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Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat

Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat

Legal letters asked comedian Steph Broadbridge to cancel the show and not use the name “Raygun” or the athlete’s “kangaroo dance”. 

  • by Mary Ward

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She’s as funny as ever but when Ruby Wax isn’t OK, she knows what to do

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
This cult comedian is touring in March. She still has no idea what her act will be

This cult comedian is touring in March. She still has no idea what her act will be

Kate Berlant is bringing her absurdist, improv-leaning comedy to Australia for the very first time.

  • by Robert Moran
The funny guy explaining sickies and chockie bickies to the world

The funny guy explaining sickies and chockie bickies to the world

Melbourne-born, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian Monty Franklin hit on a simple, career-changing idea.

  • by Daniel Herborn
‘I adore your head’: how flattery made Troy Hawke a social media star

‘I adore your head’: how flattery made Troy Hawke a social media star

The man who gained a global following by being nice to total strangers is about to make your day.

  • by Richard Jinman
The dumb, sweet and laughable world of flat-Earthers

The dumb, sweet and laughable world of flat-Earthers

COVID-inspired conspiracy theories turned a fun idea into a full-blown musical.

  • by Daniel Herborn