It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss
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It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss

From an existentially challenging joke about bin bags to the Norwegian clown who won Britain’s Got Talent,here are our latest reviews.

  • byLefa Singleton Norton,John Bailey,Sonia Nair,Mikey Cahill,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Cher Tan,Cameron Woodhead,Donna Demaio,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andGuy Webster

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Sarah Keyworth takes top gong at Melbourne comedy festival awards
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Sarah Keyworth takes top gong at Melbourne comedy festival awards

English comedian Sarah Keyworth has reigned supreme at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival,winning the Most Outstanding Show award on Saturday.

  • byTyson Wray
The best heckles,riskiest jokes and most tender moments from this year’s comedy festival
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The best heckles,riskiest jokes and most tender moments from this year’s comedy festival

After a huge month packed with shows,our team of reviewers has come together to pick out the best (and strangest) moments from this year’s comedy festival.

  • byGuy Webster,Hannah Francis,John Bailey,Lefa Singleton Norton,Mikey Cahill,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray andVyshnavee Wijekumar
The everyday debates guaranteed to start an argument
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Comedy

The everyday debates guaranteed to start an argument

Do you stack your cutlery in the dishwasher pointy end up or down?

  • byRichard Glover
Spare me the Goop:Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke make sense of menopause
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Spare me the Goop:Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke make sense of menopause

Gwyneth Paltrow is nowhere to be seen as the no-nonsense duo take aim at underwear magnets and other guff.

  • byMichael Lallo
Sydney Comedy Festival 2024:our guide to the best laughs
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Sydney Comedy Festival 2024:our guide to the best laughs

The Sydney International Comedy Festival kicks off on April 22. Here’s a preview of what you could bring your nan to and when best to leave her at home.

  • byDaniel Herborn
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Building a flower bed:how hard can it be?
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Building a flower bed:how hard can it be?

I made my flower bed,I’ll lie in it.

  • byJames Colley
The clever everyday objects that will baffle future historians
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Comedy

The clever everyday objects that will baffle future historians

As the world changes we are forgetting that eggcups,soft drink bottles and coat hangers once had a whole host of other uses.

  • byRichard Glover
The joke’s on us:Five shows not to miss at the Brisbane Comedy Festival
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The joke’s on us:Five shows not to miss at the Brisbane Comedy Festival

We asked Phoebe Meredith for her picks of the 135 shows coming to Brisbane for the four-week festival.

  • byCourtney Kruk
‘I could Joe Rogan it up’:is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?
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‘I could Joe Rogan it up’:is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?

The stand-up veteran admits it’d be far more lucrative to join those complaining that they “can’t say what they want to”.

  • byKylie Northover
Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all
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Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

From lurid family histories to Excel-lent stand-up,this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.

  • bySonia Nair,Lefa Singleton Norton,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Stephen A Russell,Cameron Woodhead,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Donna Demaio andJohn Bailey