If you want to hear my take on social isolation and the world for the next forseeable future, sign up now to my newspaper. I release it every Sunday evening (I say that like it's a long held tradition, I've done it once and I intend to do it again tonight). I'd love to keep …
The pandemic stopped everyone's festival shows this year, but I was really happy with my show and want to deliver it this year while it's still current. So, I'm proposing to film it at about three small scale, lounge room or backyard gigs and release it on my YouTube channel. Wanting to be safe, I …
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The wonderfully generous and talented filmmaker Kim Beamish won ACT Artist of the year in 2018 and filmed Bogus for me at the Canberra Comedy Festival in March. He kindly made a clip for me of one of the things I had to say in the show.On Mother's Day, I thought this may be relevant, …
"She has won me over, and, what’s more, she’s clearly won the hearts of Canberra audiences. I have no doubt that within the next few years Chris Ryan will become a household name in Australian comedy, and Australian comedy will be all the more interesting because of it. " -Agata Nabalo, BMA Magazine. Read the …
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Content warning: This article discusses family violence and suicide. Pictured backstage at the National Gallery of Australia, fixing her friend's hair, Antonietta Martiniello starred in many productions including Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas circa 1988, around the time I first met her. Some people light up a room and leave it better than they found it; …
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Nicole Seifert's life has led her to advocate for women's health however she can. Photo by @ Drommeren In the audience at a Canberra comedy gig, Nicole Seifert looks happy. This is where she fills her cup; free of ailments or worries for a while, she loses herself in laughs. The 40-year old early childhood …
Pictured on a trip to Jordan in 2016, Canberra comedian Bill Makin (33) is a big guy who identifies with ‘the little man’ and loves smashing an excercise bike to keep things level. I have never understood fans of Death Metal. To me, it’s the noise of angry, sweaty blokes, yelling “Roaaaaaah! Roaah! Raaaarghh! AAAAAA!” over machine gun drumming. Perhaps useful if you needed to get …
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As a 46-year-old woman, a Mum and a comedian in Canberra, I have a lot in common with Tanya Losanno - a lack of comedy reviews from Canberra media being just one of them. After our informal workshop over salt and vinegar chips today, ahead of our new festival shows, I interviewed this unassuming two-time …
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For a few years now, I have noticed I'm going unnoticed...and I'm OK with that. This is a snippet from Civic Pub Comedy Club last November. And since you asked, yes, this is apropos of flogging tickets to my Canberra Comedy Festival show Grey Matter on Thursday 22 March at 7pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zQM_NEuyi0
