February 2023
Canberra Comedy Club featuring Brett Blake
Featuring this February, we are in for a real treat. Brett Blake - The man, the mullet, the legend. A whip-smart, high-spirited stand up who has performed widely across Australia. His unpretentious look belies a vulnerability and willingness to explore complex issues on stage. His material runs the gamut of living with dyslexia to truck licenses, and he is the only comic who physically built some of venues he has performed in. Brett’s audiences have been growing as much as his second-hand motorbike…
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RAW Comedy 2023 – ACT Heat 1
RAW Comedy 2023 - ACT Heats Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival Proudly Present RAW COMEDY 2023 For the last 27 years, jokesters from across Australia have come together to compete with their wit at RAW Comedy, the country's largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. Watch the next Generation of comedy superstars as they step up to the plate and join the play-off to become the last 'undiscovered joker' standing. Who will reign victorious!? Come watch…
Find out more »RAW Comedy 2023 – ACT Heat 2
RAW Comedy 2023 - ACT Heats Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival Proudly Present RAW COMEDY 2023 For the last 27 years, jokesters from across Australia have come together to compete with their wit at RAW Comedy, the country's largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. Watch the next Generation of comedy superstars as they step up to the plate and join the play-off to become the last 'undiscovered joker' standing. Who will reign victorious!? Come watch…
Find out more »RAW Comedy 2023 – ACT Heat 3
RAW Comedy 2023 - ACT Heats Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival Proudly Present RAW COMEDY 2023 For the last 27 years, jokesters from across Australia have come together to compete with their wit at RAW Comedy, the country's largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. Watch the next Generation of comedy superstars as they step up to the plate and join the play-off to become the last 'undiscovered joker' standing. Who will reign victorious!? Come watch…
Find out more »March 2023
Canberra Comedy Club featuring He Huang
Originally from China, He Huang has gone viral globally for her audition on Australia’s Got Talent. In 2021 she was Victorian winner & RAW Comedy National Finalist. In 2022 selected for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's prestigious Comedy Zone. Support acts include Ben McCarthy, Tanya Lossano, Jeff Shen with MC Sam Silla https://www.trybooking.com/widget.js
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Canberra Comedy Club featuring Tommy Dean
Tommy Dean has been in the Aussie comedy scene for over 25 years. In that time he has done almost everything you'd expect at least once. Major Festivals, International shows, TV appearances, Corporate functions, Audience warm-up, and more RSL gigs than you would think possible. Most likely you know his voice from his 15+ years on TGIF as part of ABC Radio Drive program or you saw him on Spicks and Specks. He is funny. Well, he has been funny…
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Comedy at The Front
Luxuriate in the clever world weaving of Dylan Holmes and bathe in the unmatched anecdotes and wordplay of Suma Iyer, as they support Canberra's Sarah Stewart as she headlines the April Comedy at the Front. Your MC Chris Marlton will guide you through the evening filled with large laughs and memorable moments. Grab your tickets fast. Doors open at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. Tickets $10 Buy Tickets
Find out more »July 2023
Comedy ACT presents – Ivan Aristeguieta – Citizen
Winner Best Comedy Award (Weekly) 2023 Adelaide Fringe Winner Best Comedy Award 2022 Adelaide Fringe Nominee 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show Say "Hola" to Australia’s newest Aussie – Ivan Aristeguieta. This happy immigrant has just become one of us – crikey amigo! Now that he's added another passport to his citizenship collection, he doesn't know who the hell is he! Venezuelan is for dancing, Spanish is for cooking and Australian is for... giving it a red-hot go. Direct from his…
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Canberra Comedy Club featuring Sarah Gaul
We are back for July for a Saturday night Comedy Club at the Big Band Room, over at the ANU. Headlining is Sarah Gaul, with MC Trish Hurley and support acts Caitlin Maggs, Roland Bull and Felix McCarthy. Sarah Gaul is a musical comedian and the breakout star of Aussie feature film HOT MESS, which was selected for film festivals all over the world, nominated for AACTA and ADG Awards and picked up by Netflix and SBS. As a comedian…
Find out more »August 2023
Comedy ACT presents – Dilruk Jayasinha – Heart Stopper
In Hindi “dil” means heart and “ruk” means stop! While Dilruk isn’t Indian, “Heart Stopper” is an apt title for his brand-new hour of stand-up, given that last year, one of his arteries tried to hit the breaks on his heart. Spoiler alert: he survived. His new show is about setbacks, overcoming them and manscaping mishaps. Dilruk Jayasinha has filmed a stand-up special for Amazon Prime, appeared on Utopia, Celebrity MasterChef Australia and Have You Been Paying Attention? “He rode…
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Canberra Comedy Club featuring Kirsty Webeck
A special Saturday night Canberra Comedy Club featuring Kirsty Webeck, along with Sam Silla, Suma Iyer, Katrin Praseli and Ethan Kirk. Kirsty wins fans and hearts everywhere she goes with her upbeat and relatable brand of comedy that is often described as playful, light-hearted and fun. She’s secured a place as one of the busiest comedians in the country with regular appearances on TV and radio. Her TV appearances include Tonightly with Tom Ballard, Metrosexual, How To Stay Married, SBS'…
Find out more »October 2023
Contentious Comedy Debate
Get ready for a night at Contentious Character Winery with points made with the sharpest of wits. Watch punchline thrown after punchline. It is funny vs funny. After a sellout success in April, the Contentious Comedy Debate is back with the topic: Singles do it better than couples! We have assembled some ridiculously entertaining Canberra humorists who are going to slap each other silly with a scintillating turn of phrase. All for your enjoyment in this epic debate which will…
Find out more »November 2023
Women Like Us – Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan
Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan present Women Like Us: the combination of two of the country’s most respected women comics. Wil Anderson has called Nolan ‘Australia’s funniest non famous comedian’. Arj Barker is in awe of Briggs, he reckons ‘she’s in a league of her own.’ This touring show continues to evolve. If you’ve seen a Women Like Us show - this one they are bringing back to Canberra on November 11 is different. The women have found the ultimate…
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Gareth Reynolds – Legendgary
Gareth Reynolds: internationally touring stand-up comedian with a cat named Jose is making his LegendGary return to AUS this November! Gareth is best known for his work on the smash-hit podcast THE DOLLOP, where his brilliantly clever quips perfectly offset co-host Dave Anthony’s hilarious snark. Performing a very limited run of shows, don't miss your chance to hang with the legend that is Gareth Reynolds! Also appearing, local Canberra comedy legends Chris Ryan and Tom Gibson Venue: Big Band Room…
Find out more »January 2024
Raw Comedy – ACT Heats
For the past 28 years, emerging comedians have gathered for a showdown of wits in this nation’s most extensive and esteemed open – mic comedy competition. This year is no different, get ready to witness the rise of the next wave of comedy legends as they take the stage in the quest to find the ultimate ‘hidden gem’ of the comedy world. Don’t miss out on experiencing our talented competitors in peak condition as they engage in an hilarious battle…
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Canberra Comedy Club featuring Hamish Hudson and Tom Gibson
The Canberra Comedy Club returns for 2024 at the coolest new bar in Canberra, Fun Time Pony in the City with headliner Hamish Hudson and MC Tom Gibson. Hamish Hudson is known for his sharp wit and bent views on Australian life. As one the country’s top musical comedians, he has the ability to take you on a delightful journey from world class song writing to the cheekier-side of profanities. Hamish's music is clever, simple, poignant and everything non-pc, leaving…
Find out more »Collector Comedy – 17 Feb 2024
A fantastic line-up of stand-up comedy in The Kimberley at the historic Bushranger Hotel in Collector, featuring some of Canberra's finest and funniest acts - Tom Gibson, Chris Ryan, Jeremy Smith and Caitlin Maggs. Tom Gibson - Tom Gibson is a comedian with a wide range of experience in a number of creative fields. He possesses very few practical skills, which may be a result of avoiding non-creative activities his whole life or just because he spends so much of…
Find out more »March 2024
Free Comedy at Kambri Amphitheatre
Free Friday after work/uni comedy show at the ANU Kambri Amphitheatre on Friday 1 March, featuring Daniel Muggleton, Jenny Tian, Laura Johnston, Jeff Shen and Charlie Thomson. No reserved seating, but booking a ticket helps us to get an idea of numbers of attendees which helps us in managing the event. If you get in early enough, you might be able to snag a spot to watch the show from the balcony of Badger & Co and enjoy a drink…
Find out more »Canberra Comedy Festival 2024
Canberra Comedy Festival is back for 2024! Canberra Comedy Festival is looking forward to sharing some great comedy shows with you. Featuring the Gala, Jimeoin, Wil Anderson, Melanie Bracewell, Daniel Connell, Lizzy Hoo, Luke Heggie and loads more.
Find out more »April 2024
Canberra Comedy Club featuring Bob Franklin
The Canberra Comedy Club now located the coolest new bar in Canberra, Fun Time Pony in the City. April welcomes the amazing Bob Franklin to headline Bob Franklin is an award-winning stand-up comic, writer, director and actor. He has been twice nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Most Outstanding Show Award and has won the MICF Piece of Wood Award, the Sunday Age Best Comedy Show of the Year Award and the Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award. His television…
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