Brilliantly twisted sketches best watched in morbid fascination.

A high-octane, low-brow extravaganza that's starting to look like... (continued)

A bad gig on the topic of a bad gig.

How can these stories of pointless derring-do be quite so bland?

The sketches beg for the audience's indulgence, while the standup... (continued)

Graduates with honours thanks to some neat tricks to keep the momentum up.

Once topical comedy that's past its sell-by date.

Plenty of laughs in Maxwell's company, even if he never really ge... (continued)

A tendency to labour over her election conceit leaves her with a ... (continued)

Experts in their field, novices on the mic.

Wilfully niche Cave outshines her more conformist co-star.

No wow factor in this rather flat science comedy.

Signs of a nuanced and original comic mind, but this is laborious... (continued)

His silver-tongued rudeness and brand of camp feels both old-fash... (continued)

The laughs are dirt-cheap in this seedy comedy chat show.

This hour rarely touches the juvenile heights they've explored in recent years.

A marked improvement despite a shaky start and finish.

No beefs this year as D'OD sets his sights on more emotionally re... (continued)

The Aussie newcomer arrives with an eloquent spin on familiar tropes.

Antagonistic audience interaction that coaxes us into opening up ... (continued)