Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now,he’s finally relented

Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now,he’s finally relented

Australia’s best stand-up comedian is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

  • byRichard Jinman

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The queen of alternative comedy admits her act is not for everyone

The queen of alternative comedy admits her act is not for everyone

Maria Bamford has been named by comedy giants such as Judd Apatow and Stephen Colbert as their favourite comic.

  • byDaniel Herborn
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off,with more than 800 performers set to step up to the mic. Here,our writers take a closer look.

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His ’70s stand-up was so good it inspired Jerry Seinfeld:How Steve Martin became a comedy legend
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His ’70s stand-up was so good it inspired Jerry Seinfeld:How Steve Martin became a comedy legend

Morgan Neville’s two-part series traces Steve Martin’s career from 1970s stand-up to his recent collaborations with Martin Short and the popular Only Murders in the Building.

  • byCraig Mathieson
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
‘I don’t think anyone ever gets used to it’:The DMs that still scare Reuben Kaye

‘I don’t think anyone ever gets used to it’:The DMs that still scare Reuben Kaye

A year ago,the performer’s comedy landed him in hot water,but he questions why the reaction was so extreme.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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‘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
Our woke world can’t take a joke,and it’s no laughing matter
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Our woke world can’t take a joke,and it’s no laughing matter

Laughter has been critical to our evolution,yet too many of us have lost that human touch.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
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
Dawn French quit TV show with Jennifer Saunders after ‘humiliating’ skit

Dawn French quit TV show with Jennifer Saunders after ‘humiliating’ skit

The comedy duo retired their sketch show French&Saunders in 2008 after French performed a skit with Anastacia dressed in the singer’s signature cowgirl look.

  • byIndia McTaggart