Entertainment
Comedy
Here's the funny thing about stripping
Two pivotal events changed the life of Australian stripper and comedian Chase Paradise.
- by Charles Purcell
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Arts
Selina Jenkins' Thy Neighbour is no Nanette, but it's very good
The comparison is obvious but odious. Judged on its own merits, this show is a winner.
- by Liam Mannix
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Arts
Melbourne Fringe Festival Review: Untitled No.7
Telia Nevile's mutli-pronged attack on the curse of praise brought the crowd to its feet on opening night.
- by Emma Koehn
ABC
Doug Anthony Allstars doco Tick F---ing Tock shows time isn't on their side
The fallout from the historic sexual harassment scandal that embroiled the Doug Anthony Allstars earlier this year is still being felt.
- by Karl Quinn
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
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