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Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia

January 2018

SOLD OUT – ComedyACT presents: Tom Gleeson

20 January, 2018 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$25

THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT  If any more tickets become available, we will advise via the ComedyACT Facebook page HERE Tom Gleeson is returning to Canberra to headline the ANU Big Band Room on Saturday January 20. Tom is one of Australia's favourite comedians. You may have seen him on Hard Chat, Hard Quiz, Good News Week, The 7pm Project, Thank God You're Here or the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. Tom will appear with local supports Chris Ryan, Tom Gibson…

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February 2019

The Grade Cricketer Podcast – LIVE!

1 February, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$40 – $60

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 grade cricket, where their hopes and dreams were swiftly extinguished; their cricketing careers subsequently laid to rest. As a form of catharsis, 'The Grade Cricketer'…

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January 2020

Gareth Reynolds

29 January, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
$40.00

Gareth Reynolds, Arrested Development writer and one-half of the smash-hit podcast THE DOLLOP, is making his solo stand-up debut in Australia this January with his brilliantly clever quips. Originally hailing from the sweet streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Gareth moved to Los Angeles and starred in NBC’s THE REAL WEDDING CRASHERS, which was as creatively stimulating as it was successful. Through that show he began producing and writing his own material, eventually making shows at COMEDY CENTRAL, the TRAVEL CHANNEL, and MTV. He also has a…

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December 2020

ComedyACT Presents – Luke Heggie

6 December, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$30

his is a stand up comedy show. In between thinking the absolute worst of people and welcoming them to prove him wrong if they can, Luke Heggie can often be spotted swinging a hammer, telling luxury 4WD operators in the city to slow down, kicking the odd street surveyor's tripod, and sticking it to the man by performing stand up comedy 6 or 7 nights per week. If you eat bananas with the string still attached to the side of the shaft,…

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ComedyACT Presents – Randy Feltface

6 December, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$30

Everyone's favourite non-human comedian makes his triumphant return with Modus Operandy: a high octane existential crisis filled with biting observations, hilarious tangents and rapid arm movements. Since beginning his comedy career in 2005, Randy Feltface has written and performed eight solo stand-up comedy shows, released three comedy specials, won Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Sammy J, played sold out seasons in London and New York, scored an AACTA Award nomination for best performer in a comedy series, and a nomination for Best Comedy…

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February 2022

Steve Hofstetter in Canberra

26 February, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$35 – $70
Steve Hofstetter

IF A SHOW IS CANCELLED FOR ANY REASON, TICKETS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REFUNDED. TICKETS ARE ALSO REFUNDABLE FOR ANY REASON WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VENUE AND SHOWTIME, OR FOR MEDICAL/HEALTH REASONS. One of YouTube's most popular comics with over 150 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of Laughs (FOX) and he has been on…

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May 2022

Gareth Reynolds – Kicking It

8 May, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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$49.90

Gareth Reynolds makes his much-anticipated return to Australia with his brand-new show Kicking It, the follow-up to his Billboard chart-topping debut album, Riddled With Disease. Gareth is one half of the smash-hit podcast, 'The Dollop', and his last tour of Oz saw him perform to sold out audiences across the country. Performing a very limited run of shows, don’t miss your chance to Kick It with one of comedy’s most versatile voices. Tickets available here https://www.trybooking.com/BXVHH

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July 2023

Comedy ACT presents – Ivan Aristeguieta – Citizen

15 July, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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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

15 July, 2023 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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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…

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November 2023

Women Like Us – Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan

11 November, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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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

17 November, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, Childers Street
Canberra City, ACT 2600 Australia
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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…

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