Sammy J and his puppet sidekick Randy have won this year’s Barry Award for the funniest show at the Melbourne comedy festival. The accolade for their new show, Ricketts Lane, comes two years after Sammy and puppeteer Heath McIvor were nominated for their show Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams. Picking up his award, Sammy said: [...]

An Australian act is guaranteed to with the biggest prize at the Melbourne comedy festival for the first time in five years, after the Barry panel announced an all-Aussie shortlist. And nominees also include a children’s show for the first time: The List Operators For Kids: More Fun Than A Wii. The other shortlisted shows are Sammy [...]

At the opening night gala:

Two years ago, musical comedian Sammy J and ridiculously talented puppeteer Heath McIvor were the toast of the festival with their hilarious toe-tapping antidote to Disney, Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams, which they promptly followed up… by going their separate ways. Thankfully that break-up was temporary, and they’re back with another brilliantly executed musical [...]