Star cartoonist Judy makes a show of herself
One of Australia’s most enduring cartoonists is venturing on to the stage with her cartoons in a show called Everyone on the Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me), reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Comedy
"Beneath the playful veneer lies razor-sharp timing, a meticulously crafted structure and a knack of knowing exactly when to push the joke and when to pull back." BILL STEPHENS reviews the Burton Brothers' Tinseltown.
Imagine a ballerina who smokes too much and tells dirty jokes. That’s the strange world of SWAN?, a one-person theatre show created and performed by Canadian artist Lauren Brady, reports HELEN MUSA.
As The Simpsons reaches its 800-episode milestone, its creators reflect on its path to becoming a global institution that was paved with early outrage.
Comedy
Try keeping a straight face with these two comics!
Arts editor HELEN MUSA says It’s hard to keep a straight face when talking to comedians Honor Wolff and Patrick Durnan Silva of the queer alternative sketch comedy duo Hot Property, coming to The Q next month – they’re just too funny.
Comedy
Comedians with a Punchline planned for Melbourne
Canberra comedians Jacquelyn Richards and Trish Hurley will be representing the Women's Room initiative at the Melbourne Comedy Festival next week with their new show, Punchline.
Comedy
Troupe with a passion to kill, but only at comedy
Contesting the oft-repeated phrase that "women aren't funny", a group of Canberra comedians are taking the stage together for the Canberra Comedy Festival with a menacing-sounding show called Why Women Kill… at Comedy.
The People’s Princess takes centre stage in Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, premiering at the Street Theatre soon, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"Describing herself as a 'K-Mart Identifying Lesbian', she launched into a series of smart, sharp, wry, wise and hilarious observations about anything and everything." BILL STEPHENS reviews a cabaret performance by Jackie Loeb.
At Tuggeranong Arts Centre this weekend, Marcel Cole is presenting his new physical comedy show, Smile, where he’ll play Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp, reports HELEN MUSA.
The final season of The Wharf Revue opens in Canberra lat this month. HELEN MUSA talks with member Phillip Scott.
"Stand-up comedy is a difficult industry to crack, but that didn’t faze 25-year-old Laura Johnston, who quit her job as a tour guide at the Royal Australian Mint before she had even got on stage to try it out," writes KATARINA LLOYD JONES.
HELEN MUSA reviews Before and After, a Comedy festival performance by Caitlin Maggs and Sarah Stewart .
Standing up to make people laugh in public is a serious matter, but two Canberra mums have taken on the task with considerable success and will be showing off their comic skills during the coming Canberra Comedy Festival.
