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22.05.12 JEFF DUNHAM 'CONTROLLED CHAOS' TOUR
After selling out his tour in 2009, US comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will be returning to Australia this August for his latest stand-up series Controlled Chaos.
18.05.12 ADAM HILLS TO HOST BIG QUIZ GIG
Sunday July 1 will mark the date of the fourth annual John Vincent Memorial Big Quiz Gig in Adelaide with tis year’s event set to be hosted by Spicks and Specks host and comedian Adam Hills.
16.05.12 JULIA MORRIS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR
Inimitable Australian comedienne Julia Morris has announced that she will be taking her show No Judgement around the country for her first headline tour this October.
10.04.12 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS TOURING AUSTRALIA
New Zealand’s much loved (and Grammy Award-winning) folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords will be coming to our shores this July for their first ever Australian headline tour.
16.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: FRI MAR 16
Today's Fringe Wrap featuring the ever-so-delectable rumbles of Le Gateau Chocolat in La Soiree, the vibrato shrills of Kate Miller-Heidke, the manic, Irish puppeteering of Jason Byrne, the ironic delivery of Harmon Leon, the one-women cabaret show of Gillian Cosgriff and loads more.
15.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: THU MAR 15
When he's not terrorizing the hosts on The Circle, Freddy Got Fingered comedian Tom Green is bringing the funnies to Adelaide as part of his roaming Australian tour.
15.03.12 TOM GLEESON: RIP IT UP BLOG #4
In his fourth and final Rip It Up blog, comedian Tom Gleeson divulges some words of wisdom about one of his favourite Fringe shows so far, 'Sir Robert'.
15.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: WED MAR 15
With the thunderstorms and puddles now evaporating after last night's torrential downpour, it's time for us to dry up with some of the driest humour this side of the Fringe Festival.
14.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: WED MAR 14
Today's Fringe Wrap takes a look at some of Adelaide Fringe's comedy royalty including Greg Fleet, Bob Downe, Ross Noble and Wil Anderson, all the while complimented by the lilting music of Harry Manx, The Germein Sisters and Leonard Cohen spawn Adam Cohen.
09.03.12 TOM GLEESON: RIP IT UP BLOG #3
In his third Rip It Up online blog, Tom Gleeson touches upon the paternal subject of being a father.
06.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: MON MAR 5 (PART FOUR)
Aaand finally, part four of our mammoth Monday Fringe Wrap.
05.03.12 INTERVIEW: SIONE'S WEDDING 2
Robbie Magasiva recently spoke via phone to Rip It Up Online about his involvement in Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business, and discussed how he was tempted back to star in this follow-up to Sione’s Wedding, how comedy can conceal serious themes, and more.
02.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: FRI MAR 2 (PART TWO)
Second installment of our Friday Fringe Wrap starring Beauty and The Bastard, Badger, Jimmy McGhie, Joe Camilleri, Nik Coppin, The Big Bite-Size Soiree and more.
02.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: FRI MAR 2
Let's Zumba! Or, let's read today's Fringe Wrap, which includes Harley Breen, Peter Helliar, Squidboy, Rhino Room's Late Show, Eddie Ifft, Marie Wilson and Rose Parker and Jane Austen Is Dead.
29.02.12 FRINGE WRAP: WED FEB 29
Wednesday may be bit of a grisly day full of rain, but inside the garden and venues scattered around Adelaide the Fringe festivity lives on! Today's Fringe Wrap concerns Sound & Fury, Gareth Berliner, Bob Slayer, Jon Brooks, the infamous Catacombs at the old Adelaide Gaol and more.
27.02.12 FRINGE WRAP: FRI FEB 24
This week the Fringe was set ablaze with the comic genius of Triple J presenters Dave Callan and Tom Ballard, Hannah Gadsby's wife-seeking ways, Constantinople's toga-wearing titters, Felicity Ward's hedgehog dilemmas and much more.
21.02.12 TOM GLEESON: RIP IT UP BLOG #1
While we're good at generating the occasional musical pun, over here at Rip It Up we’re actually best off leaving the funnies to the professionals.
02.05.11 JIMEOIN DEALING SOME CRAIC TO ADELAIDE THIS WEEK
If you’re looking for a stand-up fix after the Fringe season, you should know by now that comedy happens all-year round in Adelaide with this country’s best stand ups regularly doing gigs around Adelaide.
03.03.11 Fringe Wrap: Thu Mar 3
In this edition: The Freak & The Showgirl, BluGuru, The Spaces Between, Dear Endora, Adelaide Comedy Debate, Danny McGinlay, Granny Flaps *breathes* Rich Naberhood, Twine, Teahouse, Strip The Light Fantastic, Eurpoean Man 2, Lady Sings It Better plus many, many more *phew*.
