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As the 21st century pokes into its third decade, there is no certainty any more about who will have the word larrikin affixed to them in an affectionate way.

Real Estate Institute of Australia has weighed into the saga of a Sydney comedian who had his rental application withdrawn after asking for a landlord reference from a previous tenant.

A Sydney comedian's cheeky request to his new landlord received a brutal response and he thinks it's revealed a hugely unfair aspect of dealings between agents and tenants.

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 he'll head north to play to audiences in Greater Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and Toowoomba, among others. And he's heading through Central Queensland to Gladstone on April 29 and...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review Geraldine Hickey would be the first to tell you that her life is pretty sick, in the best possible sense of that word. She’s just turned 40, is engaged to an adoring partner who pulled out every stop to celebrate that milestone, has a job she loves on breakfast radio and is playing one of the most prestigious venues at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.  On paper, it might not seem like the makings of a compelling hour of comedy, given most acts would surely become insufferable if they relentlessly told you how wonderful their relationship is and ...