MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL .. can anybody recommend some acts to see?

Question

Will be spending a couple of nights in the city and was wondering if anybody had caught any acts that they would recommend others seeing ..

I am not really into smutty humour ( any grade sixer can tell a smutty joke) much prefer witt and dare I say it sarcasm (yes yes the lowest form of witt .. I know .. still more clever than s**t)

Answer 1

I saw Reginald D Hunter the other night and he was pretty funny.

Answer 2

AKMAL IS THE FUNNIEST!

He does a radio show during the day where he cant be rude and he still makes my face hurt!

GO SEE AKMAL IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH YOUR A** OFF!

ps. bring spare underwear.

Answer 3

Go and see Frank Woodley, he is fantastic! He used to be in the group Lano and Woodley (legends) but they split up last year after many years of working together and now Frank is doing his own solo show this year.

Answer 4

I saw Dave Hughes about 3 years ago and he was s**+thouse as a live act, so avoid him.

Answer 5

Elbowskin!!

They're a great young duo from Melbourne... doing their 7th festival i think, and have always been favorites among the other comedians.

I saw their show last week and it was brilliant.  They combine music, sketch, standup & film... never a dull moment.  Don't miss them!!

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/...

http://www.myspace.com/elbowskin

Other great ones are Daniel Kitson for intellectual musings, Sammy J for musical theatre, or Eddie Perfect's "Shane Warne The Musical".

If you like bigger names, try Arj Barker or Ross Noble.

Avoid guys like Rove & Hughesie like the plague... the festival has so much more to offer.

Answer 6

i saw akmal, arj barker and am going to see rove in april!!

i would say get one of the yellow comedy festival guides they give you you at the venues and check it out, they have a little review of all the acts inside

HAVE FUNN

Answer 7

Tripod!