Posts tagged Dolly Diamond

“If you have low vision or blindness that dog is your lifeline, it gets you where you need to go.”

“Everyone rises to the occasion, and that’s what I like.”

“I plan to live as long as possible and as well as possible. I’m even eating vegetables now… in my Bloody Mary.”

“I love to improvise and that’s the main part of this show. You need to be a right smart arse and we all know that’s me.”

“It’s not just in the inner-cities that people feel they can celebrate being LGBTI.”

“It was a bloody horrendous journey that we were put on by the government [last year], but we got through it. We were resilient”

“With the rise of hook-up apps, it seems easier to order in nowadays than stand around all night waiting for a stuffing”

The 2017 GLOBE Community Awards will help to highlight the excellent work supporting the LGBTI community across Victoria.

This year Melbourne sweetheart Dolly Diamond will take the reins as Artistic Director of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

In Australia there are an increasing number of gay and lesbian comedians taking the stage to make audiences laugh and reflect on their experiences in equal measure. Matthew Wade spoke to the organisers of Melbourne and Sydney’s annual comedy festivals to find out the importance of LGBTI representation in the genre.