Events

Fundraiser stand-up comedy gig for the Domestic Violence Crisis Service, featuring fantastic acts Laura Campbell, Frances McNair, Maddy Weeks, Chris Ryan, Olivia Sparrow, Juliet Moody, Vanessa Conlin, Anthony Tomic, Bill Makin, Ian McCarthy, Nick Smith, Tom Gibson and Taylor Coughtrie. All ticket income to be donated to the Domestic Violence Crisis Service. Supported by Comedy ACT and The Civic Pub. Doors 7:00pm, Show starts 7:30pm. Tickets […]

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 […]

UPDATE LATE 31 JULY 2018 - LINE-UP CHANGE Please note that due to a scheduling issue Sam Taunton and Ben Kochan will no longer be performing at Comedy Club at The Civic Pub on Wednesday 1 August. The line-up now features Dane Simpson headlining, with Emo Parsonson, Chris Ryan and Bill Makin rounding out the line-up. […]

Open Mic Comedy Night is here again. Have a beer, coffee and watch your friends perform stand up. Come on down and give stand up comedy a go! 5 minutes each, newcomers, and old timers welcome. MC: Taylor Coughtrie is a talented young comedian who has had successful gigs around Canberra Have fun! See you […]

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 […]

Joining us at LolPol this August is the delightful Tim Noon!   Tim is a legend of the Canberra comedy scene who will absolutely rock out with his razor sharp wit, charisma, and off-the-wall observations. Seeing him in full flight is a real treat and LolPol is so excited to be hosting his feature-length set. […]

"Former Canberra comedian Andrew Bensley is back in town for one hot night of goofs, yarns and maybe a cheeky riff or two. After making the Raw Comedy national final last year Andrew has been gigging it up all over the country, from Goulburn to Orange and everywhere in between (Sydney and Melbourne). 'display a […]

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 […]

Your MC is Juliet Moody! She is the founder of the Fearless Initiative and Fearless Comedy gala. An annual show raising money for DVCS. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/fearlessinitiative/about/?ref=page_internal The smith's alternative is a monthly open mic night for comedians new and old. 5 minute sets. Come along!

Comedy Club at The Civic Pub featuring Tommy Dean with support acts. If you have never seen Tommy Dean you are genuinely missing out on a master of the comedy language. He seems to see life as an enormous equation in front of him and solves it in an instant with a mind-bending laugh. You would […]

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 […]

Presenting the 2nd open mic night at the Smith's! Come along and try your hand at stand up. Your MC is Tom Gibson! Tom is a favourite local comedian who has had successful runs at the Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra comedy festival. Sets have to be 5 minutes.

Anthony Tomic is a Canberra comic who has had a massive 2018. He sold out his debut solo festival show here in March, before performing in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (and a bunch of other places). Join Anthony for a night of gags and his unique storytelling style (the secret is lying a bit!) […]

Joining us this September, for his feature-length debut, is Nick Schuller!   While Nick is relatively new to the scene, he has been smashing it out of the park with his laid-back yet super sharp observational style.   With a firm grasp on every topic he nimbly turns his attention to, you’ll be amazed at […]

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! […]

Hello and welcome to the newest open mic night! Your MC is Josh Glass. Everyone come and have some laughs or give us some laughs. Anyone is welcome to have a try,  jokes should go no longer than 5 minutes. If you want to get up, come to the event and sign up! It's that […]

THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT - NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE Spring has sprung, and with daylight savings kicking off the following day, we thought we'd line up some of the best local comedians for a Saturday night special edition of Comedy Club at The Civic Pub. Featuring Hamish Hudson, Cy Fahey, Laura Campbell, Maddy Weeks, […]

Come along to Open Mic at the Smith's Alternative-have a coffee or a beer, check out the new space. Your MC is Laura Campbell! She had shows in Melbourne and Canberra Comedy Festivals and is featuring in the Lolpol on 18/10/2018. Comedians get a 5 minute set each, anyone is welcome, a laid back environment […]