Burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee was the full deck, a business-savvy beauty and a smarty. She was also the author of a couple of really fun pulp crime novels set among the glitter and grease paint of the bump-and-grind circuit

Golden god Armie Hammer makes us long for an Italian summer romance, and revise the appeal of tall men in short shorts (we're in favour)

Guest babe comedian Guy Montgomery still holds a torch for the mysterious girl in orange from Pharrell's Frontin' music video. We're talking enduring crushes, early '00s fashion, Pharrell's beauty routine and the particular pleasure of choosing not to know in the internet age.

Don't miss your chance to see Guy at the Melbourne Comedy Festival!

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/guy-montgomery-doesn-t-check-his-phone-for-an-hour

Salvador Dalí was definitely the most famous surrealist to be kicked out of the movement. He also consistently successfully blurred the boundaries between commerce and art, collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock and may have been his own greatest creation - and we didn't even get into the tarot cards he designed for 007.

Sassy chanteuse, outspoken activist and the best Catwoman to grace the small screen, Eartha Kitt was a true triple-threat. If we had any say in it, Santa (baby) would be bringing her every last thing on that list.

Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson the most charismatic man alive? From his wrestling past to his Fast future, we're pretty sure he could save the world with that raised eyebrow alone.

Carol Burnett is a true legend of television, using her smarts and considerable talents to negotiate an award-winning self-titled variety hour in the late 1960s (and appearing on the very first episode of Sesame Street!) Guest babe comedian Claire Hooper takes us through her enduring appeal, from the Carol Burnett Show to Annie's Miss Hannigan.

Catch Claire's show All The Rage at the Melbourne Comedy Festival:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/claire-hooper-all-the-rage

Carol Burnett is a true legend of television, using her smarts and considerable talents to negotiate an award-winning self-titled variety hour in the late 1960s (and appearing on the very first episode of Sesame Street!) Guest babe comedian Claire Hooper takes us through her enduring appeal, from the Carol Burnett Show to Annie's Miss Hannigan.

Catch Claire's show All The Rage at the Melbourne Comedy Festival:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/claire-hooper-all-the-rage

Guest babe comedian Cal Wilson adds to our reading list by recommending the very funny Jenny Lawson, who writes about dealing with mental illness in a way that is guaranteed to make you snort-laugh in public. Join us for tales of anxiety, online communities and badly stuffed animals.

Cal Wilson Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/cal-wilson-hindsight

In which Johanna proposes that the wildly charming Channing Tatum may actually be secretly underrated