September 2017 - Page 2 of 2

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…

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…