year's Edinburgh festival revealed
An off-the-cuff "brain fart" about a Centrelink worker has claimed the 'Funniest Joke' prize at the Edinburgh Fringe.
- by Robert Moran
Good Weekend
The great Hannah Gadsby rewrites the rules of comedy
Tasmanian-born comedian Hannah Gadsby has become a global phenomenon. While her decision to quit is central to her show, Nanette, she has a new rider to add.
- by Melena Ryzik
Comedian Nath Valvo on Tiffany Haddish, 'Triathlon Cody' and being the nice guy
"I would never get on stage and punch down on someone, because actually that's not nice."
- by Craig Mathieson
Good Weekend
Spotlight: Self-deprecation is no joke for comic Zoë Coombs Marr
This out-and-proud lesbian comedian is now drawing laughs from empowerment, not put-downs.
- by Greg Callaghan
Racism
Trevor Noah refuses to apologise for joking about Aboriginal women
"As a comedian, you are going to make jokes that some people like and some people don't like," Noah said.
- by Broede Carmody
Performing arts
Rob Brydon, The Trip and Would I Lie to You star, to tour Australia
The Welsh comic actor promises to wheel out his Michael Caine impression when he brings his stand-up show Down Under for the first time.
- by Karl Quinn