David O’Doherty: “Ready, Steady, David O’Doherty” at Melbourne 2024
by ****1/2 (out of 5) Are you ready? Are you steady? Because Irish comedian David O’Doherty is about to perform perhaps his greatest trick yet, a …
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Fern Brady: “I Gave You Milk To Drink” at Melbourne 2024
***1/2 (out of 5) This felt very much like a work still in progress, so take these stars with a pinch of salt and whatever …
Lizzy Hoo: “Hoo’s That Girl?” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Lizzy Hoo has burst onto the Australian comedy scene, and scored an Amazon Original stand-up special last year, Hoo Cares!? My review …
Rhys Nicholson: “Huge Big Party Congratulations” at Melbourne 2024
****1/2 (out of 5) When a couple of punters arrived late to Rhys Nicholson’s show, the comedian quickly caught them up with a quip: “Hopefully …
Frankie McNair: “An Intimate Evening With Tabitha Booth” at Melbourne 2024
***** (out of 5) In an alternate reality, the role of Liza Minnelli or someone like her was lived by Tabitha Booth, a star of …
Dan Rath: “Pariah Carey” at Melbourne 2024
****1/2 (out of 5) Dan Rath describes himself as having “enough different flavours of brain fog to start a vape store.” Rath also is the …
Zoë Coombs Marr: “Every Single Thing In My Whole Entire Life” at Melbourne 2024
****1/2 (out of 5) Zoë Coombs Marr received the top prize in Melbourne in 2016 for “Trigger Warning,” the show that presented her in character …
Tom Walker: “My Treasures My Beautiful Treasures” at Melbourne 2024
**** (out of 5) Trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier, Tom Walker won Best Newcomer in Melbourne in 2016, received a best show nomination …
Mish Wittrup: “Act Like I’m Not Here” at Melbourne 2024
***1/2 (out of 5) You might know Mish Wittrup from her work on camera with sketch group Aunty Donna, or from her best newcomer-nominated show …
Annie Boyle: “Annie Are You OK?” at Melbourne 2024
***1/2 (out of 5) Smooth criminal references aside, Annie Boyle does not seem OK. At least not at the start. Boyle presents her tale of …