4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (40+ words) VIDEO: Janet Hogan's Cranky Women skit'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Janet Hogan's Cranky Women skit Janet wants to flip the challenges of aging into relatable jokes. (Supplied: Lyn McCarthy.) More ABC News video IDF visualisation of Ayatollah's bunker in Tehran...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (677+ words) Janet Hogan says performing comedy is a fear she wants to face. (Supplied: Lyn McCarthy) The issues confronting women as they grow older are no joke, but that does not mean they are off limits for comedy. Janet Hogan, 65, recently…...

2+ day, 47+ min ago  (74+ words) Join Charlie Pickering and an hilarious panel of guests for this Sydney Comedy Festival special event. They'll bring you all the fun and unpredictability of TGIF! live, as they recap the week's events." TGIF! airs every Friday on 702 ABC Sydney…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (1040+ words) Julian Hobba took over running the Adelaide Festival five months ago. (ABC News: Carl Saville) He considered quitting along with board members and the Writers' Week director, Louise Adler. He says the independence of the festival from government has now…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1215+ words) Melissa McGlensey has two clowning shows " Motorboat and Normal " at this year's Perth Fringe World festival. (Supplied: Nick Robertson) An ancient art-form is once again the hottest ticket this comedy festival season. Last year, Garry Starr " the clown alter ego…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (786+ words) Randa Abdel-Fattah says she will consider the board's invitation to participate in 2027 "at the appropriate time". (ABC RN: Jennifer Wong) In a social media post, Randa Abdel-Fattah has said she accepted the apology and would consider the invitation to participate…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (901+ words) This year's Adelaide Writers' Week has been cancelled following a debacle that involved a boycott by more than 180 participants, board members quitting and the event's director stepping down." There was outrage about the board's decision to remove Palestinian Australian author…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (239+ words) A host of prominent writers have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers Week after the festival announced it was removing prominent academic, lawyer and Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah from its line-up. The decision to remove her has received support from…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (297+ words) Prunella Scales, who played Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, has died. (Youtube) British actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in beloved British television comedy Fawlty Towers, has died age 93, her sons have said in a statement. Sybil…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (272+ words) Now which direction is my nest? (Alison Tuck: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards) The animal kingdom is a dynamic place, filled with plenty of action and drama. Freeze and capture any moment in time and an animal's behaviour can become hilarious....