JOY Drive

7 Apr 2025

Bob Downe: 40th Anniversary Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Comedy, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Popular Culture

Bob Downe, the most fabulous lounge singer out of Murwillumbah, is celebrating 40 years in showbiz. With his trademark safari suits, dazzling smile, and voice that could sell you a cruise holiday, Bob has become a beloved camp icon of Australian comedy.

But behind the sparkle is Mark Trevorrow, a performer, storyteller and cultural touchstone whose career has seen this country change socially, politically and personally. From daytime TV to the gay club circuit, from the Mardi Gras stage to Edinburgh’s cobblestones, Bob has been there and sung ABBA through it all.

He is back at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Bob Downe: 40th Anniversary Show.

Guest: Bob Downe

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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17 Jan 2026

Katrina Sedgwick: Federation Square’s Open Air Program

Arts, Food, Kids & Family, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks ...

17 Jan 2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Rose Byrne’s Golden Globes Speech Sparked Backlash

News & Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, TV & Film

A joke during an awards speech quickly became a judgment on a woman’s private life. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks ...

17 Jan 2026

James Gray: Long-acting HIV Prevention

Health, LGBTIQA+ Community, Medicine, Politics

Australia has registered a long-acting injectable form of HIV PrEP, but access remains limited. James Gray explains why a PBS ...