"It's made from aluminium. Very high strength-to-weight ratio." - Costanza, F. (1997) 2018 has flown by (a festivus miracle?) so come along to Polit bar on the 20th of December and enjoy a line-up of Canberra's finest comics. Festivusities include: Admiring an Aluminium Pole Airing of Grievances Festivus Miracles Festivus Feast Feats of Strength Wrestling (no […]
Welcome one and all to the Open Mic Comedy Night at Smith’s Alternative! This is a great place for newcomers to give their first performance or persuade your friends to perform. Enjoy each performance with a coffee, tea, wine, beer, cider, spirit, cocktail, brownie, pack of chips, bruschetta, cheese platter, sneaky joint etc. etc. […]
Open Mic @ The Phoenix is Canberra’s most exciting open mic. With cheap drinks and laughs from both Canberra’s established, up and coming, and first time comedians it’s an easy decision for Tuesday shenanigans. Come for a laugh, come for a drink, come for graffiti on the toilet walls, but just be sure to come! The […]
We kick of the new year with Cameron James. Described by UK comedy publication, Chortle as “a natural on stage”, his laid back and confident demeanour combined with seamless crowd work and an instinctive smooth improvisation style has gained him a reputation as one of the most exciting and hilarious performers coming up on the […]
The first headliner at LolPol this year is the awesome Benny Eggmolesse! Originally from Sydney, Benny now calls Canberra home, and will be bringing his effortless charm and story-telling chops to the big dance that is a bar up some stairs in Manuka. Benny has taken the Canberra comedy scene by the scruff […]
Open Mic @ The Phoenix is Canberra’s most exciting open mic. With cheap drinks and laughs from both Canberra’s established, up and coming, and first time comedians it’s an easy decision for Tuesday shenanigans. Come for a laugh, come for a drink, come for graffiti on the toilet walls, but just be sure to come! The […]
Presented by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as part of the Canberra Comedy Festival. Launch into LOLs with RAW Comedy, Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition! For over 20 years RAW Comedy has seen performers ride that comedy wave, with past competitors including Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng, Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds, Luke […]
Canberra's favourite quirky Southside second-hand bookshop comedy room is back, better than ever, for 2019!
Get your rig in to shape and your salad sorted, cos the Grade Cricketer lads are coming to Canberra for a very special LIVE podcast. As wide-eyed juniors, Dave Edwards, Sam Perry and Ian Higgins all dreamed of playing cricket for Australia one day. That was before they entered the harsh, dog-eat-dog world of Australian […]
Welcome one and all to the Open Mic Comedy Night at Smith’s Alternative! This is a great place for newcomers to give their first performance or persuade your friends to perform. Enjoy each performance with a coffee, tea, wine, beer, cider, spirit, cocktail, brownie, pack of chips, bruschetta, cheese platter, sneaky joint etc. etc. […]
Presented by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as part of the Canberra Comedy Festival. Launch into LOLs with RAW Comedy, Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition! For over 20 years RAW Comedy has seen performers ride that comedy wave, with past competitors including Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng, Celia Pacquola, Anne Edmonds, Luke […]
He's back!!! Sydney boy Aaron Chen is a stone cold killer with exquisite mic technique, and he’s going to bring you the freshest and most splendid comedy you will have ever seen. It's been a year and a half since his amazing Civic Pub show and without a doubt this show will sell out. Aaron made […]
Open Mic @ The Phoenix is Canberra’s most exciting open mic. With cheap drinks and laughs from both Canberra’s established, up and coming, and first time comedians it’s an easy decision for Tuesday shenanigans. Come for a laugh, come for a drink, come for graffiti on the toilet walls, but just be sure to come! The […]
Fill up your Friday with more laughs than you can fit in with the hottest, newest (and only) comedy room in Tuggeranong: Club Sandwich Comedy! The first comedy night at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre in ages will feature some of Canberra’s favourite funny people tand who knows, if you show support by joining us, there […]
Canberra comedian Greg Kimball will do a one-off live stand-up show, to be recorded for a place on the internet no-one goes to. Possibly My-Space. For one night only, on Saturday 16 February, Greg goes back to his roots at the Belconnen Community Theatre where he will have brand new material and the best of […]
Another edition of the Comedy Club at The Civic Pub features a local lineup of comedians including Emo Parsonson, Tom Gibson, Chris Ryan, Anthony Tomic, Whet Brekkie, Bill Makin, Frances McNair and maybe even more.
Your LolPol headliner this month is Chris Ryan! As we approach the comedy festival season, one of Canberra’s finest will be treating us to a feature-length set. If you want stories, unique takes, honest appraisals – without taking itself too seriously – this will be right up you alley. Chris is easily one […]
In our second sneaky gig for February, Beyond Comedy is MC'd by the most loved boy from the bush, Emo Parsonson, featuring a roller coaster of funny jam packed with a line up of locals raring to go including Jez Margosis, newcomer and youngster Ash, Sue Stanic, Daniel Mehareb, Dom, Nick Schuller, Dylan Holmes and Chris […]
Open Mic @ The Phoenix is Canberra’s most exciting open mic. With cheap drinks and laughs from both Canberra’s established, up and coming, and first time comedians it’s an easy decision for Tuesday shenanigans. Come for a laugh, come for a drink, come for graffiti on the toilet walls, but just be sure to come! The […]
📢 //Comedy Night//📢 Come to join us on Wednesday 27 February at 8pm for the launch of Open Mic Comedy Night! 🎙️ Last Wednesday of every month, we'll give you a night of laughter and prizes to win. If you enjoy telling or hearing funny stories, this is definitely an event you can't miss! We'll […]
