Maxim Boon, Journalist

Rhys Nicholson: I'm Fine (MICF)

"Beneath this OTT, urbane exterior is a driven and highly intelligent mind."

Urzila Carlson: Unacceptable (MICF)

"Her jokes are powered by the everyday, drawing an audience in with relatable familiarities."

DeAnne Smith: Post-Joke Era (MICF)

"It's a virtuoso display of smart, slick, silly brilliance — a metaphorical (and literal) mic-drop of a show."

Ivan Aristeguieta: Juithy (MICF)

"The infusion of a richer emotional spectrum to Aristeguieta's routine reveals an impressive level of craft."

Wil Anderson: Critically Wil (MICF)

"Comedy bristling with smarts and insight that still manages to tap a quintessential, true blue Aussieness."

The Music’s Weekend Comedy Hit List At The Melbourne International Comedy Festival

The biggest weekend of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is about is commence, with more openings than an octopuses turtleneck!

Ruby Wax: Frazzled (MICF)

"A magnetic stage presence and certainly worth the price of admission."

Features / Arts

Alice Fraser Goes For Highbrow Humour In Her Latest Show, 'Empire'

"It is funny but also serious but mainly funny. But seriously, it's funny."

Features / Arts

Bright Young Funny Things: The Best New Talent You Have To Catch At MICF 2017

The Desperettes: A Guide To Being A Wingman (MICF)

A relentlessly uplifting, toe-tapping, head-bopping joyride about how to "get the D."

John Leung: The Cunning Linguist (MICF)

For all his clear enthusiasm for words, making it the foundation of his show has proven to be stand-up suicide.

Features / Arts

The Who's Who Of Ha Ha: Anne Edmonds, Nazeem Hussain & Aunty Donna Talk MICF

"Now we can't start a day of comedy without six hours of stretching before we get to the work."

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