Melbourne Comedy Fest: Toilet jokes, raunchy mums

Australian musical comedy duo Elbowskin (from left, Dave Adams and Ernie Austin) brought house house down with a set of catchy and hilarious songs at the recently concluded Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow at PJ Live Arts, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Photos: The Star/Azlina Abdullah

I’ve never really thought about it, but it seems that the anti-smoking warnings on Malaysian cigarette packets can be pretty upsetting. You know the ones I’m talking about.

While we locals are probably desensitised to these pictures by now, foreign comedians find them disturbing. They were a frequent source of humour at the recent Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow (MICF), which took place at PJ Live Arts Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on July 30-31.