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Hannah Gadsby and Tom Ballard pick up Helpmann nominations for Best Comedy Performer

The nominees for the 2017 Helpmann Awards have been announced. Now in its 17th year, the Helpmann Awards celebrate Australia’s live performance industry. Having recently taken home the Barry Award for Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,…

Hannah Gadsby to bring ‘Nanette’ to the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne

Hannah Gadsby has announced that she is bringing her award-winning and self-described swansong Nanette for a season at the Sydney Opera House; alongside two special encore performances at Arts Centre Melbourne. Nanette, Hannah’s masterpiece, saw the adored comedian take home Australia’s…

Tommy Little to once again host Just For Laughs Australia: Live

Following a stellar series in 2016, Tommy Little has once again been called upon to host Just For Laughs Australia: Live as it returns for a fifth season. Filmed exclusively for The Comedy Channel on Foxtel, Tommy will…

Tom Ballard wins big at the Sydney Comedy Festival awards

Tom Ballard has capped off an exceptional Australian festival run by taking home the Best of the Fest (Local) award at the Sydney Comedy Festival for his show Problematic. Tackling everything from PC, outrage culture and race relations,…

Rosehaven returns for a second season and launches in the US

Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor’s acclaimed comedy Rosehaven will return for a second season later this year. The eight-episode season, created by, written by, and starring Pacquola and McGregor, will premiere not only in Australia on the ABC,…

Please Like Me takes home the ‘Most Outstanding Comedy’ Logie

Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me has been award the ‘Most Outstanding Comedy’ Logie for 2017. The show, which came to its conclusion after four series, won over audiences and reviewers alike with its UK launch being hailed as…

Game, Set, Nanette: Hannah Gadsby wins the 2017 MICF Barry Award

Hannah Gadsby’s self-described swan song, triumphed last night at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, taking out the Barry Award for Best Show. Announced at the traditional late-night ceremony at The Festival Club, Gadsby’s show Nanette edged out fellow nominees…

4 Token Artists pick up Barry Award nominations at the 2017 MICF

The nominations for the 2017 Barry Award for Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival have been revealed – with Token Artists scoring a record 4 nominations. Leading the charge is Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette, Damien Power’s Utopia: Now In…

Zoe Coombs Marr wins big at the Green Room Awards

Hold the banana phone! Zoe Coombs Marr’s Trigger Warning – already a winner of the 2016 MICF Barry for Best Show and a nominee for the big prize in Edinburgh, has won not one but TWO Green Room…

Peter Helliar’s Frankie Fish and The Sonic Suitcase debuts at #1

Peter Helliar’s Frankie Fish and The Sonic Suitcase has debuted as the #1 children’s book in Australia. Nielsen Bookscan reports show Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase in the number-one spot for children’s books in the country this week, and…