The Wharf Revue 2013 at Riverside Theatre

It’s back! Their mission, should they choose to accept it: make Australia’s political landscape funnier than it already is.

The mighty and the ridiculous will duck for cover as The Wharf Revue team swoops in for another go at poking politics and popular culture in the eye with its carefully sharpened satire stick.

Written by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott, The Wharf Revue has been a Sydney institution for more than a decade, attracting a large and loyal band of fans over the years, including journalist/commentator Bob Ellis, who describes the show as a ‘vast exuberant soul-altering experience’. Even those at the pointy end of the stick are known to sneak in to the audience.

They sing, they dance, and they wear ridiculous costumes and sometimes even speak in tongues, all in glorious service of the comic cause. If the looming federal election fails to go your way you can depend on one good news story: the provision of plenty of new material for these talented satirists.