Making some noise:the Australian comedians enjoying the Taskmaster effect

Making some noise:the Australian comedians enjoying the Taskmaster effect

After proving themselves to TV’s Taskmaster,these comedians are touring with a newfound confidence and fanbase.

  • byHannah Story

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Comedians relive those awkward moments (spoiler alert:it’s painful)

Comedians relive those awkward moments (spoiler alert:it’s painful)

Some of us are born bumbling – others have ineptitude thrust upon us.

‘It was scary’:Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

‘It was scary’:Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

After an emotionally tough year,award-winning stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey is back on track (and running on it,too).

  • byLenny Ann Low
Starstruck made Rose Matafeo famous,then fans got strange

Starstruck made Rose Matafeo famous,then fans got strange

The Kiwi comedian heads to MICF this month with her first show since her breakthrough Horndog won the top prize at Edinburgh Fringe in 2018.

  • byHannah Story
Comedian,clown or agony aunt,this rising Estonian star is in demand

Comedian,clown or agony aunt,this rising Estonian star is in demand

Big-name comedians flocked to Julia Masli’s packed Edinburgh Festival shows but even she doesn’t know what might happen in Melbourne next month.

  • byRichard Jinman
Zoe Coombs Marr thought her life was boring. Until she remembered that smell

Zoe Coombs Marr thought her life was boring. Until she remembered that smell

The comedian was feeling at “odds with her existence”,so she took a personal stocktake of her life. “It matters and it doesn’t matter at all.”

  • byLenny Ann Low
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‘I don’t have impostor syndrome,I am an impostor’:Hannah Gadsby
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‘I don’t have impostor syndrome,I am an impostor’:Hannah Gadsby

The comedian is preparing for a new show,and is still stunned by how far their career has come since being catapulted to international fame with Nanette in 2018.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Josh Thomas on being a celebrity crush and why he can’t rebrand like Madonna

Josh Thomas on being a celebrity crush and why he can’t rebrand like Madonna

The creator of Emmy-nominated series Please Like Me will tour Australia for the first time in five years with his new stand-up show.

  • byHannah Story
‘I’m in a nice time in my life’:Rhys Nicholson drops the armour to talk marriage,careers … and getting ducks

‘I’m in a nice time in my life’:Rhys Nicholson drops the armour to talk marriage,careers … and getting ducks

The RuPaul’s Drag Race judge tied the knot at the Enmore Theatre and is about to release their first book and head on tour with Joel Creasey.

  • byHannah Story
How this comedian found herself again after she quit Harry Potter

How this comedian found herself again after she quit Harry Potter

Gillian Cosgriff’s return to comedy after five years and a stint in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has seen her win prestigious awards and critical acclaim.

  • byHannah Story
Six comedians drive into a country town... no,really

Six comedians drive into a country town... no,really

Small towns,big laughs. These headliners are taking comedy on a blindingly funny tour.

  • byDaniel Herborn