Stone the crows: It's the Sydney Comedy Festival!

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 04:55 — Anonymous Get ready for three weeks of big yuks
with acts like Charlie Murphy at the Sydney Comedy Festival.Whatever you
think about the Aussies, there's no denying they have a sense of humor --
they pinched most of it from the Brits, after all. Keeping that reputation
alive is the much-loved Sydney Comedy Festival, which hits its eighth edition
later this month. Running from April 24 to May 12, this year's bash
features homegrown and international acts tickling ribs at venues across the
city. Organizers expect the usual inrush of tourists as well as locals keen
on yuks by the bucket load. International appeal "Its fantastic to see the
festival grow year after year," says Festival Director, Jorge Menidis.
"Our audience members fly in from all round Australia to attend, with some
performances bringing in visitors from New Zealand and even Southeast
Asia." The festival opens with its traditional Cracker Night -- American
readers might need an Oz dictionary, lest they get the wrong idea -- on April
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