The Groggy Squirrel
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The Groggy Squirrel is a website devoted to the Melbourne Comedy Industry. Established in 2004 by journalist Annette Slattery, it began as a monthly electronic newsletter focusing on the Melbourne Comedy Scene. It has since grown to become an online comedy portal modelled on the format of the UK's popular Chortle (Chortle Website) website. The Groggy Squirrel is operated by a volunteer staff of eight regular writers, other occasional writers and often includes contributions from Australian and International Comedians.
The Groggy Squirrel consists primarily of information about and reviews of comedy shows and venues, interviews with comedians, and opinion pieces.
Many Australian comedians have written for the Groggy Squirrel including Rod Quantock, Michael Chamberlin, Steven Gates of Tripod, Michael Connell, Justin Kennedy, Gabriel Rossi, Damian Callinan, Evan Jones, Michal Grobelny, Scott Steensma.
While The Groggy Squirrel operates on a year-round basis, special focus is given to reviewing shows in both the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and as of 2006 has also included reviews of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
