WATCH A POLITICIAN SQUIRM

Whether you love or hate watching politicians squirm in interviews, you’ll find Lyall Brooks in A Prudent Man engaging. An accomplished acto

WHERE ARE THE WOMEN IN IMPROV?

It’s safe to say the performing arts industry is female dominated, but this doesn’t seem to be the case for improvisational comedy theatre,

F IS FOR…

One ‘f’ word comes to mind after watching Strut & Fret’s new Brisbane Festival show.

BRISBANE GETS KINKY

An analogy for boots, the cast comes in all shapes and sizes: tall, short, wide, skinny, and er, not so skinny. This in itself is worth poin

IT’S CLOSING TIME

In its second year, Bris Funny Fest did a fantastic job of offering performance opportunities to some truly talented local comics, as...

LET’S GET POLITICAL

Greg Larsen had the audience hanging on every word as he built up stories with meticulous detail and suddenly dropped both twisted and...

FIRE AT THE FEST

Two surprising additions fuelled a fire at the Bris Funny Fest on Friday night. ‘Surprising’ because anyone who saw ‘Keith on Fire’ at Five

ETHNIC COMEDY

An Asian and an Aboriginal walk into a bar and delight a sold out audience in Bris Funny Fest’s Token Ethnics. Not caring about upholding po

MASTER OF COMEDY

I’m a huge fan of Lindsay Webb’s observational-style, quick wit, high energy, and clever audience banter. I really like his work. I like him

CUPBOARD REVEALS HILARIOUS CHARACTERS

‘Better than headline acts at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival’ was the sentiment expressed by the person sitting next to me during the

TOP THREE COMEDIES AT ANYWHERE THEATRE FESTIVAL

This May, try a buffet of entertainment at the world’s most geographically-spread, open-access performance and arts festival here in...

CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH A DIFFERENCE

More of a show than a sing-a-long (although lyrics are highlighted on stage if you do want to sing), South Bank’s Christmas Carols is an...