Posts tagged Geraldine Hickey

Geraldine Hickey is remarkably relaxed for someone whose industry is facing an existential crisis. The setting helps. We’re in Venus Bay, sitting on the back …

Recognising the inspiring work in Victoria’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities, the sixth annual GLOBE Community Awards was a smashing success last night, …

“It is time for the award for most outstanding show to be in our name to celebrate the city that inspired the growth of our festival and its outstanding artists.”

For about a month every year, you can hardly walk down the street in Melbourne without an up-and-coming comedian trying to convince you to come to their show. Benjamin Riley spoke to a few of the country’s top gay comedians ahead of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival — and the Sydney Comedy Festival which follows soon after — to find out what’s so funny about being gay.

Joel Creasey, to borrow a phrase once used to describe Julia Gillard’s voice, has a wit that could strip enamel from a refrigerator. The young …

It’s been about 18 months since Melbourne comedian Geraldine Hickey came out publicly, confirming what many had already suspected – or assumed – during her …