Published April 6, 2021
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The ABC has confirmed that it has binned a set from comedian
Tom Ballard that was filmed as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s annual Gala show, with reports suggesting that Ballard’s lambasting of Liberal Party voters played some sort of role in the decision.
The Sydney Morning Herald this morning broke the revelation that Ballard’s set will be cut from the broadcast edition of the Gala, which is set to hit the air in two parts beginning this coming Wednesday night.
Words by Joanne Brookfield
O’Loughlin is appearing at Melbourne International Comedy Festival for two shows in 2021.
It’s a far more glamorous Fiona O’Loughlin you’ll see staring back at you from her posters or TV appearances these days. The fabulous new wardrobe and platinum locks are less about a calculated marketing rebrand and more about the “seismic shift” she’s currently going through in her personal life.
“It’s the first time ever I’ve felt good in my body,” she admits.
While her external appearance may have changed, she still retains that wicked cackle of hers and as an autobiographical stand-up, she’s as candid as she’s ever been as she talks with
This event is part of the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. What do you get when you mix Melbourne’s longest running, best-loved improvised comedy show with three of the most popular musical genres of all time? A toe-tapping good time at this year’s Comedy Festival, that’s what! After sell-out shows in 2018 and 2019, The […]
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Sun: 5:00pm
Chronos means time, and this is a show about time for an hour. We’re all running out of it, one way or another. Spend some of yours watching Alice Fraser turn time inside out and back to front. It’ll be fun! It’s a comedy show! No-one’s going to die, except you know… we’re all going to die.
Comedian, writer, podcaster and performer Alice (‘The Bugle’, Amazon Prime, Just For Laughs Australia: Live) is also a word geek, insatiable academic, ex-corporate lawyer and banjo aficionado. She has written, produced, directed and performed in sold-out shows from Edinburgh to London, New York to Cambridge and many places in between.
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