Applying a similar formula that drove such features as The Full Monty, Calendar Girls and Kinky Boots to critical and commercial fruition, but utterly failing to inject the humour and heart that those films revealed organically, Swimming With Men is a missed opportunity that unfortunately can't save itself from drowning. Inspired by a 2010 documentary - Men Who Swim - which … [Read more...] about Swimming With Men – Film Review
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Phil Wang at the Gold Coast Laughs Festival
Phil Wang is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian making his Gold Coast debut with a show about morality and what the hell it means to be good. It’s absolute gold. He has been seen on ABC Comedy as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala, The Great Debate and has his own Netflix special on The Comedy Line-up. The rising star has racked up two national student comedy … [Read more...] about Phil Wang at the Gold Coast Laughs Festival
Tommy Little @ Brisbane Comedy Festival
Idiot or genius? For many, the jury has been out on Tommy Little but he’s here to set the record straight. I mean would an idiot bungee jump nude on live TV? Or sign up to run one of the toughest marathons in the world, in minus 20-degree Celsius in Antarctica with no previous experience or training? We rest our case. Miraculously, Tommy is back on Australian soil … [Read more...] about Tommy Little @ Brisbane Comedy Festival
Danny Bhoy @ Brisbane Comedy Festival
Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy returns to Australia with a brand new show in 2019! Considered one of the biggest selling comedians in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as his home country of Scotland, he has recently taken the USA by storm and is on his way back to Australia with a collection of new hilarious stories and observations. It’s been 3 years since … [Read more...] about Danny Bhoy @ Brisbane Comedy Festival
The Lego Movie 2 – Film Review
Though they relinquished directorial control to Trolls helmer Mike Mitchell, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (the duo behind 2014's The Lego Movie) are still very much coursing through the veins of this snappy sequel. Just as capable as delivering audience appropriate comedy to families (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) as they are to adults (21 Jump Street), Lord and … [Read more...] about The Lego Movie 2 – Film Review