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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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- Jane Canaway
Conceived and well and truly executed by the uber-talented Casey Bennetto (who won a Barry Award and a Helpmann for Keating! The Musical) and Alan Brough (Spicks and Specks), The Narelles is a fast-paced parody of all things rock and roll and musical.
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- Jane Canaway
Now that we’re all so time poor and have short attention spans, the “Best of” comedy nights fulfil an important role: they offer the chance to see some of the new kids on the block.
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- Jane Canaway
There's an awful lot of good-fun stuff going on inside Hannah Gadsby's mind and, thanks to Ritalin, we're now able to take a quick peek inside.
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- Jan Chandler
Twenty years in the business and Wil Anderson has mastered the skills needed to be both funny and thought-provoking; the seventy minutes went in a flash, perfectly paced and with never a dull moment.
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