Clumsy comic plays expertly for laughs

Clumsy comic plays expertly for laughs

Comedian Blake Freeman’s self-deprecating tales often cast him as a good-natured manchild.

  • byDaniel Herborn

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Nothing can prepare you for the pure magic of Michelle Brasier’s latest work.

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Kooky,unconnected sketches reveal pointed social commentary

Kooky,unconnected sketches reveal pointed social commentary

Neither a small crowd nor a knee injury sustained in the “gayest way possible” can stop oddball gem Scout Boxall.

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Comedian Daniel Sloss is cocksure,cruel ... and very funny
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Dark,prickly meta-humour may not be the most obvious path to mass appeal as a comedian,but it’s working for Daniel Sloss.

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‘Life is too short’:The tragedies driving Michelle Brasier

‘Life is too short’:The tragedies driving Michelle Brasier

While her stand-up and television career has flourished with mesmerisingly high-energy and anarchic musical comedy shows,the comedian is staring down an uncertain future.

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The best comedy festival shows to tickle your funny bone

The best comedy festival shows to tickle your funny bone

Cack your dacks at this smorgasbord of comedy,featuring Fisk favourite Aaron Chen,Geraldine Hickey’s agapanthus and Adam Hills.

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'It’s something you can’t download':Can live comedy make a comeback?

'It’s something you can’t download':Can live comedy make a comeback?

While the bustling,shoulder-to-shoulder,spittle-in-the spotlight nature of live comedy is gone,efforts have been made to keep the laughs coming.

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'They're cowards':How Aussie TV is failing our top young comedians

'They're cowards':How Aussie TV is failing our top young comedians

Australian comedy is having a world-class moment,not that you'd know it looking at our local TV screens.

  • byRobert Moran
Sexist,racist and homophobic:why I'm glad larrikin humour is gone

Sexist,racist and homophobic:why I'm glad larrikin humour is gone

Modern humour is so much sharper than the dim-witted,offensive set-pieces of old. So put a bloody sock in it,Davo.

  • byJames Valentine
Alice Fraser's journey from commerce to comedy

Alice Fraser's journey from commerce to comedy

The successful stand-up comic was on track for a corporate career but decided to pack it for punch lines.

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'It freaks my lawyers out':Why Joel Creasey reveals all in stand-up

'It freaks my lawyers out':Why Joel Creasey reveals all in stand-up

While many media personalities baulk at naming names when they tell a tale about a fellow celeb,Joel Creasey pulls no punches.

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