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The Axis of Awesome: Songs in the Key of Awesome
16 Aug 2010
Fringe favourites deliver winning brand of daft ditties
There’s no getting away from the likeness, Jack Black would be proud of this trio of pop-parody mongers. Delivering a set of well-oiled spoof songs, the Axis boys return with their winning brand of daft ditties to wow a growing fanbase. With some sharp…
Axis of Awesome
18 Aug 2009
Spoof songs and inter-band bickering aplenty
Rock comedy, spoof songs and inter-band bickering aplenty here from this Aussie trio. Some of it is dumb fun and some is pretty sharp, particularly their destruction of the ‘four chords’ that make up so many pop songs. Unfortunately, the music itself…
The Axis of Awesome
14 Aug 2008
In a word: awesome
Catchy tunes, brilliant lyrics and hilarious banter make this one of the most feelgood shows around. Australia's answer to Spinal Tap start with a spot-on parody of Europop before singing about adult mutant ninja turtles and a Bond villain with a lazy…
Tim Minchin - Looney tunes
31 Jul 2008
Not one for being stuck in a pigeonhole, Tim Minchin is a musician, actor, comic and father. Anna Millar meets the man who looks like a scarecrow and is terrifying the world of traditional stand-up comedy
