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Sydney Comedy Festival Announces Next Round Of Comedians For 2024 

Get ready for laughs at the Sydney Comedy Festival! The 2024 lineup includes hilarious comedians like Ed Byrne and more.
Celebrity Theatresports Fun-Raiser is at The Enmore Theatre in August

The annual charity laugh fest of Australia's longest-running comedy hit is back! And – as always - the fun and games are in the best of causes… proudly supporting CANTEEN – which is there to support young people (aged 12-25) when cancer turns their world upside down.
The Garden Of Unearthly Delights Invites Adelaide To 'Come Together' in 2023

The Garden of Unearthly Delights is thrilled to announce a sensational new entertainment program for its 21st anniversary season in 2023 – on sale now!
The Chaser Announces WAR ON 2022 Live Tour

The Chaser's Charles Firth, The Shovel's James Schloeffel and Mark Humphries (ABC-TV's 7:30) have teamed up again this year to produce “The War on 2022”, an end of year live show with Australia's leading satirists.  
Round The Bend Theatre Presents THE MIGHTY LAMBS in Catskill This Month

Saugerties' Round the Bend Theatre will present a staged reading of David Bunce's “The Mighty Lambs” on Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10 at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill. Curtain for both performances will be at 7:30pm. Bunce, a Capitol Region playwright and actor, and winner of BroadwayWorld.com's Best New Play of 2019 for “Red Maple”, has created, in his latest work, an homage to the pubs of Ireland and the effort to save them.
Oliver Twist Brings JALI to the Cremorne Theatre in March

Rwandan-born comedian and performer Oliver Twist will reflect on his time as a refugee and unpack what his life looks likes now in the darkly comic JALI, coming to QPAC's Cremorne Theatre from 23 to 26 March.
Garden of Unearthly Delights Announces Full 2022 Programme

Season highlights for comedy lovers include Wil Anderson – Wilogical, Tommy Little – Pretty Fly for a Dickhead, Dave Hughes – Trending, Merrick Watts - An Idiots Guide to Wine, Chicksal 500, Rove McManus - Loosey Goosey and the always hilarious  Award-winning Sam Simmons - Be A Verb to name a few, along with some of the best in Australian comedy who are teaming up to present double-header shows including Peter Helliar & Nikki Britton – Live and Judith Lucy & Denise Scott - Still Here and Dave Thornton & Dilruk Jayasinha – The Detour 2022
THE JEWISH COMEDY SHOWCASE Returns This May

This showcase boasts a fantastic mix of home-grown and international talent. The dynamic Ben Kochan hosts an outstanding line-up of some of the most exciting Jewish comedians in Australia. Featuring Alice Fraser, Robyn Reynolds (UK), Jamie Kirk, and headliner Mike Goldstein (US).
Sydney's Newest And Most Intimate Jazz and Comedy Club DARLO UNDERGROUND Launches

Following the success of its month-long BLOOM Festival, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is expanding its offering of summer-night entertainment with DARLO UNDERGROUND – Sydney's newest and most intimate jazz and comedy club.
JUST FOR LAUGHS Sydney 10th Anniversary Edition Postponed To November 2021

Due to implications of COVID-19 and the current international border restrictions, we regret to announce that the 2020 edition of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival scheduled for this November will not take place. 
BWW Interview: Justin Hamilton of THE BALLAD OF JOHN TILT ANIMUS at Melbourne International Comedy Festival

BWW Interview: Justin Hamilton of THE BALLAD OF JOHN TILT ANIMUS at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
THE DOLLOP Podcast Tour Stops At The Davidson

In 2014, history buff and comedian Dave Anthony decided to begin a new podcast wherein he would write up an unknown story from American history and read it to a different comedian each week, garnering a spontaneous reaction he hoped would be hilarious. His first guest comedian was Gareth Reynolds. The pair clicked immediately, and fans agreed, flooding social media with their approval. "The Dollop" quickly shot up the charts, drawing fans of both comedy and history to Dave's wild stories of history and Gareth's quick improv skills. Now with millions of downloads, "The Dollop" has become a regular presence at the top of the podcast charts, as well as selling out shows in both the US and Australia.
Lineup Announced for the 18th Annual San Francisco Comedy Festival

SF Sketchfest presented by Audible announces the initial line up for the 18th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival January 10-27, 2019, featuring top comedic talent performing in venues across the city. Audiences can expect another outstanding year of programming and fun as SF Sketchfest will host major comedy stars and the best up-and-coming acts from around the world for non-stop entertainment including sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, storytelling, family shows, workshops, panels and more.
Initial Line Up Announced For 2019 San Francisco Comedy Festival, Tickets On Sale This Sunday

SF Sketchfest presented by Audible announces the initial line up for the 18th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival January 10-27, 2019, featuring top comedic talent performing in venues across the city. Audiences can expect another outstanding year of programming and fun as SF Sketchfest will host major comedy stars and the best up-and-coming acts from around the world for non-stop entertainment including sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, storytelling, family shows, workshops, panels and more.
Photo Flash: First Look at THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS

Blast off for the Planet Crestview with a 12-year-old boy scientist, his female sidekick, and a sheep named Bob!! Quake with terror as our heroes are taken prisoner by Crestview's Supreme Ruler, a preening narcissist who'll stop at nothing to become the only man in the entire Goose Nebula to own a wool letterman's sweater!! Will a nearly-forgotten film star be able to rescue the earthlings from being whacked-out with a giant pumpkin?? And will they ever find their way back to Earth?? The spirit of Ed Wood (creator of the infamously bad cult film "Plan 9 From Outer Space") lives on in this Retro-Sci-Fi adventure written by one of America's pre-eminent playwrights with kids in mind, but with plenty of sly, sarcastic, satirical humor for adults to guffaw over.
BST Presents THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS

Blast off for the Planet Crestview with a 12-year-old boy scientist, his female sidekick, and a sheep named Bob!! Quake with terror as our heroes are taken prisoner by Crestview's Supreme Ruler, a preening narcissist who'll stop at nothing to become the only man in the entire Goose Nebula to own a wool letterman's sweater!! Will a nearly-forgotten film star be able to rescue the earthlings from being whacked-out with a giant pumpkin?? And will they ever find their way back to Earth?? The spirit of Ed Wood (creator of the infamously bad cult film "Plan 9 From Outer Space") lives on in this Retro-Sci-Fi adventure written by one of America's pre-eminent playwrights with kids in mind, but with plenty of sly, sarcastic, satirical humor for adults to guffaw over.
Bridge Street Theatre Presents THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS By David Mamet

Hudson Valley kids (and their adults) will soon get a chance to see that this is no joke. The playwright far better known for his searing and foul-mouthed adult dramas has, indeed, created a divinely silly, family-friendly, retro-sci-fi romp called "The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock", which will be presented for eight performances only July 12-22 at Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre.
Hidden Treasures from THE WIZARD OF OZ, JAWS, GIGI, & More Featured in ICONS & LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Auction

Profiles in History is proud to announce all the nostalgic hidden treasures in their upcoming Icons & Legends of Hollywood Auction.
The Garden Of Unearthly Delights Announces 2018 Program

The Garden of Unearthly Delights the world's biggest culture playground is back for 2018. The beating heart of the Adelaide Fringe brings you an exceptional world-class program of theatre, dance, circus, comedy, live music and family shows across 31 summer days and starry nights.
JUST FOR LAUGHS ALL STAR GALA 2018 Announced

The 8th edition of Just For Laughs Sydney is thrilled to announce that the JUST FOR LAUGHS ALL-STAR GALA will be held on Saturday November 24, 2018 at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall - home of Just for Laughs Sydney. Tickets go on sale Monday December 11 at 9.00am making it the perfect Christmas present for any lover of great comedy.

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