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‘Self-belief came much later’: Why nurse Georgie Carroll pivoted into comedy
“Confidence seems natural to some men. It’s a mindset that can be quite useful – one that looks awful on a 20-year-old male, but phenomenal on a 45-year-old woman.”
- by Robyn Doreian
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‘We’ve given the talking stick to stupid’
Luke Heggie has a long list of complaints - about everything.
- by Daniel Herborn
Clumsy comic plays expertly for laughs
Comedian Blake Freeman’s self-deprecating tales often cast him as a good-natured manchild.
- by Daniel Herborn
New Body of Work: Hannah Gadsby announces live show
The tour announcement is a sign Australia’s live comedy circuit is beginning to bounce back.
- by Broede Carmody
Audience wowed by ‘miracle’ of a show
Nothing can prepare you for the pure magic of Michelle Brasier’s latest work.
- by Daniel Herborn
Kooky, unconnected sketches reveal pointed social commentary
Neither a small crowd nor a knee injury sustained in the “gayest way possible” can stop oddball gem Scout Boxall.
- by Daniel Herborn
Comedian Daniel Sloss is cocksure, cruel ... and very funny
Dark, prickly meta-humour may not be the most obvious path to mass appeal as a comedian, but it’s working for Daniel Sloss.
- by Daniel Herborn
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He lost me at sourdough: Ben Elton dazzles but delivers a limp ending
The motormouth comedian gave 90 minutes of insightful, sharp social and political comedy, then a half hour of cliches and snipes at millennials.
- by Tyson Wray
Deadly Funny final beats the dross from Sloss
The winner of the Deadly Funny grand final for First Nations comedians got the biggest laugh of the night with a barb aimed at Tony Abbott.
- by Tyson Wray
‘Life is too short’: The tragedies driving Michelle Brasier
While her stand-up and television career has flourished with mesmerisingly high-energy and anarchic musical comedy shows, the comedian is staring down an uncertain future.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Geraldine Hickey nabs Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s top gong
The comedian dedicated her win to anyone who’s “in the middle of their career” and wondering whether they should keep persisting.
- by Broede Carmody