Just for Laughs: the world’s favourite comedy festival has no room for women

Sydney Opera House announced its ‘Just for Laughs’ line up, but they didn’t bother announcing any women. I got mad and wrote a Daily Life opinion piece about it. Published 16 July 2014. This morning I got an email from the Sydney Opera House informing me that I could buy tickets to “the world’s favourite comedy […]

Robin Thicke is a repeat offender, but he’s definitely not alone

I wrote this article about the #AskThicke twitter storm and my experiences singing misogynist pop, for the Women’s Agenda, 4 July 2014. I don’t know of many people who grow up dreaming of singing songs about aggressive sexual encounters to crowds of smiling people. It’s mainly just me… and Robin Thicke. As a cabaret singer […]