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- Lee Bemrose
Rich Hall is one of those comedy acts that really doesn't need to be labelled. He's Rich Hall, and that's that. And he's just about the funniest guy you're likely to see on stage so basically just buy a ticket and know that you will laugh your arse off.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
Khaled Khalafalla projects a certain air about him, whilst on stage, which rings of confidence (not arrogance) with a sprinkle of potential future fame.
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- Jane Canaway
As readers of his TV column or other writings will know, Ben Pobjie is a very smart guy with a razor sharp perception and cutting turn of phrase.
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- Jane Canaway
When comics say humour is a combination of tragedy plus time, they usually mean the past; smart Canadian-born Dr Pam looks forward to a future tragedy of the environmental kind and still makes it funny.
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- Heather Bloom
Harking back to an era of comedy where slapstick was king and great artists like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin were stars of the silent movie, Quiet Achievers is a homage to this glorious period of physical comedy.
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- Heather Bloom
An ever changing line up of the best and brightest British comedians, A British invasion, is a degustation of several ex-pats stand-up routines while they tour the Melbourne Comedy Circuit.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Like last year’s show, Sane New World touts itself as part stand-up and part group therapy, but it’s more like a comic lecture.
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