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She Says, He Says – with Xavier Toby - Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) 2011
"animated and melodramatic, Kim Hope easily stole the laughs and the show."
- The Pun, Melbourne
“Kim Hope is an excellent performer, and it is impossible to take your eyes off her during the show, as she controls proceedings so dominantly”
- Beat Magazine, Melbourne
UpFront - MICF 2011
"Lanky Kim Hope was a huge hit with her wacky physical theatre piece "
- Herald Sun, Melbourne
Rollercoaster – MICF 2007
“Hope’s delivery is never less than sharp, incisive and hilarious...this laudable comedian keeps the laughs coming with her intelligent and audacious comedy”
- The Pun, Melbourne
Rollercoaster – Edinburgh Fringe 2006
“a brilliantly structured show – heartfelt and charming”
- The Skinny, Edinburgh
within a few minutes of her entrance, we know this is one rollercoaster ride we are going to enjoy”
- one4review, Edinburgh
“phenomenal stage charisma: an hour in her effortless good company simply zings by”
- chortle.co.uk
Kim Hope and Adam Richard are Outrageous! - Edinburgh Fringe 2002
"Buxom, Amazonian Kim Hope [who is surely the Elle McPherson of the comedy world] delivers a cocktail of stupidity and malice with larger-than-life Adam Richard...a funny, entertaining show where the laughs flow more freely than a greased-up snake on a waterslide."
- paramountcomedy.co.uk
Kim Hope and Adam Richard are Outrageous! - MICF 2002
"It's wonderful to see comedians enjoying themselves onstage. And it's even more wonderful when their enjoyment translates into laughs for the crowds.
Kim Hope and Adam Richard do both in their show Outrageous!, which is half 'wrong' stand-up and half slapstick, skit-style cabaret.
The gags are fast, funny, contemporaneous - a certain philandering footballer cops a pasting and a half - and Hope and Richard are not afraid of letting good taste getting in the way of a good [or bad] joke.
It's the kind of cutting stuff you would hear thrown around a private gathering of friends without fear or favour. The pair's routine is somewhat of a conversation between close friends [which they are] delivered to the audience. It's hard-at-it, in-your-face and creates a huge momentum for itself which gives it an almost unrehearsed feel. Hope has my favourite line-but you'll have to see the show to hear it!"
- The Age, Melbourne
Sing Your Arse Off! - MICF 2001
"A comedy show about bowel cancer??? I had high expectations walking into this one. Anybody who endeavours to show us the funny side of terminal illness and has the capacity to pull it off deserves due credit. Kim Hope not only pulls it off, she delivers a sharp performance with her typically brazen charm and infectious brand of humour.
Sing Your Arse Off! is the story of Kim's sister Tina, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year. With her cancer in remission, Tina, a self-confessed karaoke queen, decided to embark on a musical tour of the U.S. She was to sing her way across the continent, bursting into "New York, New York" atop the empire State Building and so on [you get the idea]. Kim, deciding this was a fab concept for a doco, packed the video camera and tagged along.
For the most part, the show revolves around this grand musical adventure gone awry. Kim's anecdotes of their journey are a tribute to her sisters unfailing strength and humour and explore the respective ways in which the two siblings cope with Tina's illness.
With deeply memorable moments that are sure to stay with you long after the show is over, Sing Your Arse Off! ensures a passionate performance from Hope. She succeeds not only in making us laugh at a humourless subject, but also manages to relay a very moving story about the realities of dealing with terminal illness."
- InPress, Melbourne
"This show illustrates two impressive tenets: 1] the emotive, captivating and valuable potential comedy can have as a medium, and: 2] Kim Hope's range as a comedian and storyteller.This show was a moving, hilarious and well-crafted piece with real creative flair and an undeniable audience captivation.
This is a special highlight of the Festival."
- Charlie Pickering
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