Victoria
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- Warburton
Time slows at this 141-year-old pub in a quiet pocket of Victoria
In the heart of the Yarra Ranges, the refurbished Alpine Hotel serves elevated pub grub and stilling mountainside views.
- Sanka Amadoru
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The best heckles, riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival
After a month packed with shows, our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.
- Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival. Here’s what not to miss
From a performer who is definitely one to watch to some chaotic sketches, see how our reviewers rate the picks of the festival before it ends on Sunday.
- Donna Demaio, Cassidy Knowlton, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Rose Lu, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
This was supposed to be a Wu-Tang gig – so where were the Wu-Tang Clan?
Although this tour was billed as “all living members, together for the final time”, four members were absent, without explanation.
- Liam Pieper, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
- Analysis
- Analysis
Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell
On a country footy oval in the shadows of the Grampians, the American produced what was possibly the greatest sprinting performance ever seen in Australia outside of an Olympics.
- Michael Gleeson
Chaos, lad culture and a show that seemed destined to fail: This festival has it all
From improv steered by children to a comedian at the top of her game, this year’s festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews.
- Cassidy Knowlton, Gemma Grant, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The best, the weirdest, and the most unmissable of the comedy festival so far
From weirdly good questions to a clever use of PowerPoint, this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- Donna Demaio, Cameron Woodhead, Gemma Grant, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Nell Geraets, Rose Lu, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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- Carlton
Garfield Pizzeria
There’s no lasagne in sight at this rollicking Lygon Street hangout.
- Emily Holgate
Not all kids in ‘special schools’ had bad experiences – but this writer absolutely did
Kath Duncan draws on her own experience for her play, Specials. “I hated it,” she says. “It was a torture chamber.”
- Will Cox