I knew I wanted to read Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discword series. I brought book one, The Colour of Magic, expecting that I would fall in love. What happened instead was that – it confused me. Years later, discussing it […]
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Currently I am watching Disc 3 of Season 1 – Homicide: Life On The Streets and I am in love. I am going on this phrase of going in search of “good” and “classic” shows with taken advice from […]
A few days ago my new housemate* and I were discussing movies that we both loved, in particular Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) and how the remake missed the mark on the message that the Gene version […]
So, tonight marked my first lot of shows that I plan to see at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2011. I went with my friend to see the longest running SiFi character be put on trial by his No. 1 […]
Last night I trotted down to to my local Kew Library where comedian and author Bob Franklin was doing a talk about his book of short stories released last years under the cover title: Under Stones. Bob Franklin is […]
So it is Tuesday – 8.03am I am showered, have a cup of tea and listening to Triple J – what a nice way to ease back into reality? Not really but what can you do. For those of […]
I; like many others are fans of Dewey, a ginger cat that captured the heart of head Spencer, Iowa librarian Vicki Myron. I also have two cats of my own that because of study I am far away from […]
She’s Relatively Sexy is the debut album from Melbourne 70’s cheesy retro-pop band that was released in 2009. I must let you know that when I call this cheese I am referring to Comté, a cheese from eastern France […]
I still haven’t really figured that one out; however I will talk about why ‘I think’ I think Comedy is so attractive to me, you still follow? Yes, that’s good. Remember the saying, “One man’s trash is another one’s treasure.”? […]
Due to the unforeseen volcano erupting causing smoke clouds, Shaggers host Nik Coppin decided to put one last show on at the Exford Hotel. Like the title of the show suggests it was comedy focusing on the joys and traps […]
I wasn’t a fan of narrative comedy, well I didn’t know much about it; but that changed this festival when I saw two TalentCake productions at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Orange Adventure and Comicide, written and produced […]
When you think of comedy albums things that may spring to mind are; quirky, fast-paced, parody and not that original. Then there is Oliver Clark; smooth, charming, awkward, lascivious and endearing and that isn’t even his music. His album; […]