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In one hour one man will tell the story of all of Breaking Bad at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and across Australia.

Tagged as: comedy, David Roy Williams, Miles Allen, One Man Breaking Bad

Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Angus Young Reveals the New AC/DC Line-up

Following Brian Johnson blurting out he is back in AC/DC this week, Angus Young has decided to reveal the full all-new AC/DC line-up.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abbott & Costello, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Brian Johnson, comedy, rock

Comedian Kevin Barnett dead at 32

Kevin Barnett, best known for his Fox comedy series ‘Rel’, has died while on holiday in Mexico. He was 32.

Tagged as: 10s, comedy, Kevin Barnett, Rel, USA

Billy Connolly confirms he is Not Dying, Not Dead

Billy Connolly has posted a jovial post to tells fans in song he is “not dying, not dead, not slipping away”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Connolly, comedy, Scotland, UK

Curb Your Enthusiasm star Bob Einstein dies aged 76

Bob Einstein, the comedy genius and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, has lost his battle with cancer at age 76.

Tagged as: Bob Einstein, comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David, television, USA

Netflix removes episode of Nasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act critical of Saudi Arabia

Netflix is under fire for removing an episode of Patriot Act by comedian Nasan Minhaj because it criticizes Saudi Arabia over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Tagged as: comedy, Nasan Minhaj, Patriot Act, USA

Absolutely Fabulous star Dame June Whitfield dies at age 93

Dame June Whitfield, who starred as Edina’s mother in Absolutely Fabulous, has died at the age of 93.

Tagged as: Absolutely Fabulous, comedy, June Whitfield, television, UK

Peter Pan Goes Wrong gets it right about funny – REVIEW

‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ will make you laugh. If it doesn’t, you are the dictionary definition of ‘buzz-kill’. This is a laugh out loud show.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Mischief Theatre Company, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, theatre

MEMO Music Hall presents The Fabulous Singlettes Christmas Show this weekend

The Fabulous Singlettes Christmas show is on for two nights at MEMO Music Hall in St Kilda this weekend.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, The Fabulous Singlettes

Australian agent/booker Kevin Somers loses battle with cancer

Kevin Somers, the Australian agent/booker who worked with Jimeoin, Dave Hughes, Eric Bana and Vince Sorrenti over the years, has lost his battle with cancer.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, entertainment industry, Kevin Somers

Tim Minchin Adds Even More Shows

Live Nation has added another six Tim Minchin shows across Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Live Nation, Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin Doubles Dates For His Australian Tour

Tim Minchin’s BACK Australian tour has almost doubled in size with 10 new shows announced today.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, comedy, Live Nation, Tim Minchin

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Weird Al Yankovic Pleads ‘Don’t Pickaxe My Star’

Weird Al Yankovic has pleaded with fans to “not pickaxe my star” at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.

Tagged as: 80s, comedy, pop, USA, Weird Al Yankovic

ABC Axes Rubbish Comedy News Show Tonightly

Tonightly, the embarrassing ABC production loosely classified as comedy, has been axed.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, comedy, television, Tom Ballard, Tonightly

Ariana Grande Defends Boyfriend Over Manchester Bombing Gag

by Music-News.com

Ariana Grande has broken her silence about her fiance’s comedy gaffe, telling fans she was upset to learn he had cracked a joke about the bomb blast at her Manchester, England show last summer (17).

Tagged as: 10s, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Canada, comedy, Pete Davidson, pop, USA

Jimmy Barnes Makes A Cameo In These New South Whales

“What would Jimmy Barnes know about punk? Cold Chisel weren’t punk”. And so goes a very funny scene from the Comedy Central show These New South Whales.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Cold Chisel, comedy, Jimmy Barnes, rock, These New South Whales

Seth MacFarlane References Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust For Third Time

Seth MacFarlane is obviously a huge Queen fan, so much so that the Queen classic ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ has now been referenced three times across two of his shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chic, comedy, Family Guy, Nile Rodgers, Queen, rock, Seth MacFarlane, UK

Cheech & Chong Exhibit To Open At Grammy Museum

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Grammy-winning comedy duo Cheech & Chong will be the subject of a new exhibit opening at the Grammy Museum on 4/20. Titled Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin’—Celebrating 40 Years Of Up In Smoke, the exhibit is curated in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Lou Adler, who uncovered the legendary duo, produced many of their albums, and

Tagged as: 70s, Cheech & Chong, comedy, Grammy Awards, Grammy Museum, USA

Triple J Matches The Funny With The Musical For Melbourne Outside Broadcast

Triple J’s Ben & Liam will broadcast live from the Melbourne Town Hall on Good Friday with a dose of funny mixes with a smidge of song.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben & Liam, comedy, music industry, radio, triple j

R.I.P. Ken Dodd 1928-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legendary British singer and comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died aged 90.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, comedy, Ken Dodd, UK

R.I.P. Rory O’Donoghue of Aunty Jack Fame 1949-2017

Rory O’Donoghue, the creative force alongside Grahame Bond for Australian hit 70s comedy The Aunty Jack Show, has died at age 68.

Tagged as: 70s, Aunty Jack, Australia, comedy, Grahame Bond, pop, Rory O'Donoghue

Michael Moore Slaps Down America’s King Clown President

America’s Clown King trump has gone into his usual default bully mode, this time against Michael Moore, just hours before former FBI director Robert Mueller releases the first of his findings into Trump’s Russia connections.

Tagged as: comedy, Donald Trump, Michael Moore, Robert Mueller, USA

Madonna Adds Comedian To Her Resumé

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Amy Schumer surprised the audience at a New York comedy club by bringing out Madonna for a stand-up routine on Tuesday night (September 26).

Tagged as: 90s, Amy Schumer, comedy, dance, Madonna, pop, USA

The Odd Couple Dave Chappelle and John Mayer Partner For LA NYE Show

Dave Chappelle and John Mayer together? No that I want to see!

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, comedy, Dave Chappelle, John Mayer, rock, USA

R.I.P. Jerry Lewis 1926-2017 Watch His Final Interview. It Was Awkward

The great Jerry Lewis is dead. Lewis gave his last interview in 2016 and it was a trainwreck.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, comedy, Jerry Lewis, USA

Chris Lilley Slammed For Racist Video After Death of Aboriginal Boy

Comedian Chris Lilley is being slammed on social media after posted a video labelled ‘Squashed N**ga’, featuring him in blackface following the death of a 14 year old Aboriginal boy run over by a man who was then acquitted of manslaughter.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Chris Lilley, comedy

Australian Rapper Briggs Is Now A Writer For Matt Groening’s New Show Disenchantment

Australian rapper Adam Briggs (aka Briggs aka AB Original) has landed as job as a writer on Matt Groening’s new show for Netflix ‘Disenchantment’.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Briggs, comedy, Disenchantment, Matt Groening, rap, television

Brendan O’Carroll To Stage Mrs Brown Boys In Australia In 2018

Brendan O’Carroll’s hit UK comedy Mrs Browns Boys will head back to Australia in January 2018.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, comedy, Mrs Browns Boys, UK

R.I.P. Stephen Furst ‘Flounder’ from Animal House 1954-2017

Stephen Furst, the actor who played Flounder in ‘Animal House’, has died from complications to diabetes at age 63 at his home in Moorpark, California.

Tagged as: 80s, Animal House, comedy, Stephen Furst, USA

Rhys Darby Has A Stack Of Aussie Shows On The Way

Rhys Darby, the biggest thing to come out of New Zealand since Phil Rudd’s court case, will tour Australia in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, comedy, New Zealand, Rhys Darby