Comedy - Stand Up

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

EMMA AND MADDIE UNPLUGGED

EMMA AND MADDIE UNPLUGGED Emma and Maddie: Unplugged takes musical comedy to the next level, with a killer setlist of songs ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

TIM COLLINS & HANNAH CONDA: BROTHERS IN WIGS

TIM COLLINS & HANNAH CONDA: BROTHERS IN WIGS Blood may be thicker than water, but not thicker than a full-coverage foundation.Fresh off their ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

CARLY ELECTRIC – IN MY BOX

CARLY ELECTRIC – IN MY BOX You’ll find yourself laughing at things you probably shouldn’t and cringing at things you ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

CAM KNIGHT - DOINK

CAM KNIGHT - DOINK Special Guest + Cam KnightDOINKThis show has a perfect blend of relatable observations, self deprecation, ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

MANDY SCOTNEY – MARRIED FOR SIX WEEKS

MANDY SCOTNEY – MARRIED FOR SIX WEEKS The true story of a tumultuous six-week marriage that left Mandy with a broken heart, solo-custody ...

WED 29 APR
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SUN 10 MAY

BREAK OUT COMEDY

BREAK OUT COMEDY Meet the future of comedy at Break Out - a showcase of Australia's best up and coming ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

GREG LARSEN - UNRELENTING ULTRA-VIOLENCE

GREG LARSEN - UNRELENTING ULTRA-VIOLENCE Hello I am Greg and I weigh more than 99 percent of all performers at this comedy festival, so in ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

RYAN SIM – TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO PERMANENT PROBLEMS

RYAN SIM – TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO PERMANENT PROBLEMS The world is burning and every year I go to K-Mart and buy the exact same $20 pedestal fan I bought ...

WED 29 APR
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FRI 1 MAY

ALEXANDRA HUDSON - KING OF THE CARPARK

ALEXANDRA HUDSON - KING OF THE CARPARK Alexandra isn't the King of the Carpark, but she is the queen of her own universe, the boss of ...

FRI 1 MAY

AKMAL - MY FAMILY & OTHER CRIMINALS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

AKMAL - MY FAMILY & OTHER CRIMINALS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Akmal returns to the festival, sharing stories and thoughts about people who affected his life.Like ...

FRI 1 MAY

YO MAMA BATTLE

YO MAMA BATTLE Since exploding in 2009, Yo’ Mama Battle! has become a cult staple of the international comedy ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

RACHAEL RAGLAND - FERAL

RACHAEL RAGLAND - FERAL Rachael Sue Ragland is unafraid of the consequences of being her primal self. This ...

SAT 2 MAY

LOUIS HANSON LIVE: GOOD BOY

LOUIS HANSON LIVE: GOOD BOY Louis Hanson’s debut one-man show has arrived.    Last year, Louis made a certain discovery ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

SHELLEY CASEY - TWATFACE 2.0

SHELLEY CASEY - TWATFACE 2.0 In her uproarious solo comedy special, Shelley is serving up the definition of what it takes to ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

DANIELLE WALKER - BITTERSWEET @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

DANIELLE WALKER - BITTERSWEET @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Special Guest + They say you can’t put lipstick on a pig, well call the Guinness Book of Records, cause I did it ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

KIRSTY CARR – ME & MY DRUNKEN INNER CHILD

KIRSTY CARR – ME & MY DRUNKEN INNER CHILD Forget everything you think you know about self-help—this is therapy you can skull a beer ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

JOHN GLOVER – BE MY BFFFFFFF!

JOHN GLOVER – BE MY BFFFFFFF! Special Guest + I’m looking for a new BFFL. Could it be you? Don’t worry, I’m an excellent hugger.A ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

THE FAIRBAIRNS – FAIR DINKUM

THE FAIRBAIRNS – FAIR DINKUM Lachlan and Jaxon Fairbairn are bringing an hour of sketch comedy live to the stage for the very ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

ADITYA GAUTAM – ENLIGHTENMENT FOR DUMMIES

ADITYA GAUTAM – ENLIGHTENMENT FOR DUMMIES A journey from scams, Hindu gods, video tapes and Instagram fame to Enlightenment.After receiving ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

DANIELA MORA

DANIELA MORA Happen Group is proud to present the debut Australian tour of comedian Daniela Mora (US) landing in ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

ELLIOT MCLAREN - CRIP WALKS & BLOOD TALKS

ELLIOT MCLAREN - CRIP WALKS & BLOOD TALKS Starting at age 4 Elliot McLaren bit half his tongue out of his mouth, three and a half hours ...

SAT 2 MAY
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SUN 3 MAY

TIM BATT - ETERNAL OPTIMIST

TIM BATT - ETERNAL OPTIMIST It’s 2026 and tragically, comedy has become important. After years away from the festival ...

WED 6 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

MISH WITTRUP – NOT AS GOOD AS I REMEMBER

MISH WITTRUP – NOT AS GOOD AS I REMEMBER Remember the good old days? When you were hotter/braver/brasher/more fun? Well, let's go back ...

WED 6 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

EFFIE - FRIGID TO FERAL @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

EFFIE - FRIGID TO FERAL @ THE FACTORY THEATRE What’s happening to me?I’ve gone from rational to irrational, from pristine to vulvarine, from ...

WED 6 MAY
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FRI 8 MAY

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ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS – VHS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS – VHS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Alexei Toliopoulos simply adores cinema, films, movies and the techniques filmmakers use to elicit ...

WED 6 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

ALRIGHT HEY – BRING BACK GLAMOUR

ALRIGHT HEY – BRING BACK GLAMOUR In a world that’s gotten undeniably ugly, Alright Hey is hitting the road on a mission to Bring ...

WED 6 MAY
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FRI 8 MAY

ROHAN ARNEIL – YOU WOULDN’T HAVE CUT ME OFF IF I WASN’T SO SUNBURNT

ROHAN ARNEIL – YOU WOULDN’T HAVE CUT ME OFF IF I WASN’T SO SUNBURNT Very excited about the new jokes. I’ve been supervising some apprentices so I genuinely have a ...

WED 6 MAY
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FRI 8 MAY

FRANKIE MCNAIR – HUGE ASS MINDSET

FRANKIE MCNAIR – HUGE ASS MINDSET After a lifetime of anxiety, CPTSD, and low self-esteem (wild for someone whose eye colour shifts ...

WED 6 MAY
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FRI 8 MAY

ANITH MUKHERJEE – WASTING TIME

ANITH MUKHERJEE – WASTING TIME Special Guest + Get offlineTake drugsFall in love moreWasting Time is an intimate stand-up comedy show that is as ...

WED 6 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

GLACE’S BIG THINGS

GLACE’S BIG THINGS Content Warning: Group Sex & FruitWhen NYC trans nightlife icon Glace Chase, (Sydney Theatre ...

WED 6 MAY
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FRI 8 MAY

MICKY OVERMAN - HOLD ON

MICKY OVERMAN - HOLD ON All of a sudden, comedian Micky Overman finds her life going the direction she’s always wanted. ...

THU 7 MAY

ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Starring Australia’s premier First Nations comedians Andy Saunders, Elaine Crombie, Janty ...

THU 7 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

HASAN AL-HABIB - DEATH TO THE WEST (MIDLANDS)

HASAN AL-HABIB - DEATH TO THE WEST (MIDLANDS) Extended Sold Out Run Edinburgh Fringe 2025Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Telegraph, ...

FRI 8 MAY

SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT - HEY HEY DIVORCÉ @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT - HEY HEY DIVORCÉ @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with a brand new show. His first and (hopefully, for the love of all ...

FRI 8 MAY

IVAN ARISTEGUIETA - READY TO MAMBO @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

IVAN ARISTEGUIETA - READY TO MAMBO @ THE FACTORY THEATRE 3 x WINNER BEST COMEDY – ADELAIDE FRINGE 2017, 2022 & 2023 MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW NOMINEE – ...

SAT 9 MAY

DANIEL CONNELL – PRAIRIE DOG @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

DANIEL CONNELL – PRAIRIE DOG @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Award-winning stand-up Daniel Connell (as seen on Have You Been Paying Attention?) returns to the ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

LENA MOON - SOUNDS LIKE A BRAG

LENA MOON - SOUNDS LIKE A BRAG Best Comedy Nominee - Melbourne Fringe Festival, 2019Lena Moon has lived a life but doesn’t want ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

BEN HUNTER – EVIL COMEDY

BEN HUNTER – EVIL COMEDY A new hour of cruel, wicked and otherwise dastardly comedy from the noggin of Ben Hunter, a young ...

SAT 9 MAY

LUKE HEGGIE – I WON’T SAY IT AGAIN @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

LUKE HEGGIE – I WON’T SAY IT AGAIN @ THE FACTORY THEATRE This show is a compilation of bits, lovingly curated from the last five years. If you don't ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

KATE DOLAN – TROUT

KATE DOLAN – TROUT Rapid fire, high energy, off kilter. This is stand up comedy but different. Join award winning ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

MEG JAGER - A BEAUTIFUL MIND

MEG JAGER - A BEAUTIFUL MIND Best Newcomer Nomination - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025RAW Comedy Runner up, ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

STELLA WU – ASIAN BABY GIRL

STELLA WU – ASIAN BABY GIRL Special Guest + Asian Baby Girl is part cultural roast, part motherhood panic spiral, and part rebellious love ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

IRINA LUUR - CULTURAL DELIGHT

IRINA LUUR - CULTURAL DELIGHT Irina Luur is a Russian–Estonian comedian presenting her new show “Cultural Delight.”A sharp, ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

IRENE NICOLA – BOUGATSA IN THE SHEETS

IRENE NICOLA – BOUGATSA IN THE SHEETS Special Guest + Bougatsa: a delicious, messy-centred Greek sweet.Often served for breakfast.Sounds like a fun time, ...

SAT 9 MAY
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SUN 10 MAY

CHRISTIAN ELDERFIELD – MY LINE HAS ENDED

CHRISTIAN ELDERFIELD – MY LINE HAS ENDED Ridiculously talented UK comedian Christian Elderfield asserts his dominance as one of the best ...

SAT 9 MAY

TAMSYN KELLY - HOT TITTY BUNGALOW

TAMSYN KELLY - HOT TITTY BUNGALOW After just four months of dating her new boyfriend, Tamsyn Kelly blew up her life to be with him. ...

WED 13 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

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HARRY JUN – INSIDE JOKES, OUTSIDE VOICE @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

HARRY JUN – INSIDE JOKES, OUTSIDE VOICE @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Inside jokes or “in-jokes” are jokes that are only understandable to people of a particular ...

WED 13 MAY

AHMET BILGE – THE TURKISH DREAM

AHMET BILGE – THE TURKISH DREAM Special Guest + Ahmet Bilge brings his globally acclaimed stand-up show to Australia for one night only, and if ...

WED 13 MAY
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FRI 15 MAY

SURAJ KOLARKAR – BROWN BOY MARRIES WHITE GIRL

SURAJ KOLARKAR – BROWN BOY MARRIES WHITE GIRL This is a standup comedy show written and performed by your favourite brown boy Suraj Kolarkar ...

WED 13 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

CASSIE WORKMAN – YOU ARE HERE

CASSIE WORKMAN – YOU ARE HERE Back from the United States, multi-award winning comic Cassie Workman presents ‘You Are Here,’ ...

WED 13 MAY
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FRI 15 MAY

BEN RICHARDSON - WELCOME TO THE AUSLAN JUNGLE

BEN RICHARDSON - WELCOME TO THE AUSLAN JUNGLE Special Guest + Welcome to the Auslan jungle is a show about Auslan, the sort of sign language you use in the ...

WED 13 MAY
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SAT 16 MAY

RAY BADRAN - ONE BANGER AFTER ANOTHER

RAY BADRAN - ONE BANGER AFTER ANOTHER Imagine the movie one Battle After Another but instead of the storyline, characters, dialogue, ...

WED 13 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

LAURENCE DRISCOLL – GAY FOR PAY CHEQUE

LAURENCE DRISCOLL – GAY FOR PAY CHEQUE “You’re going to love Laurence” used to be the office guarantee. The cheerful promise ...

WED 13 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

ADAM FLOOD - LIFE AND DEATH OF THE PARTY

ADAM FLOOD - LIFE AND DEATH OF THE PARTY Standup performed over big electronic beats.  A show about hedonism and Adam’s vanishing ...

THU 14 MAY
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FRI 15 MAY

GEARARD MCGEOWN - BE HERE NOW (FOR AN HOUR THEN YOU CAN GO)

GEARARD MCGEOWN - BE HERE NOW (FOR AN HOUR THEN YOU CAN GO) This show is about two diverging paths from my life and includes the craziest story from my life ...

FRI 15 MAY

DANIEL MUGGLETON – WHITE HERE,WHITE NOW @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

DANIEL MUGGLETON – WHITE HERE,WHITE NOW @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Daniel Muggleton continues to be one of Australia’s most in-demand comedians despite no media ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

RAPHA MANAJEM – THE SALMON WAS GOOD

RAPHA MANAJEM – THE SALMON WAS GOOD Best Newcomer Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 RAW Comedy Runner Up, ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

DAVE HUGHES – COOKED @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

DAVE HUGHES – COOKED @ THE FACTORY THEATRE There is no one else that comes close to the phenomenon that is Dave Hughes. Behind that cooked ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

TAKASHI WAKASUGI – WABI-SABI COMEDY @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

TAKASHI WAKASUGI – WABI-SABI COMEDY @ THE FACTORY THEATRE Winner Director's Choice Award 2023 Melbourne International Comedy FestivalNominee Most ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

ALICE FRASER - A PASSION FOR PASSION

ALICE FRASER - A PASSION FOR PASSION Special Guest + A comedy show about writing a book about romance.A show about why men don’t know what’s sexy ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

DAN RATH – HELP ME PLEASE @ THE FACTORY THEATRE

DAN RATH – HELP ME PLEASE @ THE FACTORY THEATRE A-List Entertainment presents You probably already know me from reading the news. In 2018, I ...

SAT 16 MAY
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SUN 17 MAY

SEZ - SORRY, WHAT?

SEZ - SORRY, WHAT? An hour of music, comedy and questionable life choices. It’s fine. Everything’s fine.Five foot ...

SUN 17 MAY

RUBY TEYS – CHERRY VINYL ENCORE

RUBY TEYS – CHERRY VINYL ENCORE Ruby Tey's returns with a one-night-only encore of her award winning, critically acclaimed ...

WED 20 MAY
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FRI 22 MAY

JESSIE NIXON

JESSIE NIXON Jessie Nixon makes her Australia debut with her award-winning, Fringe-hit show that cemented her ...

WED 10 JUN

VIDURA BANDARA RAJAPAKSA

VIDURA BANDARA RAJAPAKSA Special Guest + Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan comedian, writer, and director. His self-directed and ...

WED 17 JUN

ADAM RAY

ADAM RAY Adam Ray is a seasoned comedian and actor hailing from Seattle, renowned for his versatile ...

SUN 21 JUN

KHALED KHALAFALLA

KHALED KHALAFALLA Khaled Khalafalla has performed stand-up everywhere from the Middle East to the New York Comedy ...

FRI 26 JUN

CHARLOTTE GRIMMER

CHARLOTTE GRIMMER Special Guest + Initial Consult is a bold one-woman musical comedy where Charlotte Grimmer turns a therapy ...

SAT 4 JUL

DARCY & JER

DARCY & JER Together for over 20 years, Darcy & Jer are first and foremost proud dads to their ...

FRI 17 JUL

NATE JACKSON

NATE JACKSON Nate Jackson is one of the fastest-rising stars in comedy, with over 4 million TikTok followers and ...

SUN 16 AUG

JASPREET SINGH

JASPREET SINGH **Show is entirely in HindiAfter back to back viral videos on YouTube garnering over 60+ million ...

SUN 22 NOV

DAVID NIHILL

DAVID NIHILL After a sold out world tour comedian and author David Nihill is back with his brand new show, ...