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Grace Tame, 28, will appear at the Melbourne Comedy Festival which kicks off on March 30 at multiple venues across Australias self-proclaimed cultural capital.

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Waltzing Jimeoin in August on 10. The 8 part branded series stars stand up comedian Jimeoin and his mates as they go off the grid from Sydney to the Whitsundays. “I just love Australia – exploring the east coast is a holiday that’s so idyllic – your kids can’t really ruin it, no matter how hard they try. “I’ve always loved the idea of camping. For a night here or there. Being on tour for 30 years has meant that I’ve seen many hotels, B&B’s and many many couches – so I’m no...

Australia Just Funded A YouTube Comedy About The Great Emu War Share Filed to:emu war Image: Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Remember that time Australia’s military, complete with machine guns, managed to lose to a bunch of emus? Well, that glorious defeat is being immortalised in a YouTube series. The series was one of five projects to receive official Screen Australia funding, according to an announcement Wednesday morning. One of the projects includes  Sunset Paradise, a new show from the ma...

Screen Australia announces $1.3m for 5 online originals May 12, 2021 11:26 Screen Australia has announced $1.3 million for five online projects. The announcement: Screen Australia has announced $1.3 million of online production funding for five projects. Award-winning children’s series First Day will return for season 2, along with ReCancelled which follows on from director Luke Eve’s 2020 lockdown drama Cancelled. The projects also include Sunset Paradise, a new series from the creators o...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay residents are spoiled for choice this May Day long weekend with a social calendar chock-full of events.   When: 7.30pm, Sunday May 2 Where: Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Mackay Whats happening: Renowned Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated artist Toni Childs will perform in Mackay to support the Daily Mercurys Hub for our Heroes campaign. Toni Childs will appear at Tanks Art Centre. Picture: supplied. Inspired by her fath...

Premium Content Subscriber only Carl Donnelly is a British comedian who has luckily been allowed to return to Australia to tour the land down under as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival. The new father, whose wife is from Melbourne, said he was over the moon to be let back into the country. The double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee will tour the country as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow where hell head north to play to audiences in Greater Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and...

Deadly Funny final beats the dross from Sloss We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Tyson Wray Normal text size Forum Melbourne, April 17 For 15 years Deadly Funny has been unearthing Australia’s finest First Nations comedians – alumni include Steph Tisdell, Kevin Kropinyeri, Andy Saunders and Sean Choolburra. Jahmarley Dawson at Deadly Funny. Credit:Jim Lee Hosted by Dane Simpson (who participated in the competition in 2015), 2021’s gran...

Melbourne Comedy Show to hit Pilbeam Theatre Kirsty Weback, Dane Simpson, Matt Ford, Mel Buttle and Carl Donnell are in the line up for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow at the Pilbeam Theatre later this month. Entertainment Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only The Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow is about to hit the road and Rockhampton is on the schedule, pinned for April. The stellar lineup features Australian and international acts. ...

Meet Melbourne’s rising stars set to battle it out at the RAW Comedy National Grand Final Prue Blake Like superheroes, stand up comics have their own unique origin stories. For Prue Blake, it was two years ago when she was in a pizza cafe in Copenhagen, by chance listening to a Danish cover of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’, when a text came through. It was her ex-boyfriend, after they broke up only a few days earlier. “Something about that just clicked something in me,�...