6 Tips For 2023 Perth Comedy Festival
Well the Covid lockdowns are definitely over, and one bonus is the who’s who of high-level comedians arriving for the 2023 Perth Comedy Festival. The lineup this year is insane.…
Browsing: Giggles
Opinion: Shared Path Shared Responsibility
[This piece appeared in The West Australian letters] Yes super fast e-scooters are an issue. However that’s only part of the story. Ponder this … by Joegoauk Goa
Opinion: Government Communication Stresses The Elderly
[The following opinion piece was written when the Safe WA App was replaced with the Service WA App. The communications issue is still relevant.] The elderly are a compliant bunch,…
Does Social Media End Friendships?
Earlier this year in pre-Covid times, yes that’s how we view 2020 now, having arisen from the social haze that was Fringe, I caught up with a fellow blogger friend.…
Conflict-tared
In late February I was riding my bike along a main street in the Perth CBD when I was stopped in my tracks. A massive machine was oozing hot black…
Getting Lippy
Recently while watching a reality show I became obsessed with one of the participants lips. Every time she came on screen, I found myself staring at her philtrum, that are…
Covid-19 Hair
In March 2020 the Australian Government restricted haircuts to 30 minutes, making all women of Australia become more cognisant of the threadbare heads of our mostly male leaders. Clearly, it’d…
2019 The Year Of Finding Our Voice
As summer starts to bite and 2019 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the year that was. thanks to helanfronekmd
Return Of The Tea Lady: Column piece
Those of you privileged enough to have grown up with a school dinner lady, may recall suppers doled out with all the gusto of a bored prison guard. I missed…
Plastic Defence: Column piece
This month marks Plastic Free July and I for one am left with a slightly uneasy feeling about the timing of this campaign. An innocent coincidence? Maybe. Or used in…
Review: Tim Ferguson A Fast Life On Wheels
There are many reasons why people will go see the new show A Fast Life On Wheels, by Tim Ferguson. For some it’s nostalgia for the Doug Anthony All Stars, others may…
Seven Rules For Beard Owners
Lately a strange facial hair dichotomy has been occupying my thoughts, perhaps some of you have been inflicted with similar distractions.
Perth Comedy Festival 2019: Top tips and three reviews
One of my all time favourite events every year is the Perth Comedy Festival. I mean, who doesn’t love a month of laughter and introspection. Well, here we go again.…
Fringe World Festival 2019: Improv All Stars Up Late Night
Improv nights can be tricky. Aside from being highly dependent on the talent on stage, it’s imperative that the audience arrives openminded and primed to laugh. Thankfully both were in…
Movie Review: Cold Pursuit Liam Neeson
Cold Pursuit is the latest movie from Liam Neeson. Given that making a movie involves hundreds of people I like to review them on merit, not on comments one actor…
Fringe World 2019: Review of Laser Kiwi
Weeks ago when I was looking at the Fringe World program, Laser Kiwi was one of the first shows that went into my ‘check it out’ box. While I knew…
Fringe World 2019: Review Three Late-night Cabaret Acts
Last week I went to three late-night cabaret acts in Fringe World 2019, namely: Circus’Cision; The Little Death Club; and Cam Veen Charles Horse Lays An Egg. Turns out it…
Fringe World 2019: Stand Up Comedy
I was lucky enough to the invited to a few Fringe World Festival events, first up two stand-up comedy shows. The first night of a festival can always be hard…
