Articles by Kieran Butler

About Kieran Butler

Kieran Butler is a comedian, musician and satirist. He is best known in Australia for his pop-parody musical "Ben Cousins: a rock opera" and has received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe for "Che Guevara on the Fringe" (**** The Scotsman) and his sold-out "Australia is Fucked" trilogy. More info at www.kieranbutler.com

RealiTISM!

November 16, 2022 Kieran Butler

CRIME CULTURE: They haven’t played a gig in almost 20 years but that all changed last weekend when satirical alt-rockers TISM made a triumphant return to the stage. Longtime fan Kieran Butler was there for all the glorious chaos.

TRUE OPINION: The Divided States of America

July 8, 2022 Kieran Butler

The battle over abortion in the United States is the latest symbol of a failing state at war with itself, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Ready, Set … De Goey

June 29, 2022 Kieran Butler

The corporate types who run professional sports such as the AFL love pointing the finger of sin at everybody else apart from their hypocritical selves, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Return of TISM a sign of optimism in Oz

June 18, 2022 Kieran Butler

The return of iconoclastic musical satirists TISM is a sure sign Australia is on the road to recovery, writes one-time ‘member’ Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: We’re about to find out just how F*CKED Australia really is

May 21, 2022 Kieran Butler

The federal election’s results will be a good barometer to measure just how f*cked up Australia is, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Bet your house on another ScoMo SUPER suckhole

May 19, 2022 Kieran Butler

‘Use your superannuation to buy a house’ is Scott Morrison and the LNP’s last-ditched brainfart to save an awful prime ministership, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Coked up, boozed up, Barnaby always DELIVERS with nonsense

May 15, 2022 Kieran Butler

Whether he is seemingly boozed up or coked up, Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce is an orator always worth watching, writes Kieran Butler.

MORRISON KNEW ROBODEBT WAS ROBBERY! “I said out loud it was theft”: Centrelink employee reveals all about the LNP scheme that killed

May 5, 2022 Kieran Butler

EXCLUSIVE: A Centrelink employee has sensationally lifted the lid on Robodebt and how PM Scott Morrison was personally warned the scheme which ended up causing the suicide of hundreds of poverty-stricken welfare recipients was illegal but he did not care. Instead, the PM helped fire the person who gave the warning. Kieran Butler reports.

TRUE OPINION: Propaganda & Patriotism – the bestest of Aussie mates

April 30, 2022 Kieran Butler

Get ready for a whole load of propaganda and patriotism ahead of the federal election in three weeks time, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: When you see Jimmy Savile, I see Scott Morrison

April 21, 2022 Kieran Butler

Many people knew British celebrity Jimmy Savile to be a truly awful person while he was still alive yet a cowed media pretended for decades he was a paragon of virtue and decency. Much like the treatment given to Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Lies! Rape! Corruption! Vote Liberal. We really, really want you to

April 7, 2022 Kieran Butler

Vote for the Liberal Party at this year’s federal election if you want more lies, rape and corruption, advises Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: My hot take on Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock is the best one out there

March 29, 2022 Kieran Butler

A million hot takes have already been written about actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock in the face during the live telecast of the Academy Awards, but this hot take is the best one yet, writes Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: After a few weeks away I’ve changed my mind – Australia is way more f*cked than even I thought!

March 26, 2022 Kieran Butler

After a few weeks away travelling the regions on his whimsical tricycle, satirist and musician Kieran Butler is back to admit he was wrong: Australia isn’t f*cked. It’s even more f*cked up, in way more ways, than even he thought.

TRUE OPINION: Question Time so low, you may as well get high

February 15, 2022 Kieran Butler

Anyone who watches the performances of our politicians during Question Time in Federal Parliament House will likely need a few big bongs to get over it all, writes comedian and satirist Kieran Butler.

TRUE OPINION: Being Right When Australia Is So Wrong

February 10, 2022 Kieran Butler

A few of his latest political predictions have been bang on the money but for comedian and satirist, Kieran Butler, being right isn’t always so soothing.

TRUE OPINION: CANCEL LIKE A PRO! Tame The Impaler

January 28, 2022 Kieran Butler

‘Cancelled’ a decade ago for being a misogynist, satirist and stand-up comedian Kieran Butler says it’s about time the Aussie Left actually stood up to symbols of power rather than wasting its time on a lost journey for moral purity. Just like Grace Tame.