FROM the refugee camps of Ethiopia to the burbs of northern Perth, comedy sensation Emo has seen his fair share of horror – but now he’s making people laugh. Since bursting onto the Perth stand-up circuit in 2016, Emo has made a name for himself as one of the sharpest and funniest comics around. He…

A Country Women’s Association battling hordes of zombies is just one of the wacky movies at The World of Dark Comedy film festival next weekend. Now in its third year, the mini festival at the Backlot Cinema in Perth will feature 15 twisted comedy shorts from across the globe. Festival co-ordinator Greta Schipp says many…

THE new documentary Brazen Hussies shines a light on the fearless women who kickstarted the feminist revolution in the 1960s and 1970s in Australia. Skilfully weaving archive footage with passionate accounts from women who were on the front line, director Catherine Dwyer captures the raw and sometimes chaotic energy of the times. The footage includes…

The Bruce Lee classic Fist of Fury is to be the first ever film dubbed into Noongar and will premier at next year’s Perth Festival. The makers of Fist of Fury Noongar Daa have already begun recruiting local voice actors to dub the Cantonese-Mandarin from the 1972 original, which made Lee an international star and…

PERTH author Craig Silvey says the 11 year gap between Jasper Jones and his new novel Honeybee wasn’t down to crippling anxiety over how to follow his best-seller. He didn’t elaborate on why it took so long, but he wasn’t exactly resting on his laurels in the intervening years – releasing the novella The Amber Amulet…

CULT muso Steve Tallis will bid farewell to his hometown with a special gig in Maylands tonight (Saturday September 26). For half a century the singer/songwriter has been ploughing his own course in the music industry, building up a dedicated and loyal following with his blues, folk and spiritual gumbo. Despite playing with music icons…

BIKERS and rockers will join forces to help abandoned and injured dogs at a special fundraising gig at the Charles Hotel next Saturday (September 26). Since forming in 2015, Bikers on Hogs for Dogs have raised funds for 12 dog rescue organisations including Crossroads Dingo Rescue, Perth Chihuahua Rescue and Saving Animals From Euthanasia. The…

FOUR mums bare their souls in a self-deprecating and hilarious show about the “joys of motherhood” at the Comedy Lounge. Forgot all about those picture-perfect shots of mum and bub on Facebook; The Motherhood explain in excruciating detail how to put up with your friend’s children, get through assemblies or kids dance routines, ADHD, Tinder…

PERTH radio station RTRFM is going ahead with its annual Fremantle music festival, despite Covid-19 restrictions pushing back the date. The Fremantle ‘Winter’ Spring Party will now be held on Saturday September 19, three months later than usual. More than 20 bands will play across five venues in North Fremantle, including Mojos Bar, the Railway…

PERTH husband and wife artists Peter and Jillian Ciemitis hope their new exhibition Transect will give people stressed out by covid-19 a route to relaxation. Peter says WA has managed to escape the brunt of the pandemic, but our response as a community has put us on ‘emotional alert’. “We bounce between either a heightened anxiety or an overcompensating…