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Comedian Michael Shafar likes to poke fun at his Jewish heritage. With Passover ending on April 4, he says his show promises to be more fun than another family dinner. He has only just returned to comedy after finishing chemotherapy for the second time ... More

John Tyrrell is a drummer and the world's foremost tribute band manager. The ABBA-themed Bjorn Again franchise has celebrated more than 30 years of touring, including playing for the 100,000-strong Glastonbury crowd three times. In 2016, Tyrrell ... More

Lizzy Hoo started doing stand-up comedy as a way to build confidence and help her win pitches at her office job. Her current show Lizzy Hoo - Hoo Dis? incorporates much of her Chinese Malaysian/Irish Australian heritage, particularly her one-of-a-kind ... More

Samantha Gash is a Melbourne-based endurance athlete, social impact entrepreneur, corporate speaker and host of the Sam Gash Podcast. She has run ultra-marathons and completed expeditions across some of the most extreme and harsh locations on the planet ... More

After decades in the US, Aussie-born clutter organiser Peter Walsh is back on home soil. One of the stars of Space Invaders , which launches on Channel 9 on February 26, Walsh will join house flipping queen Cherie Barber and trash and treasure expert ... More

David Williamson, Australia's best-loved and most prolific playwright is retiring after 50 years. Typically writing a play every 12 months, this year he has been busy with his memoir. His most famous plays are The Club , The Removalists , Don's ... More

All of us overspend from time to time. After all, nobody's perfect. But ongoing spending habits or ill-suited financial products can be a major drain on your bank account in the long run. The new year is a great time to review your financial situation ... More

Jonathan Biggins is an actor, writer, satirist, and comedian, and is responsible for the Wharf Revue. Biggins had begun touring his Paul Keating one-man show The Gospel According to Paul , in which he is said to 'out-Keater Keating', around ... More

One of the joys Matthew Reilly gets from writing thrillers is to travel. His research takes him to plenty of exotic places - the pyramids in Egypt, Easter Island and the ancient Chichen Itza Mayan city in Mexico. No matter what evil is pursuing his ... More

Jacqueline Feilich is an Elvis tribute artist who has been singing his music for 14 years. Her love of Elvis'music, and the fact that women rarely perform his songs, steeled her determination to succeed. Armed backing tracks and custom-made costumes ... More