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Today in History for August 4th
Highlights of this day in history: Nazi police arrest Anne Frank and family; Britain declares war on Germany in World War I; Three civil rights workers found slain in Mississippi; The Bordens axed to death; Jazz great Louis Armstrong born. (Aug. 4)
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Is laughter really the best medicine? Ask the comics standing up to trauma
Rachel Berger is one of many comedians putting the healing powers of comedy to the test.
- by Joanne Brookfield
Forget open mic nights, TikTok is where aspiring comedians are trying to make it
The road to comedic success can be hard. But for today’s aspiring quipsters, there’s a new adage: If you can make it on TikTok, you can make it anywhere.
- by Najma Sambul
Swag on the Beat's TikTok comedy
The road to comedic success can be hard. But for todays quipsters, there’s a new adage: if you can make it on TikTok, you can make it anywhere.
Aspiring comedians like Aurelia St Clair are trying to make it on TikTok
The road to comedic success can be hard. But for todays quipsters, there’s a new adage: if you can make it on TikTok, you can make it anywhere.
‘Suffocatingly safe’: Where are all the young Australian comedians on TV?
Wil Anderson was just 27 when he started hosting The Glass House on the ABC. But he says that these days TV audiences are missing out on seeing the best new talent.
- by Meg Watson
Older, wiser, more empathetic: The Chaser team reunites for one last laugh
The original team of seven comedians is reuniting for the first time in over a decade. How do they reflect on 20 years of comedy?
- by Anthony Segaert
Opinion
City life
What happens to the Queen’s Birthday holiday when we no longer have a queen?
Maybe that’s the moment to reimagine the long-weekend exodus that traps so many of us in traffic jams.
- by Helen Pitt