We  often get asked how to get started in comedy in Canberra. Thankfully Simon Tolhurst has written a neat little post about just that which is provided below…   If you’re thinking about trying Standup for the first time… First of all, congrats, you’re on the right website. Comedy ACT has a regularly updated list …

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BMA magazine caught up with local acts Anothony Tomic, Maddy Weeks, Frances McNair and Betsy Bailetti to discuss comedy and their upcoming Canberra Comedy Festival shows. Read the full article at: Just Pretend You’re Famous, Yeah? Discovering Local Talent At The Canberra Comedy Festival  

Ellie Windred and Frances McNair have a chat with Tom Gibson and Chris Ryan about watching the local comedy scene grow in BMA Magazine: Behind The Scene: Canberra’s Finest Talk Burritos And The Future Of Comedy

Local comedians Chris Ryan, Tom Gibson and Catherine Crowley from Sparrow-Folk were on the Breakfast show on ABC666 with Dan Bourchier yesterday discussing “what it takes to write comedy and satire”. You can check out the recording online at: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/breakfast/friday-panel-on-what-does-it-take-to-write-funny-comedy/9160832

Judith Lucy has written an article in included in the Canberra Times about why she thinks Jerry Seinfeld is a master of comedy: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/judith-lucy-why-im-going-to-see-jerry-seinfeld-20170803-gxolc7.html  

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are bringing The Dollop podcast back down under, following a sell-out tour in 2016.  After sell out crowds in Canberra, the boys return. The Dollop is a weekly(ish) US history podcast where the comedians discuss a weird and disturbing story about people and times from the American past. For this …

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Alice Fraser has written a fantastic article for Time Out magazine that discusses perceptions of comedy, and why she believes that “stand-up is the performing art for the 21st century”. Check out the full article at: https://www.timeout.com/sydney/blog/killing-it-why-stand-up-is-the-performing-art-for-the-21st-century-050217

Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are in Canberra this Saturday with their “Women Like Us” show at The Abbey in Gold Creek. They are kindly also squeezing in a seminar for comedians (or wannabe comedians) at The Civic Pub on Saturday afternoon. Ellen was recently interviewed for a Canberra Times article: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/women-like-us-stars-standup-comedians-ellen-briggs-and-mandy-nolan-20170502-gvxcg7.html

The Queanbeyan Chronicle have done a nice feature article with Chris Ryan, chatting about comedy and life: http://www.queanbeyanagechronicle.com.au/story/4444578/the-funny-side-of-life/