Alex Ward - Literally Anyone

I saw Alex Ward at the Comedy Festival a few years ago, and she’s since joined a rather wide-ranging category of ‘gay comedians I’ve seen on the ABC’. I came into Literally Anyone with few expectations, and I was treated to a masterclass in structuring a stand-up comedy show.

Most of the narrative is about jizz (Alex's word, which she chose carefully). More specifically, Alex lets us know that she wrote this show so people would stop asking how two women can have a baby. She gives us answers in the most entertaining possible way, with tangents weaved seamlessly into the tale as we learn about dyslexia, prosopagnosia, and more. As the show unfolds, Alex incorporates callback after callback, right down to the choice of post-show song. Almost every tangent becomes unexpectedly relevant later, with the constantly resurfacing threads feel like sharing an inside joke - the kind that's somehow funnier each time. 

It all makes for a wildly fun show that left me laughing at every turn, proving that you don't have to be good at spelling to be good at comedy.  

Literally Anyone is on at 7:30pm at The Westin - Three, every day (except Monday) until April 19. Sunday shows at 6:30pm.