1. Celebrity Theatresports | Impro Melbourne

Normally in a review, words and phrases like 'lack of preparation', 'unstructured' and 'hastily cobbled-together' would set off the alarm bells. But in Celebrity Theatresports, these things are the essence of the show and the very reason for its...

Monday, 19 April 2010 | Read more

2. Things | Ross Noble

For my money, Ross Noble has the funniest show at the festival this year.

Saturday, 17 April 2010 | Read more

3. Advice You Shouldn't Need | Matt Elsbury

Advice You Shouldn't Need is a pretty good premise for a show. In addition to providing an excuse to laugh at outrageously stupid warning labels (always fertile ground for a quick laugh) it's a chance to find some humour in our over-administered...

Thursday, 15 April 2010 | Read more

4. Things I Shouldn't Have Said | Eddie Ifft

Things I Shouldn't Have Said had a packed audience laughing non-stop all the way up to its outrageous and uncomfortably vivid finale.

Saturday, 10 April 2010 | Read more

5. Four Minute Warning

The show has a distinctly amateurish feel to it, which it plays up at times, but the frequently miscued sound effects are awkward and a little off-putting.

Saturday, 10 April 2010 | Read more

6. Made In China (Or, How Shanghai Slim Found Jazz) | Lin Dong Fu

Lim is an extremely charismatic performer who draws his audience in with his gentle rapport and skills as a raconteur.

Saturday, 10 April 2010 | Read more

7. Repressed Memory Lane | Adam Rozenbachs

The show is not a hard hour to sit through - there are laughs to be had - but it’s not very challenging either.

Saturday, 10 April 2010 | Read more

8. When the Sex is Gone | Tommy Bradson

Exquisitely written and performed, When the Sex is Gone takes you on several familiar and less familiar travels deep into the darkened alleys and valleys of lust.

Friday, 09 April 2010 | Read more

9. Happy by Request! | Xavier Michelides

This guy has the confidence and verve to go places.

Friday, 09 April 2010 | Read more

10. God is Bullshit: That's the Good News | Catherine Deveny

If you're atheist, it will be hard to leave God Is Bullshit: That's The Good News without feeling a little more smug. If you're not atheist, it's hard to imagine you going in the first place.

Friday, 09 April 2010 | Read more