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'Masterful': Hannah Gadsby's assured new show doesn't disappoint

'Masterful': Hannah Gadsby's assured new show doesn't disappoint

She may be living in Los Angeles now but one of our biggest comedy exports chose Melbourne to premiere the follow-up to award-winning show Nanette, and was welcomed in return.

  • by Michael Harry

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Can a straight white guy joke about #MeToo?
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Can a straight white guy joke about #MeToo?

A refined Englishman making gender-based jokes in 2019. What could go wrong?

  • by Michael Lallo
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Punchlines between the ears
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Punchlines between the ears

The Silent Comedy Festival kicks off again at Arbory Bar.

  • by Emma Koehn
Michelle Wolf's stand-up so outrageously wrong it's perfectly right
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Melbourne Comedy Festival

Michelle Wolf's stand-up so outrageously wrong it's perfectly right

Comedian Michelle Wolf’s wicked wit is a global phenomenon.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
Comedy at its groundbreaking best: Get Krack!n's Indigenous finale
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Comedy at its groundbreaking best: Get Krack!n's Indigenous finale

In their final show, the two Kates handed over to Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell - and it changed the face of mainstream Australian TV.

  • by Dom Knight
Opening 'Supershow' heralds a great year for comedy festival
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Melbourne Comedy Festival

Opening 'Supershow' heralds a great year for comedy festival

There were many good surprises among the 25 comedians who delivered fast laughs at the opening night gala.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
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'It's a huge problem': Comedians applaud Hannah Gadsby's anti-phone measures
Melbourne Comedy Festival

'It's a huge problem': Comedians applaud Hannah Gadsby's anti-phone measures

"You're paying to sit there on your phone. I just don't get it." 

  • by Broede Carmody
Reliable laughs from Scotland's funny Bhoy
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Melbourne Comedy Festival

Reliable laughs from Scotland's funny Bhoy

Danny Bhoy is back - and this time, it's topical.

  • by Robyn Grace
Hannah Gadsby predicts a 'revolution' in comedy
Melbourne Comedy Festival

Hannah Gadsby predicts a 'revolution' in comedy

Opening the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Barry Award-winning comic praised a move towards diversity and more complexity in stand-up.

  • by Hannah Francis
Urzila Carlson prepares to make history at Melbourne comedy festival

Urzila Carlson prepares to make history at Melbourne comedy festival

With a huge Melbourne comedy festival season and a Netflix special on the way, Urzila Carlson is spreading laughter wherever she goes.

  • by Joanne Brookfield
You're amazing, Muriel
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You're amazing, Muriel

Muriel's Wedding The Musical is a hit.

  • by John Bailey