Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: James Acaster Show: James Acaster (UK) Venue: Melbourne Town Hall (Powder Room) Brtish stand-up James Acaster is a lot of things. A man, a juror, a gangster, a comedian; thankfully it is the latter of these that he has chosen to make his calling, and tonight it was the Melbourne […]
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UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: John Kearns – ‘Shtick’
April 6th, 2015 
Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: John Kearns Show: Shtick Venue: The Acacia Room at the Victoria Hotel With unprecedented back-to-back ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Comedy Show’ awards from Edinburgh, it’s fair to say that UK comic John Kearns comes to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival under the weight of great expectations. Fortunately for Kearns, and […]
UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Nina Conti, Nick Cody, and Sam Simmons
April 3rd, 2015 Brenton Harris Comic: Nina Conti Show: In Your Face Venue: Melbourne Town Hall Ventriloquist Nina Conti and her long-time, foul-mouthed puppet companion, Monkey, have been delighting MICF audiences for years with their unique brand of comedy. If Tuesday night’s performance is anything to go by, Conti’s new show In Your Face will only intensify Melbourne’s love affair […]
UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Mark Watson – ‘Flaws’
April 1st, 2015 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Mark Watson Show: Flaws Venue: ACMI Beyond Mark Watson is a hardworking man of very many talents. With a decade of seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe, multiple 24-hour comedy marathons, TV appearances and a library of novels up his sleeve – as well as a family waiting for him at […]
UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: David Quirk – ‘Thrasher’
March 31st, 2015 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: David Quirk Show: Thrasher Venue: Fast Times – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia David Quirk is a skateboarding lifer who works in a skate shop. He also happens to be a comedian. So when it came time to find a place to host a comedy show about his life’s work in skateboarding […]
UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Joel Creasey – ‘The Hurricane’
March 30th, 2015 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Joel Creasey Show: The Hurricane Venue: ACMI Below The last twelve months have seen Joel Creasey rise from the ranks of ‘promising young comedian’ to genuine comedy superstar and national celebrity status. This ascendance has blessed him with an insight into the lifestyles of the rich and famous, exposing him […]
UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Rhys Nicholson – ‘Forward’
March 30th, 2015 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Rhys Nicholson Show: Forward Venue: Melbourne Town Hall (Backstage Room) Rhys Nicholson is regarded as one of the world’s most promising young stand-up talents, and if his new show Forward is anything to go by, it’s not hard to see why. Taking to the stage dressed like a “lesbian debutante […]
‘Freaks and Geeks’ Will Reunite in ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Reboot
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Freaks and Geeks lovers, rejoice. The cult TV show will see a mini reunion between Sam, Neal, and Bill in the near future when National Lampoon’s Vacation gets a reboot. No, it’s not the whole cast, but something’s better than nothing 14 years after the show went off air. John Francis Daley, aka Samm Weir, has been busy working […]
‘Paradise Lost’ International Trailer: Pablo Escobar Is Robin Hood With A Violence Fetish
September 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell As if the fact Aquaman is getting his own movie was not proof enough that the HBO series Entourage was before its time, we now have a Pablo Escobar movie on the way that looks a lot like Billy Walsh’s Medellin. Paradise Lost, which has also been marketed under the title Escobar: Paradise Lost, is […]
Head North Announce National Headlining Tour
September 2nd, 2014 John Bazley Buffalo pop-punk band Head North will be heading out on a massive headlining tour later this year. Check out a full flyer and dates below. The band is touring in support of their new EP, Scrapbook Minds, as well as a recently released split with Connecticut’s A Will Away. I highly recommend checking out both […]
‘Dracula Untold’ International Trailer: Luke Evans Makes Bats Form A Fist
September 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell I wish that headline was a joke. A new international trailer for Dracula Untold found its way online earlier this afternoon. The 92-second clip is a largely new take on the film’s longer first trailer, but there are a few new moments thrown in for added flavor. As the headline above teased, there is even […]
The International Championships Tour With Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck, And More!
August 20th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Shortly after getting on the Warped Tour wagon for the first time ever, British pop-punk outfit Neck Deep are set to head out for their ‘International Championships Tour,’ which is a 10-day UK tour to be supported by fellow pop-punk breakthrough artists like Knuckle Puck, Seaway, and Trophy Eyes. Only having debuted their first full-length […]