Entertainment
Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Punchlines between the ears
The Silent Comedy Festival kicks off again at Arbory Bar.
- by Emma Koehn
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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
Melbourne Comedy Festival
'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
Opinion
Performing arts
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
Melbourne Comedy Festival
Why Michelle Wolf stopped joking about Donald Trump
The controversial comic has been lauded for ‘destroying’ the President – and that’s the problem.
- by Michael Lallo