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MICF 2015: Reviews #6 – by Lucy Watson
Dave Bloustien The Tinder Profile of Dorian Gray After a few shows that have hit me in the face like a typhoon this year, Dave’s gentle, considered storytelling is a breath of fresh air. With years of live comedy experience, he deftly and patiently kindles a slow-to-laugh audience with poise, and warmth. His material is […]
MICF 2015: Reviews #7 – by Julian Callinan
Harley Breen, Just A Fully Naked Encounter Harley Breen has an exuberant energy that even a somewhat muted audience can’t stifle, and since the audience I was in seemed unwilling to commit to a number of his stories he had a bit of an uphill battle in getting his laughs. While ostensibly the show involves […]
MICF 2015: Reviews #8 – by Julian Callinan
The Little Dum Dum Club, Live! Karl Chandler and Tommy Dassalo have been podcasting for years, and it is evident in their ease during shows like this. Later put up as podcasts, so you will be able to hear what I saw, the show featured the big Daves -O’Neil, Thornton and Hughes – as well […]
MICF 2015: Reviews #9 – by Lucy Watson
Dilruk Jayasinha, Immigrateful Dil is one of the warmest and most endearing acts on the circuit, even when he is sharing stories of his own narcissism, or gently abusing an audience member for sneezing and messing up his timing. He has always been a great storyteller (I can still vividly remember stories he has told in shows […]
Technology Is Great, Just Don’t Bank On It – by Bethany Macdonald
As I stood in the queue at the bank and watched a woman try to load $1,400 worth of coins into the Coin Deposit Machine, I felt a little sorry for her. It seemed like a time-consuming process, kind of like playing to pokies but with even worse odds. Every time she put money in, it […]
How to Lose Your Soul by Summer – by Lucy Watson
The other day I left my book at home. Not a disaster, true. But on this particular night, I had no social plans and I wanted to take myself out for dinner on the way home from work. I do this a fair bit, as I enjoy eating in restaurants alone, for various reasons. Anyway, […]
Love, Family and the Real World – by Lucy Watson
There is a so-called “perfect” world that men like Cory Bernardi dream exists. A world where all couples are married. And they are all happy. Where women don’t get beaten. Where partners don’t cheat. Where there is no need for divorce because every single couple feels the same about each other in 20 years, as […]
Dear Conservatives – by Lucy Watson
Dear Conservative Right Wing, Sorry to interrupt you. I know you’re very busy reading Andrew Bolt, and listening to Alan Jones. But I would just like to thank you. For through your insightful social commentary both online, and through other forms of media (and policy) you have shown me the error of my ways. I had […]
Making Tea. Cafes, You’re Doing It Wrong – by Lucy Watson
So, I don’t drink coffee. Weird, I know. Let’s just move past that. Because this isn’t about coffee. This is about tea. Proper, delicious, old fashioned tea. Not fruit tea, or green tea, or chai, or sleepy time. I mean English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Melbourne Breakfast, milk-on-the-side tea. And why am I talking about […]