Twenty one years ago, Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner rearranged some of his former band’s music and presented them in a collaboration with the NZ Symphony Orchestra. This week Rayner marked the anniversary of that show with a performance in Melbourne.

It’s far from a pub singalong but the bonding of saucy songs and alcohol in the St Kilda cabaret Mother’s Ruin is strong.

Former tightrope walker Zack Dyer has won the national open mic comedy competition, Raw Comedy 2017 – and a spot at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe later this year.

Addiction is no laughing matter, but we all know that people in the throes of addiction can do some pretty funny things. It's this angle that Simon Hughes taps into in his show, Man vs Meth.

Fans are advised to ‘never meet your heroes’ so I worried a little about seeing RocKwiz live; would it seem too staged? Too slow and long-winded?

Holed up in a dingy hotel with only a bucket for company, the sole comfort for sick backpackers is they know their suffering will make a funny story one day.

What does a comedian do when he loses his funny?

If Nanette had been more interesting, Hannah Gadsby's new show might have turned out completely differently.

Sarah Kendall is a masterful storyteller. And she has some jaw-dropping, thought-provoking stories to tell.

With an overactive imagination, quirky view of the world and some complex relationship issues, Anne Edmonds has some brilliantly trippy ideas about life.