Reviews


Melbourne Comedy Festival Review 2006
By Tim Richards
THE AGE
April 26, 2006

AUSTEN Tayshus has been around long enough for people to ask to hear his old stuff. It’s decades since Australiana went double platinum, but he can recite the wordplay on Australian place names without hesitation.
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By Stuart Borg
The Arts Centre
April 21, 2006

Just as there are numerous styles of cuisine, there are numerous styles of comedy and Austen’s is particularly perceptive and dry. Now this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but if you like your comedy dry, relevant and intelligent then Austen’s your man.

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Shell Theatrette
Andrew Murfett, Reviewer
April 27, 2007

90 minutes of stand-up comedy. The sunglass-clad, perpetually self-deprecating Tayshus restlessly moves between jokes, and his shtick of frequently recycling gags only manages to drive his humorous points home further.
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Austen Tayshus: Australia Day Special
Jim Schembri
August 22, 2006

The disk includes a funny half-hour off-cut reel and two short films, including the fabulous Intolerance. Definitely not recommended for mixed company, but killer entertainment for everybody else.
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