Bean Is A Carrot, Author at Australian Tumbleweeds - Page 34 of 52
Bogan’s run
Reacting against mainstream society’s newfound distaste for bogans is something Paul Fenech prides himself on. His shows are, he says, celebrations of ordinary Australians, and if you don’t like it he doesn’t care if you ring up and... Read More »
Jonah From Tonga episode 1: The Phantom Menace
And Jonah From Tonga isn’t a show which requires or demands your absolute concentration, it’s basically a series of scenes in which Jonah and his gang bully other kids in the school and exchange toilet humour-peppered barbs with other... Read More »
The winner wasn’t comedy
If there was ever a time when the Logies wasn't dishing out awards to undeserving winners, we'd like to go there. Seriously, they declared that Housos was the Outstanding Light Entertainment Program of... Read More »
The Roast with the least
The Roast is a concept which never quite manages to die. But you know that, we’ve talked about this before, you keep seeing it listed in TV guides and you keep not tuning in. It’s just not very good. But... Read More »
Vale Mad As Hell Series 3
Mad As Hell will probably be back next year - maybe even this year – so this is (hopefully) not a goodbye, merely an... Read More »
The Mainstream Event
ABC2’s Comedy Up Late is the kind of MICF stand-up showcase we want to see on TV: a couple of cameras pointed at a stage in a comedy room, with some comedians coming out and doing well-honed, five-minute sets for a live... Read More »
Repeat as necessary
Remember Life Support, SBS’s spoof lifestyle program from about a decade ago? It was never a ratings blockbuster, more a cult hit, but it’s currently getting a repeat run on Monday nights on... Read More »
Bella! Bella!
Stand-up on TV doesn’t always work out. This is not to say that stand-up must never be broadcast, it’s more that seeing stand-up in its natural home, an inner city comedy club, is the way to see... Read More »
Plonk yourself on the couch and check out some branded comedy
Plonk began life as branded content funded by tourism body Destination NSW, and since its launch it’s been doing well on... Read More »