On the ground-coverage, interviews and videos from the Melbourne International Comedy festival 2015
August 2016
How comedy standup specials became a torrent for streaming services
HBO, Netflix, Showtime and Seeso have announced comedy hours from the likes of Martin Lawrence and Michael Che – let’s hope the boom doesn’t precede a bust
April 2015
I absolutely don’t want to meet a koala
Alex Edelman
Australia food blog
Melbourne international comedy festival: where to eat and drink after a show
Video made the comedy star: the new YouTube 'Wild West' - video
Stalkers, fat girls and murder: listen again to the lyrics of your favourite pop songs
Comedians on standup pitfalls: hecklers, flops and awkward MCs – video
Noel Fielding on going solo and The Mighty Boosh: 'I’d love to do a film'
Fan fiction: the Large Hadron Collider creates a black hole … and a Doctor Who reunion – video
If a comedian tells a rape joke and no one laughs, was a joke really told?
Adrienne Truscott
Fan fiction: One Directionless Zayn Malik gets top advice from Jeremy Clarkson – video
Melbourne comedy roundup – shaking up conventions or sticking to them
March 2015
Melbourne comedy festival: 10 top tips from Celia Pacquola and Sam Simmons
Want to catch the comedians’ comedians at Melbourne international comedy festival? Two of Australia’s finest each choose the five funniest shows to see
