It’s time for a shocking admission: I have close friends who are fans of Sam Simmons. It’s safe to say that we agree to disagree on the quality of his work. But the relevant point here is that my Simmons-loving friends are big fans of live comedy, and they base their love (okay, enjoyment) of... Read More »
In August last year Tony Martin (yes, him again) wrote a piece for The Scrivener's Fancy called Just While We're Waiting, in which he listed some rejected ideas for his weekly column, one of which was “Whatever happened to Whatever Happened to That Guy??” It was a funny question, and one I feel worth expanding on, so hopefully Tony won't mind me stealing... Read More »
… by which we mean, the promo video for the 2009 Australian Tumbleweed Award. Oh yeah, the Awards are up as well if you’d like a look. So far response has been mixed – The Scrivener’s Fancy had a positive tweet about Tony Martin’s effort in winning the Best Comedy for A Nest of Occasionals,... Read More »
… until this year’s Tumblie Award winners are announced in one of our trademark “glittering” ceremonies. Who will win the coveted “worst stand-up”? Which sitcom was the worst of 2009? How many times will Daryl Somers’ name come up? All will be revealed – and a fair bit more besides – in roughly a week... Read More »
The polling booth has been open for almost a week now and surprise surprise, votes have actually been coming in. It seems that people really do want to take advantage of the opportunity to express their dismay with much of the current crop of Aussie comedy. But with our rising fame comes the dark side... Read More »
The nominations have been counted, and the top three in each category have made it to the final round of voting. So what now?... Read More »
Just a quick reminder that there’s only a week or so to go until nominations close for this year’s Aussie Tumblies. So what, you might be thinking. After all, there’s only so much crap comedy to go around – surely the shows you know and loathe will turn up somewhere on the ballot for you... Read More »
WORST NEWCOMER WORST NEW COMEDY WORST ACTOR WORST ACTRESS WORST ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY WORST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WORST SITCOM WORST STAND-UP WORST GAME OR PANEL SHOW WORST FILM WORST SKETCH SHOW WORST OVERALL COMEDY WORST OVERALL CHANNEL / NETWORK FOR COMEDY WORST RADIO COMEDY WORST RADIO PERSONALITY WORST PODCAST OR CD WORST BOOK OR ITEM OF SPIN-OFF... Read More »
Each year we ask for your input on the categories for the next Australian Tumbleweeds. Below is the list of last year's categories. Tell us what you think should stay, go or be added. You can leave your comments or suggestions until 6th November... Read More »