
The Necks will never be immortalised in print. For nearly twenty-five years, their sound has defied linguistics. Furthermore, it has defied conventional understandings of appeal and longevity.

With themes that still raise controversy in our society today, full verbatim text and an immense number of characters, it takes skill to produce this piece of theatre in a way that will entertain as well as educate.

It should be said that Sam Simmons' latest offering About the Weather, while making its appearance at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, is not a stand up show. "A play!" Simmons at one point screams to the audience, "It's a play!" And what a play it is.

Wil Anderson's Brisbane Comedy Festival performance, Wilarious, feels a bit like Wil is sitting with you at a bar sharing funny stories about his life

One of the most endearing things about Hannah's style of stand up is her 'what you get is what you see' approach. There are no frills, no antics, just Hannah.

Never a mere headline performance bolstered by two token supports, theirs are concerts re-imagined as eclectic, carefully curated events – designed to showcase not just their own exciting work but that of their contemporaries and peers.