3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (201+ words) The Emmy-winning actor, writer, director and comedian has built a career that stretches well beyond the stage. As co-creator and star of Netflix’s Master of None and the unforgettable Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation, Ansari has become one of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) Melbourne Fringe Festival is launched and La Mama’s offering promises to be something extraordinary! Presenting six unique, boundary-pushing, entertaining works from 29 September til 18 October, La Mama’s theatres will be packed with thrills, wit, cheek – and even the odd tear. At…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (449+ words) Meredith 34 has just revealed its first taste of magic, and the lineup is stacked with genre-hopping favourites for December. The beloved bush festival returns to the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre for another instalment of Meredith 34, and this year’s bill is one…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (773+ words) Pour yourself a glass: Comedy in the Vines is coming back to CherryHill Orchards for four huge days of comedy, wine and non-stop fun, running Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October in Coldstream. This year’s edition is the biggest the festival has…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (165+ words) Celia Pacquola knows this. She detonates the ultimate swear word once, gloriously, near the start of her show when talking about a seemingly innocuous-but-unwise physical move her boyfriend made on her and – BAM – the Comedy Theatre rocks sideways. Stay up…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) The Tony Award-winning musical comedy, based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, will open at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre on 16 September for a limited season running through to 11 October. Produced by Drew Anthony Creative, the production features a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (258+ words) The count is coming for Melbourne, and Dracula is bringing fresh blood to Her Majesty’s Theatre in September. Choreographed by Joel Burke, this Dracula is a cinematic reworking of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel that swaps tutus and restraint for visceral…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (258+ words) Monty Python’s Spamalot is galloping into Melbourne and Sydney this spring Beat Magazine Monty Python’s Spamalot is galloping into Melbourne and Sydney this spring Monty Python's Spamalot is headed to Melbourne and Sydney, and it's bringing the killer rabbit with…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (171+ words) Everyone has a job that’s tried to break them. The boss who replied-all to end your week. The customer who wanted a manager over the weather. The “quick 5-minute chat” that ate your lunch break and a piece of your…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (148+ words) Every show starts with a true story. Ours just happen to be someone else’s. The Remix is Melbourne’s longest-running improvised comedy show. Each week we invite one special guest – our “Mixologist” – to share real stories from their life. Then a…...