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A Nest of Occasionals By Tony Martin Picador, $29.99

Laughter Still Best Medicine For Jerry, King Of Comedy

IT'S one thing to watch Jerry Lewis being funny. It's quite another to watch Jerry Lewis watching Jerry Lewis being funny.

A Funny Thing About Taboos

Comedians have been busting through the strictures of social mores since Lenny Bruce hit the stage almost 50 years ago. And more power to them.

Wollongong Proud & Strong

I asked him to repeat his surname. I still didn't understand. His English and my skills with the Thai language conflicted to the point where we both laughed during the communication process. My name is Sam, and I've been working at Video Ezy Wollongong for only two months and in that time I have learnt a lot about the people of Wollongong.

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Video Games Fail To Entertain

BE KIND REWIND Rated: PG Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow. Critic's warning: Adult themes, language. Critic's rating: 6/10

'it's Fun To Play Fear. Everyone Has Their Niche And That Seems To Be Mine'

NAOMI WATTS has become the directors' choice to play pretty women having an awful time. She was a grief-stricken widow in 21 Grams; a journalist tormented by a ghost girl from beyond the grave in both The Ring movies; a midwife who tangles with the Russian mafia in last year's Eastern Promises; and the mother in a family tortured by psychopaths in the coming Funny Games. If that wasn't bad enough, she's soon to be brutalised by malevolent seagulls, reprising the Tippi Hedren role in a remake of ...

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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Funny Girl

An enduring pop and enigmatic phenomenon, Bjork delights in self-parody. Bernard Zuel talks with her ahead of her Melbourne show.

It's Just, Like, You Know, Like, Really Really Funny

Like it or not, the ABC's Summer Heights High seems to have touched a chord with the old and young alike.

Funny How A Memory Fault Works

DEEPLY OFFENSIVE & UTTERLY UNTRUE CarriageWorks Until September 8 Tickets $25-$30 Bookings 1300 438 849 Critic's rating 8/10

Teenage Affluenza

A satirical video on teenage affluence is influencing hearts and minds on YouTube. By Alison Cameron.

Video Verdict I Couldn't Dispute

IT WASN'T as though I was oblivious to it, or that I was trying to fool anyone. I knew that I was being troubled by injuries; that I was struggling in some areas, but the reality was that I still believed I could, and was, contributing.

Laughing Hindy Gets Benefit Of Sizeable Doubt

BLUES second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh sheepishly admitted to his teammates that he didn't ground the ball for his first half try against Queensland on Wednesday night. Referee Paul Simpkins awarded the four-pointer without sending the decision to the video officials, but replays suggested Maroons fullback Karmichael Hunt had held up Hindmarsh. It has also been revealed why Hindmarsh was seen to laugh during the national anthem at Suncorp Stadium. It's not the first time he has done it, according to ...

Young Bloods Chase D-generation Funny Bone

THE DELUSIONISTS Rating: 3.5/5 Kaleide RMIT Union Theatre, 360 Swanston Street, city, April 5. Until April 29. Running time: one hour APPROXIMATELY 2pm, AUGUST 31st, 1997 Rating: 2/5 Written by Nik Willmott, La Mama, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton, April 5. Until April 22. Running time: 45 minutes

Chasey Doesn't Quite Catch

KISS CHASEY 2.5/5 By Cameron Marshall, Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until April 28

Brothers, But Not In Arms

Funny things happen to the Umbilical Brothers, Andrew Taylor writes.

The First Diva Of The Digital Age

STEVIE RYAN ON JUNE 17 - a long time ago in cyberspace - a new personality made her debut on YouTube, the hugely popular internet video service that did not exist two years ago and was recently sold for $2 billion. The new personality was Brigitte, a gorgeous, sweet young woman with Audrey Hepburn eyes. In her first video blog, Brigitte stared soulfully into the camera and spoke with a delicious French accent.

'that "yeaaah" Is Me Not Being Able To Think Quick Enough'

DAVE HUGHES TALKS TO LENNY ANN LOW ANYONE WITH A spare few minutes can share a repulsive personal experience with Dave Hughes. Australia's most popular, and seemingly most unflappable, comedian appears on YouTube in a short video in which he rips off the long-dead, black nail from his right big toe.