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Luke “no crowd work” Heggie.

Why are we paying hundreds to answer ‘what’s your job’?

The rise of the crowd-work comic: because thinking of a second joke is just too much effort.

  • Luke Heggie

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“We legalised weed in a lot of [US] states and I think that’s correct. Has there ever been a serial killer on weed?”

Comedy was just a hobby for Atsuko – then three years ago, ‘things happened’

The Japanese-Taiwanese-American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on her family history, her husband’s vasectomy – and a buffet strategy.

  • Benjamin Law
Zachary Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos play Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton.

How a saga about banned erotic film has become an unlikely comedy hit

Comedians Zach Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos play movie reviewers Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton in Refused Classification.

  • Daniel Herborn
Kemah Bob finds comedy in a trip to Thailand gone wrong.

Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell

The London-based comic turns a winding tale of a chilled-out holiday upended in a whirlwind of weed shops and extravagant spending in the first full-length show of her career.

  • Daniel Herborn
UK comedian Olga Koch will be performing in Sydney as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival.

This Russian comedian grew up super rich - and she’s not afraid to laugh about it

Her father privatised state assets in the late 1990s as Boris Yeltsin’s deputy prime minister. It has given Olga Koch an unusual perspective on privilege.

  • Chris Hook
Elf Lyons stars as The Trojan Horse and Sea Biscuit and Treacle.

This hit comedy show is performed by a cast of famous … horses

After pocketing five-star reviews and a slew of awards at the 2024 Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe festivals, British comedian Elf Lyons is bringing her cast of famous equine characters to Sydney.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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UK comedian Sara Pascoe.

‘You’re kind of squabbling’: The work-life balance when mum and dad are comedians

Sara Pascoe and her comedian husband are on tour with their two young children – their work-life juggle is a familiar story. And great material.

  • Chris Hook
Comedian Ruby Wax

‘I went out with a lot of gay men. I even married one’: Ruby Wax

The comedian, who’s touring Australia, shares her celebrity crushes, and the actor whose death still affects her.

  • Jane Rocca
Sara Pascoe has had several male mentors in comedy, including actor Andy Park.

I decided to stop dating in my 30s to figure out who I was. Then I met my husband

Before she married fellow comedian, Australian Steen Raskopoulos, Sara Pascoe took a few years off dating to ‘figure out who I was’.

  • Jane Rocca

If you love Arrested Development, this is the comedian for you

Here’s a funny TV guide to help you find your next favourite standup at the Sydney Comedy Festival.

  • Daniel Herborn