- RHUM Loves Steve Hughes: Conspiracy Realist @ MICF 2011
- Steve Hughes looks a bit like Jesus, if Jesus were in a metal band and sold The Big Issue in his spare time. Or perhaps his own self-description, ‘Convict Wizard’, is more apt. The point is, he looks the part. If I were to tell you about this political, anarchistic comedian whose favourite phrases include ‘psychological fascism’, ‘thought crime’, ‘I’m not paranoid, I’m suspicious’, and ‘fuck ’em/fuck it/fuck you’, you’d probably picture this guy.
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- Australian Stage Review - Conspiracy Realist | Steve Hughes
Is he funny? Frequently. Do you have to agree with him? Of course not. Is he a paranoid nutjob? No. He's intelligent, well-read and simply has his own reasons for rejecting most of modern society.
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- The Stage - Review: Steve Hughes Conspiracy Realist
- There are two types of “truth-teller” comedians – the ones who trawl through all the minor irritants of modern society that we all secretly agree upon, and the ones who exhume all the horrors of the human condition that we’re ashamed of even thinking about. The latter variety of oracle might include Bill Hicks or Doug Stanhope or Louis CK or Brendan Burns or… Steve Hughes.
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- Review: Steve Hughes in Conspiracy Realist
- Hughes's delivery is peerless, his pauses for emphasis . . . pristine. But mostly, his mind and sceptical motormouth are in top gear all the way. [Read More...]
- Metal Obsession Review
- Steve Hughes was once a big name in Sydney’s ever growing metal scene throughout in late 80’s. His most predominate work Slaughter Lord, was the launching pad to his career and eventually saw him playing with many well known Sydney bands, such as Nazxul and Mortal Sin. After feeding his appetite for heavy metal music throughout the late 80’s and early 90’s, Steve Hughes would then take an opportunity to try his hand at stand-up comedy. [Read More...]
- Review - The Melbourne Age
- A great mix of serious exploration of ''intellectual colonialism'' with flat-out belly laughs [Read More...]
- Beat Magazine - Melbourne
Steve Hughes won’t just have you laughing with his latest show; he’ll change your whole worldview. [Read More...]
- Review - The Fix Adelaide Fringe
- He rocked the room then turned to his anti-capitalist thread which [Read More...]
- Chortle.co.uk Review
- The Australian stereotype is of a sport-and-barbie loving bloke, with a ‘no worries’ attitude to life. Well, Steve Hughes doesn’t do stereotypes, so don’t expect him to conform to one. [Read More...]
- Edinburgh Fringe 2007
- After last year's controversial Edinburgh show, Hughes returns for his 4th satirical onslaught. [Read More...]
- Hairline.org.uk Festival Review 2006
- You get the feeling Steve Hughes is on the cusp of greatness. There is also the feeling that, if said greatness was achieved, he would probably tell it to f**k off. [Read More...]
- Metrolife Edinburgh Festival 2006 Review
- Finding a loudmouthed Aussie comic at the Festival is a bit like finding an idiot on Big Brother. But Steve Hughes is different. [Read More...]
