Katherine Phelps

Adam Zwar is best known in this country for his shows Wilfred, starring a guy in a dog suit, and Lowdown, about tabloid journalism. As of June 2011 his international audience broadened, when a US version of Wilfred was launched starring Jason Gann (the original Wilfred) and Elijah Wood (Frodo in Lord of the Rings). [...]

With a title like Underground Awesome Quest we should probably be doing this interview in some kid’s basement. I can imagine the empty packets of chips scattered about, along with half drunk bottles of cola and a sticky old couch that everyone leans against on the floor. This sounds like heartfelt Dungeon & Dragons™ comedy. [...]

Lawrence Mooney has performed comedy for more than 17 years now. This makes him one of the more seasoned comedians I have interviewed for this blog. He has also won and been nominated for many awards, including Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Moosehead Award. Ostensibly the interview is about Loz’s show An Indecisive Bag of Donuts, which [...]

I feel we should be sitting inside an old police box. Your show involves a fair amount of time travel between your childhood and present living arrangements. This is held together by The Carpenters‘s Song “Close to You”. Sounds like a longshot. So how do “birds suddenly appearing” make it possible to discuss your domestic [...]

DeAnne Smith is a Canadian comedian (say that several times fast) who has been making a name for herself in Australian comedy. She has appeared on Channel Ten’s Good News Week. She also won Sydney Comedy Festival’s Time Out Best Newcomer in 2008, and the Adelaide Fringe Best Established Comedian (2009). Her show, About Freakin’ [...]

Jason Chong has been doing standup since 2001. He has radio announced for Nova and been a reporter for The 7pm Project. Jason is also a film-editor and techno-geek. Ah, I love the geeks. Since we came to know one another in Adelaide, I get to pretend we are at one of my favourite cafes [...]

Justin Hamilton is a long time fixture of the Australian comedy scene. He has won the 2007 Moosehead Award and MICF Directors’ Award for Three Colours Hammo. He was nominated in 2008 for the MICF Barry Award for The Killing Joke. He has also done much to support budding comedians. He and Lehmo ran a [...]

I seem to have a penchant to write about fiery red-heads. Diane Spencer has even gone so far as to get sponsorship from a ginger beer company in New Zealand. She’s quite the rising star, having been nominated Best Female Comedian NZ Comedy Guild 2009, then shortly thereafter winning the 2011 Chortle Awards for Best [...]

Linda Beatty is a talented celtic harpist, classically trained singer, and comedian. Her show The UnEnchanted Princess is featuring at The Butterfly Club during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Since this interview is being done via email, I can’t start with something cute and lyrical like, “She coquettishly twisted the locks of her long auburn [...]