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    Trial and Error – television review

    Who doesn’t love John Lithgow? I mean, Third Rock from the Sun – glorious. The elder statesman of comedy and poster boy for amiable kooks everywhere still pops up with great regularity on both the big and small screens, even at age 71. So his new show Trial and Error (now airing on the 7…

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      Rhys Nicholson: I'm Fine – theatre review

      When he appeared at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Rhys Nicholson was as debonair as ever, in contrast to the not-so glamorous life of touring on the standup comedy circuit… especially in places like Tasmania, he tells the audience. Like previous shows and indeed perhaps all quality comedy, Nicholson’s latest show I’m Fine is anchored by…

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        Tickled – movie review

        New Zealand journalist David Farrier (TV series Short Poppies) has made a career out of looking at the weird side of life. But even he was unprepared for the fallout after stumbling upon a website about “competitive  endurance tickling” in which young men were paid to be tied up and tickled, complete with some videos….

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          How to Change the World – DVD review

          A lot of environmental documentaries are earnest and well intentioned, but they also tend to be a little dull and are often preaching to the converted. Which makes this fascinating, revealing and provocative warts and-all look at the origins of the environmentalist activist group Greenpeace all the more interesting when compared to most other environmental…

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