Culture
Comedy
Everyone is welcome at this show – even the straights
Anna Piper Scott delivers a masterfully entertaining five-star show at this year’s MICF. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- by Lefa Singleton Norton, John Bailey, Sonia Nair, Mikey Cahill, Hannah Francis, Tyson Wray, Cher Tan, Cameron Woodhead, Donna Demaio, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Guy Webster
Latest
Spare me the Goop: Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke make sense of menopause
Gwyneth Paltrow is nowhere to be seen as the no-nonsense duo take aim at underwear magnets and other guff.
- by Michael Lallo
Sydney Comedy Festival 2024: our guide to the best laughs
The Sydney International Comedy Festival kicks off on April 22. Here’s a preview of what you could bring your nan to and when best to leave her at home.
- by Daniel Herborn
Opinion
Musings
Building a flower bed: how hard can it be?
I made my flower bed, I’ll lie in it.
- by James Colley
Opinion
Comedy
The clever everyday objects that will baffle future historians
As the world changes we are forgetting that eggcups, soft drink bottles and coat hangers once had a whole host of other uses.
- by Richard Glover
The joke’s on us: Five shows not to miss at the Brisbane Comedy Festival
We asked Phoebe Meredith for her picks of the 135 shows coming to Brisbane for the four-week festival.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘I could Joe Rogan it up’: is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?
The stand-up veteran admits it’d be far more lucrative to join those complaining that they “can’t say what they want to”.
- by Kylie Northover
Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all
From lurid family histories to Excel-lent stand-up, this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- by Sonia Nair, Lefa Singleton Norton, Hannah Francis, Tyson Wray, Stephen A Russell, Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Donna Demaio and John Bailey
Nothing tests my loyalty more than a shop’s loyalty scheme
Why do I join all these loyalty clubs when the “rewards” are so laughable?
- by David Free
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
From Tim Tams to a screenplay written by an 11-year-old this year’s comedy festival is off to a roaring start. Keep an eye on our growing list of reviews here.
- by Stephen A Russell, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Tyson Wray, Sonia Nair, Hannah Francis, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Guy Webster, Cher Tan, Cassidy Knowlton and Cameron Woodhead
Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now, he’s finally relented
Australia’s best stand-up comedian is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
- by Richard Jinman