Winners are grinners: we review the Comedy Festivalâs shortlisted shows
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April 13, 2021 â 5.00am
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The nominations are in for most outstanding show at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Hereâs what our reviewers thought of the acts.
Nominees for most outstanding show
Luke Heggie,
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Is there an award for Most Improved Player? Last time I saw Heggie he was solid, now heâs utterly extraordinary.
The deadpan Sydney stand-up gets straight into it and delivers as many jokes per minute as fellow blue chip performer Rhys Nicholson, targeting police, vegan-haters and unisex toilets: âThis is the future weâve all fought for.â
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Nath Valvo is one of Australiaâs most cheer-bringing personalities â even when youâre not laughing, youâre having a hilarious time. Itâs fascinating to see how his manic pixie aura has been tinted by 2020.
Nath Valvo in 2019.
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Not that this is his overt subject. Instead he gleefully pounces from True Crime obsessives to the unspoken crappiness of Airbnbs to his fear of getting married, his talons as sharp as ever.