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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back! One of my favourite times of year. It's just cold enough to bring out the cute scarves and jackets, but not so cold that you refuse to leave the house. The streets are full of happy people, and Melbourne seems a little bit more shiny, reminding us why we love it here. Wil's show last year,  I think it's fair to say, was his best show ever (See my review here:   https://wheretonextblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/review-wil-anderson-wilegal.html  ). So I'm sure it would have been hard to create a new show after setting the bar so high for yourself. However, Wil is back in fine form. If you're a long time fan of Wil's you will be familiar with his humourous, yet logical take on political issues. Wil-Informed is in this same style, as he discusses climate change, and touches on the Me Too movement, with his signature style of bewildered mockery. It is a talent to be both entertaining, and make the type o...

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back! One of my favourite times of year. It's just cold enough to bring out the cute scarves and jackets, but not so cold that you refuse to leave the house. The streets are full of happy people, and Melbourne seems a little bit more shiny, reminding us why we love it here. You know when you get a message from a friend, saying 'OMG guess who I just saw?', or 'SO...' and you're like: Well, that's what Joel Creasey's show is like. It feels like a big gossip sesh with your pals, and I am Here. For. It. Joel is practically everywhere, you may have seen him hosting the Mardi Gras, the Royal Wedding, Eurovision, a couple of reality TV shows, being a contestant on I'm a Celebrity....Get Me Out of Here! and as a guest of a number of other shows. However if you haven't seen his stand up, you are missing out.  It's such a fun show, from the video montage at the start, to Joel's...

Ah, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, one of my favourite times of year. Where the temperature has dropped enough to bring out the jeans and scarves (ok, well, not this year, hello climate change!), the streets are full of happy people, and Melbourne seems a little bit more shiny. For my first show of the season, I went to see Rhys Nicholson. I hadn't seen him live before, but had seen him on TV (by which I mean mostly YouTube), and was really looking forward to it. The show did not disappoint. As someone who is also 30ish and does not feel like a grown up, I found it very relatable. This is not however necessary to enjoy Rhys' comedy, as everybody can relate to the weird shit that parents do, the absolutely bewildering actions of strangers, and the utter state of despair that baby boomers have left the world in for us (ok, maybe not everyone? Sorry parents). My favourite thing about Rhys is his quick-witted, fast-talking manner. Just when his last punchline ...