Benjamin Neutze

When Fiona O’Loughlin begins her show, she announces that she’s 50, cracks a few jokes about aging and then tells the audience that she’ll be telling five stories from her life and 15-year comedy career.

In 1996, siblings Ella and Jesse Hooper (aged 13 and 15 respectively) formed a band, won a Triple J competition and were signed to a major record label.

Several UK media outlets declared last year the year that feminism found the Edinburgh Fringe.

Anybody who says Australia doesn’t have fine cultural traditions obviously hasn’t logged onto Twitter during a Logies ceremony.

The title of Kathy Najimy’s upcoming one-woman Adelaide Cabaret Festival show might sound like a not-so-subtle come on, but the story behind Lift Up Your Skirt is a little more involved.

“When she performs, she chooses not to face the camera, but believe me, this is her singing live.

When Robin Williams announced his Australian tour in 2010, my parents were quick to jump online and book the best seats they could secure for the whole family.

As the full extent of cuts to the ABC is becoming clear, we thought we’d have a look at some of the iconic TV shows the ABC has broadcast since it expanded its services from radio to TV in 1956.