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Dave Hughes on family, sobriety and creating laughter until his dying day - ABC News
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (914+ words) Dave Hughes is one of six celebrities interviewed for this season of The Assembly. (ABC iview) With his ocker accent and rough-around-the-edges charm, Dave Hughes has been serving up comedy on Australian TV and radio for almost three decades. But…...
Urzila Carlson thinks your mum is funny, and you should too
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1662+ words) Comedian Urzila Carlson is a regular in the stand-up world, but now she's bringing her brand of sketch comedy to TV screens. (Supplied: ABC TV) She's bawdy, cheeky and funny enough to score her own special, but Urzila Carlson still…...
YNG Martyr guest programs rage
1+ week, 5+ day ago (119+ words) Australian Broadcasting Corporation flash3: wave: sellin YNG Martyr rage guest program 100k From rap battles in game lobbies to viral meme-worthy hits, making Logan Paul's theme song for the WWE, creating an advertising campaign for Call Of Duty, and performing around the…...
Win State Theatre tickets
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (120+ words) The play follows two young men, Jack and Algernon, who create elaborate alter egos " "Ernest" " to escape social obligations and pursue love. This production is fast, furious and wickedly funny, with an entirely South Australian cast. Cast member, Glenda Linscott,…...
This century-old music gets a silent-film treatment starring Emma Thompson
2+ week, 2+ day ago (906+ words) Emma Thompson begged to be part of the Symphonic Cinema project after seeing an earlier film. (Supplied: Sydney Symphony Orchestra) It's not every day you bring together Hollywood royalty like Emma Thompson, a live Australian orchestra, and music inspired by…...
'A rom-com until it isn't': Australian Open-set show tackles big issues
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1245+ words) "I am the romantic lead of my own life, and I've got a big Blak heart," Megan Wilding, writer and star of Game. Set. Match. , says. (Supplied: "Malthouse/Giulia Mc Gauran) Megan Wilding doesn't think she would have been cast…...
'She's like Will Ferrell': Why Kitty Flanagan said yes to Anne Edmonds
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1647+ words) It's almost as if comedians Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan were born to clash in Bad Company as an unstable artistic director and a corporate robot, respectively." (ABC/Guesswork Television) Anne Edmonds was performing a show with the Melbourne Theatre…...
Comedian Grace Jarvis on most bizarre encounter working in sex shop
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1882+ words) Rising star Grace Jarvis is performing Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival until April 19. (Supplied) Grace Jarvis is a comedian who works in a sex shop. Yes, those jokes practically write themselves. But look…...
Urzila Carlson Unleashes New Sketch Comedy Series on ABC
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) Australian Broadcasting Corporation Get ready to dive headfirst into the brilliantly chaotic mind of comedy powerhouse Urzila Carlson when her brand-new sketch comedy series Urzila premieres on Wednesday 29 April at 9. 25pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available on ABC iview....
Porepunkah's darkest chapter explored in comedy festival show
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) David Quirk's new show, Porepunkah, will debut at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival." (Supplied: Instagram @dedbeet) David Quirk will debut a show about his hometown of Porepunkah at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival." He says the show is…...