With their new independent streaming platform, Aunty Donna prove the future of ‘cooked’ Australian comedy is online.
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In their new Netflix series, comedy duo Superwog take on daddy issues and the manosphere.
The new film from Stan manages to bend the rules of the Christmas genre without breaking them.
Hannah Gadsby explores the unique challenges and gifts of being an autistic, gender queer outsider. Her memoir charts her path to comedy success – navigating trauma and self-knowledge along the way.
Kath and Kim is being embraced by a new generation and this female-centered comedy series has much to say about Australian life.
There is no writer working today with better grasp of the contemporary Australian vernacular.
Today’s screen satire frequently preaches to the converted. Fortunately, there are some notable exceptions that can skewer even the most progressive of viewers.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but plastic straws are ruining the ocean.
Aboriginal stand-up comedy is thriving and no topic, it seems, is off limits. As the Melbourne International Comedy Festival opens, here’s the lowdown on Indigenous humour.
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