Melbourne International Comedy festival 2017
Trauma and laughter make anxious companions at Melbourne comedy festival
Hannah Gadsby, Richard Gadd and Mae Martin deliver shows underpinned by dark experiences – but how funny can comedy based on trauma really be?
How do you solve a problem like The Donald? Comedians share how they tackle Trump
Nazeem Hussain, Emily Heller and Stephen K Amos answer one pressing question: how do you make jokes about the US president?
Word on the street: spruiking for laughs at the Melbourne International Comedy festival
Politically incorrect comedy can work – if the audience gets it
Tom BallardStephen K Amos: 'I want you to laugh and then I pull the rug from under your feet'
Cultural revelation
Sammy J: the Phantom may be a dud superhero – but he changed my lifeSammy JA chance encounter set off a chain of events that led to me meeting my wife and ended with police searching my attic
If you think dating is hard, try doing it as a female comedian
Nikki BrittonThe choice to go into comedy coincided with the sharp descent of Nikki Britton’s love life. Here, she examines why
Melbourne comedy festival: top picks from Arj Barker, Hannah Gadsby and Zoë Coombs Marr
Comedians share their highlights from the 500-plus shows on offer during April’s bumper laughfest
