Tegan Higginbotham started comedy when in high school, through the Class Clowns competition. Today, just shy of 30, Tegan has an impressive comedy resume, which includes writing columns, improv, sketch comedy, and stand-up comedy, at festivals right across Australia. This year also happens to be her 12th consecutive Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). And that’s only the half of it. In …
041: Mike Goldstein – From chasing tail to comedy tales
American born Mike Goldstein isn’t in Kansas anymore. Sydney first, then Perth, and now Melbourne, the part Christian, part Jewish, with a dash of Sri Lankan (Yep! You read right!), has been doing stand-up comedy for the past eight years – and Aussie audiences have been loving him. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, Mike Goldstein, aka …
039: Josh Earl – From Tassie to television
Josh Earl knows first hand the roller coaster ride that is comedy. Serendipitously launching his stand-up comedy career with Rod Quantock in Tasmania, Josh moved to Melbourne, where he had a regular comedy spot on 3RRR radio, while building his stand-up comedy career. Solo shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and other comedy festivals around the country, led to …
038: Kelly Fastuca – American Green Cards, Chinese Whispers, and Aussie Naivety
American Green Cards, Chinese Whispers, and Aussie Naivety
037: Zack Dyer – Winning RAW Comedy with confidence
It takes confidence to win RAW Comedy.
036: Matt Okine – Life after RAW
There is a life after RAW Comedy, and it’s incredible!
031: Richard Stubbs – Never be creative without passion
Never be creative without passion.
028: Sonia Di Iorio – Jumping into the deep-end of comedy
Jumping in the deep-end is sometimes the best way to start a comedy career.
025: Ben McCarthy – What do you want to do when you grow up?
Which comedian mapped out his comedy career at 12? That’ll be Ben McCarthy.