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[10 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Comedy for Christmas? By now many of you will have already had your workplace's festive night out, and maybe (just maybe) it wasn't that crash hot watching the office clown do the same routine as for the last five years. So why not go out for a night that you'll really enjoy, with professional comic entertainers? Continue reading

Sydney, impro, open-mic, stand-up »

[12 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Ah, the US election threw my writing schedule totally out of whack! Apologies for the delays. Acts reviewed: Axis of Awesome, Sugar Sammy, Harley Breen, Jacques Barrett, Diverse Theatresports(R) Players (Cranston Cup) Venues: Marble Bar, Comedy Store, Belvoir Street Theatre… Continue reading

Sydney, gong show, reviews, stand-up »

[30 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Red Card ComedyNext Show Sat 29th October
Roxbury Hotel,
182 Johns Rd, Glebe
Tickets $22 via moshtix

Raucous and huge fun, that's Red Card Comedy. Comedy on the Rox's Kathryn Bendall promised me it would be a different kind of comedy night, and indeed it was! Continue reading

Sydney, gong show, stand-up »

[19 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]

Red Card Comedy
Roxbury Hotel, 182 St Johns Rd, Glebe
Next Show: Saturday 25th October 8pm
Tickets: $22.00 via Moshtix


I'm going along to see this one! Perhaps I'll see you there - an excerpt from the Comedy on the Rox blurb is quoted below: There's no comedy night like Red Card Continue reading

Sydney, reviews, stand-up »

[17 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Comedy @ Marble Bar
The Marble Bar (underneath the Hilton Hotel)
488 George Street, Sydney
6:30 pm Tuesdays
$15 (includes one free drink)

For the first time in far too many years, there's a comedy room in the heart of the city again. And what a room! Sydney institution The Marble Bar, its glamour restored and furnishings updated not too long ago, normally hosts musical entertainment; Lisa Rathbone has persuaded them to vary the menu and offer a night of stand-up comedy every week on Tuesdays, starting at the perfect time to catch people needing their ribs tickled after work.

The opening night line-up was guaranteed to draw a crowd: headlined by UK legend John Moloney, MC'ed by the engaging David Smiedt, and ably supported by veteran mischief-maker Jackie Loeb and popular rising comic Jacques Barrett. A full house turned up in the mood for a good time. Continue reading

Melbourne, Sydney, sketch, stand-up, tours »

[13 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
British comic John Moloney is touring Oz, and this week he's popping up around Sydney. Despite the fact that Moloney's website is desperately out of date, I have had a few alerts about some appearances: Monday: BB's Comedy @ Bondi Beach 8:00 pm Tuesday: Comedy @ the Marble Bar 6:30 pm (opening night at a new room, check it out! Jackie Loeb… Continue reading

Sydney, stand-up »

[28 Aug 2008 | No Comment | ]
Comedy @ BB\'sComedy at BB's had a great opener last week with 130 people showing up to Bar Bondi. Congratulations to Wagon Productions (aka Jacques & Jim)! Coming up on September the 1st - Headliner Subby Valentine, stalwart of Australian Radio and TV and all round comedy legend. Plus in the semi-pro section young comics Jim Rochford, Dave Jory, Tron… Continue reading