Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Baz McAlister, Journalist

Reviews / Arts
Backwards Anorak: Winter Is Coming
"Vince Milesi establishes himself as the troupe’s alpha Khaleesi, by turns squabbling with and canoodling with Michelle Brasier, and abusing the “Imp”, Leo Miles."
Features / Arts
Ronny Chieng
"I didn’t see any Malaysian, or even Asian perspectives being represented in stand-up."
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Kevin Bridges
“You can go on and experiment and fuck about every night.”
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Tommy Little
"I’m doing things like, ‘Oh my god, I’m buying red meat’, and I’m paying rent on time, it’s out of control.”
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On The Rocks
"I did New York Comedy Festival and I got to open for Joan Rivers on Broadway, which was the highlight of my life."
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Matt Okine
"Let’s just say I’m not on Tony Jones’ wage."
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Rhys Nicholson
"You have to name your show six months before you’ve even thought about it, so I named it after the most common noise appearing in my shows."
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Alex Williamson
"Expect blood, sex, drugs and hopefully a C-bomb or ten if we get the green light from censorship."
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On The Rocks
"Joel Creasey cut his teeth on Perth’s comedy scene, smashing through two rounds of Raw Comedy and putting on his first festival show by the time he was 19. He’s now writing Rock God, his fifth full hour, and he’s become a regular on the comedy festival circuit."
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From The Hip
"Williamson, known to the internet at large as ‘Shooter’, won a fair amount of fame with his character comedy videos – the best known of which is probably the Loose Aussie Bloke."
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Good Morning Brisbane
"I kind of fell into a bit of a hip hop hole for a while, and now I’m like, ‘That’s right, I like all music... except country and western.'"
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Baz McAlister
The Lonely Island's 'The Wack Album' was well-received by Baz McAlister.