Comedy
Opinion
Insects
The single most annoying sound of summer
The arrival of pleasant weather brings with it a far more sinister reality: the annual war against mosquitoes.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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After break(danc)ing the internet, Raygun has inspired a musical
Rachael Gunn’s controversial Olympic performance has been given an affectionate musical treatment.
- by Daniel Herborn
Comedians’ fury as management leaves them out of pocket and in the lurch
Junkyard Artist Management, which has represented numerous heavy-hitters in Australian comedy, has gone into liquidation. Many artists claim they are owed serious money.
- by John Bailey
She’s as funny as ever but when Ruby Wax isn’t OK, she knows what to do
The comedian and author’s “happy place″ is not what you might expect.
- by Richard Jinman
Opinion
Christmas
Tinsel makes baby Jesus cry: Christmas tree rules to live by
How you decorate your tree says a lot about who you are, and using tinsel tells people you have no taste.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The customer is always right? Not according to this restaurant owner
It seems that every profession has its own idea of what makes a good or bad customer.
- by Richard Glover
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- by Karl Quinn
Nugget is Dead – and so is the comedy in this half-baked Christmas caper
The Australian Christmas film is becoming something of a tradition, but this one doesn’t quite hit the spot.
- by Karl Quinn
Too funny! Lord mayor hires Chaser stalwart as speechwriter
Nick Reece has turned to an unlikely source to help him with his official speeches.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Ageing
How to survive the 35-year-old curse
The exact midpoint between 20 and 50 is a lonely place to be, where both TikTok fame and homeownership remain out-of-reach.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Australians love a laugh, so why aren’t we making more comedies?
Decades after Babe, The Castle and Muriel’s Wedding became hits, the head of the country’s screen producers’ association has declared we should be making more funny films.
- by Garry Maddox