Ricky Gervais didn’t try stand-up comedy until he was 37. Rodger Dangerfield was 42. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Am I too old to become a stand-up comedian?” the answer is simply “absolutely not”. Comedy isn’t only a young person’s game. Life experience often makes for richer material and a deeper connection with audiences. Two shining examples of this are …
Two of the 12 finalists of Australia’s Funniest Boomer were Hard Knock Knocks alumni. But this should come as no surprise. After all, the comedy school, which has over 700 graduates across the country, had three alumni reach the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy national final this year. That’s an impressive record, and one reason the Hard Knock Knocks …
