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WELCOME FROM THE CHIEF MINISTER
I am delighted to welcome you to the Canberra Comedy
Festival 2019.
The Festival has grown significantly over the past seven years
and now, each March, our city transforms into a thriving comedy
hub. The ACT Government is proud to support the festival as it
showcases our inclusive and funny city to some of the world’s best
talent.
More than just a week of laughs, the Canberra Comedy Festival
continues to bring world-class entertainment to the capital, with a
variety of comedic offerings from around the world right through to
some fantastic talent from our own backyard. Whether it’s Dave
Hughes, Ronny Chieng, The Chaser or Canberra’s own Maddy
Weeks, there’s something for everyone this year.
I’ll be at a few events over the Festival, and it’ll be great to see you
there.
Andrew Barr MLA
ACT Chief Minister
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CANBERRA COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019 GALA THRONES! (USA) - THE MUSICAL PARODY
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Tue 19 March 7pm (120min) Thu 21 March 7:15pm (75min)
$93 / $83 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $42 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre
SOLD OUT Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and worldwide smash hits Canberra for
The biggest show of the year is back to kick off the 2019 Festival with an explosive line-up of the very first time – and it’s bigger and bloodier than ever! ilarious, gory Game of Thrones send-
the festival's best comedians! up. Nudity? Maybe. Laughs? Yes! Brothers and sisters shagging? No comment. "A Resounding
Success" «««««Sunday Times
CANBERRA COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019 GALA ENCORE ANNE EDMONDS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
Tue 19 March 7:30pm (120min) Fri 22 March 8:30pm (60min)
$93 / $83 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $39 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
EXTRA SHOW DUE TO DEMAND! VERY LIMITED SEATS! What’s wrong with me? Nah. What’s wrong with you? I’m sick of talking about myself; it’s time to
A very special encore of our star-studded Gala, featuring the same acts, but with a different talk about everyone else (I’ll probably still talk about myself a bit).
host! You might have seen me on Have You Been Paying Attention? (TEN), as Helen Bidou or in
my own show The Edge Of The Bush (ABC).
JIMEOIN (IRE) RESULT! AKMAL OPEN FOR RENOVATIONS
Fri 22 March 7:30pm (60min) Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min)
$46.90 / $42.90 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
The man with the best brows in the business brings you his new show Result! The master of Have you always wanted a perfect body, with rock hard abs and buns of steel without ever
observational humor will take you on a hilarious rollercoaster as he discusses the absurdities of getting out of bed? Well in this one-hour show, Akmal will be asking the audience if they know
everyday life. "Superb, Wickedly Funny, Exhilarating!" ««««½ The Age how he can achieve these things.
A life changing experience or your money back. ««««½ The Advertiser
DAVE HUGHES HAIRY JOEL CREASEY DRINK. SLAY. REPEAT.
Sat 23 March 8pm (60min) Wed 20 March 7pm (60min)
$46.90* Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $42 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
Dave hasn’t had a haircut since last year’s Festival. His fringe is now a face curtain. What has Strap in for a night of scandal and stories with Australia’s reigning Crown Prince of Comedy.
prompted this radical change? Is it a crisis? Is he going through manopause? The only way to You may have seen him hosting Eurovision, Mardi Gras, Take Me Out, his Famewhore special
know the answers is to come along. Only your own ears and eyes can be trusted. Book now. on Network 10 and on Show Me The Movie. Or his worldwide Netflix stand-up special. He also
bought a house and dates a supermodel. Slay! "He's a F**kin star" - Joan Rivers
RONNY CHIENG (MAL) TONE ISSUES TOUR NAZEEM HUSSAIN BASIC IDIOT
Wed 3 April 7:30pm (120min) Fri 22 March 7pm (60min)
$44.90 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
Century and Canberra Comedy Festival Present It’s been a massive year for Nazeem. He became a Dad, his sketch show Orange Is The New
One of the stars of the worldwide smash hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, Correspondent on The Daily Brown began airing on Ch 7, he recorded his first Netflix special, and was finally invited to
Show with Trevor Noah, as seen in GQ and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Ronny Chieng, speak at his high school assembly (Rex Hunt pulled out). “There wasn’t a flat joke in the set, nor
returns to Australia to perform his unapologetic stand-up live for for a very limited run of shows! a pause that didn’t lead to a laugh. No dead spots, no misfires, no flubs” Herald Sun
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FERN BRADY (SCO) POWER AND CHAOS SHITFACED SHAKESPEARE (UK) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) Wed 20 and Thu 21 March 8:30pm (60min)
$25 / $23 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre $37 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre
Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival Present SOLD OUT Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. COMPLETE SELLOUT in Canberra in 2018.
With her dry wit and caustic charm, Fern is bold, brash and sometimes brutal, using her unique The legendary Fringe hit is back with their greatest Sh!t-Faced show to date: A Midsummer
world-view to dissect politics and relationships with passionate honesty. As seen on the BBC’s Night’s Dream. ««««« “no-holds-barred ecstasy” BroadwayBaby
Live from the Apollo & The Russell Howard Hour. ‘An astounding hour’ ««««« The List «««« “a hilarious, laugh-a-minute riot” The Clothesline
JOHN SAFRAN JEW DETECTIVE: SARCASM IS NOT A CRIME ZOË COOMBS MARR BOSSY BOTTOM
Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 March 8:30pm (60min)
$42 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $30 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre
John Safran has made a career of turning up where he isn’t wanted. Zoë has been on hiatus. Sort of. For the past six years, she’s been a terrible male comedian
Recently the writer & filmmaker has been snooping around Aussie Nazis and jihadis. He wants with a neckbeard called Dave, winning stacks of awards and tons of great reviews. Whatever.
to tell you the hilarious stories of how he gets in and (mainly) avoids being thumped. Now, she’s scraped off the neckbeard and is BAAAAACK… as herself.
Join John as all the beans are spilt. “Zoë Coombs Marr is a genius” Herald Sun
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Internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up star, Daniel Sloss returns to Canberra Greetings! Ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? I have. What about
Comedy Festival with his new show, X. Brilliantly dark with razor-sharp wit and the ability to the numerous problems of organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. It’s an
deftly spin a narrative, Sloss is a comedian who is “dirty, sweet and clever” (New York Times). absolute nightmare! A new show from award-winning British, surrealist comedian Paul Foot. ‘A
‘Hilarious… Devastatingly intelligent… Sloss is a festival highlight. See him.’««««« The Age deranged genius’ «««« Sydney Morning Herald
BECKY LUCAS UM, SUPPORT ME?! NICK CODY OLD MATE
Thu 21 and Fri 22 March 7pm (60min) Sun 24 March 8:20pm (60min)
$28 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre $28 Big Band Room, ANU
Hello, I’m Becky, a 29 year old woman which means I’m passionate about 2 things: getting Your favourite red bearded, loose unit returns a year older but not a year wiser. Nick was told
every inch of the bathroom wet and blaming my mood/behaviour on the moon. Last year I filmed that once he became a father, that everything would change. Nope. Beer is still delicious and he
a bunch of stuff for TV & got banned from twitter for a joke about chopping the Prime Minister’s is still a dickhead. “Masterful hour of stand-up" ««««½ Herald Sun
head off, which is ridiculous I don't have the time! Anyway, um, support me?! "Supremely good stand-up" «««« The Scotsman (U.K)
CHARLIE PICKERING US & THEM BEST OF THE EDINBURGH FEST (UK/CAN)
FEAT. JIMMY MCGHIE (UK) & JOHN HASTINGS (CAN)
Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min)
$44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $32 Big Band Room, ANU
There’s two types of people in this world: those who think that everyone can be divided into two Best of the Edinburgh Fest has been a standout show of the Melbourne Comedy Festival for 30
neat groups and those who don’t. years and now, Mary Tobin Presents is proudly serving up some of the world’s hottest comedic
Charlie Pickering – host of The Weekly – is coming to Canberra with a brand-new stand up talent at this year’s Canberra Comedy Festival. Handpicked from the Edinburgh Fringe, join
show about why the world is so divided and what might bring it together again. Jimmy McGhie (UK) and John Hastings (CAN) for a night of unbeatable world-class comedy.
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Mon 18 March 7pm & 8:15pm (60min) Fri 22 March 7pm (60min)
$31.40 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre $25 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre
7pm SOLD OUT. Extra Show Added Due to Demand – 8:15pm Fake tan, fake friends, fake news: they're bogus, but shortcuts get you there quicker. Probably.
Congratulations! You’ve made it to The Fourth Floor!” That’s what Venezuelans say when “Unapologetic and ruthlessly clever – one of Canberra’s funniest people.” – SCF Showcase
someone turns forty. Now Ivan is ready to take his life to the next level. Call it a mid-life crisis or Tour 2019.
mid-life celebration, Ivan is livin' la mid-vida loca. As seen on Have You Been Paying Attention? "In total control from the moment she hit the stage" Justin Hamilton, Show Me The Movie
THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE LARRY DEAN (SCO) BAMPOT
Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) Thu 21 March 7pm (60min)
$26 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $27 Big Band Room, ANU
FRINGEWORLD Best Comedy Award Nominees, 2015, 2016, & Runner-Up 2017. After a completely Larry debuts in Canberra with his EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD nominated new show, an
Sold-Out worldwide tour in 2018, Beej (#1 Best Selling Author) and Jimmy (plays guitar) are back! Australia’s hour of ‘unexpected and excellent’ «««« (Times) thoughts on Scottishness, sodomites and
favourite twins return with a brand-new show – packed full of their hilarious songs and trademark sibling banter. self-esteem.“One of the most honest, moving and incredibly funny sets I’ve seen in a very long
"An absolute stand-out, one-of-the-best-moments-of-the-Fringe" ««««« The Fountain (Edinburgh) time” The Herald «««««
LUKE HEGGIE HAVE THAT THE LITTLE DUM DUM CLUB
Sunday 24 March 7pm (60min) Sat 23 March 5pm (90min)
$28 Big Band Room, ANU $25 Big Band Room, ANU
Luke Heggie threatened to quit stand up comedy, but after everyone he told of his plans cried One of Australia’s most popular comedy podcasts is back in Canberra for one night only with
inconsolably and clung to his ankles as he walked away, he decided that the world needs special guests from the Festival! They’ve amassed millions of downloads, sold out shows
laughter. So he’s back with another harsh but fair show about dickheads. No lowbreeds please. around the country and this is your chance to check out one of their legendary live shows!
“…Deadpan genius… one of the funniest standups around.” Sydney Morning Herald
MANDY NOLAN AND ELLEN BRIGGS WOMEN LIKE US RANDY LIVE!
Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 March 7pm (60min)
$25 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $32 Big Band Room, ANU
Mandy & Ellen are different from your usual comedians. For a start they’re women. They’re After a decade of tactical delays and hollow promises, Australia’s premier non-human stand-up
mothers. They’re middle aged & country girls. This isn’t your regular stand up comedy show. This comedian is finally coming to Canberra! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Randy in his
is as one review described it ‘a two tena pad show’. These are untold laugh out loud women’s natural habitat doing what he does best – appearing from the waist up while screaming into a
stories, smack bang centre stage. A show about women, by women, but the men love it. microphone.
BABY WANTS CANDY (USA) TAHIR YOU HAD ONE JOB!
THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL BAND MUSICAL
Wed 20 March 7pm (60min) Thu 21 March 8:30pm (60min)
$32 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $42 Big Band Room, ANU
A roller coaster ride of spontaneous choreography, rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy TAHIR explores the stupidity of the funniest animal on the planet – Humans. Dumb jobs, stupid actions
– this show is COMPLETELY improvised based on an audience suggestion! “««««« and hard to believe decisions from an animal that is apparently on top of the food chain. Tahir explores
Entertainment at its best, the performers are amazing. The only thing you can expect is a night filled the human mind in a hilarious fashion as he takes you through a roller coaster ride full of laughs and
with so much laughter, your face will hurt. A must see! I want to go again and again." – Advertiser surprises! Those on Centrelink are welcome – but no discounts … we know about the cash jobs!
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Canberra Comedy Festival Program 18-24 March 2019
Canberra Theatre Centre The Civic Pub ANU The Street Theatre Novotel Civic Square
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March Canberra Theatre The Playhouse Courtyard Studio The Civic Pub Big Band Room Street 1 Street 2 Novotel Canberra Festival Square
7:00pm Ivan Aristeguieta Paul Foot 7:00pm
Mon
8:15pm Ivan Aristeguieta 8:15pm
18 Mar 8:30pm RAW Comedy 8:30pm
Tue 7:00pm GALA 2019 7:00pm
19 Mar 7:30pm GALA 2019 - ENCORE! 7:30pm
5:00pm Class Clowns (TEENS) Princess Bride 5:00pm
7:00pm Joel Creasey Unedjamacated Emma Holland Baby Wants Candy Lightbulb Improv from 6:30pm 7:00pm
Wed
8:15pm Harris Stuckey 8:15pm
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8:20pm Chaser’s War On History 8:20pm
March 8:30pm Sweaty Pits Shitfaced Shakespeare Bill Makin Monty Python Holy Grail 8:30pm
9:30pm Three Blind Men from 8:30pm 9:30pm
7:00pm John Safran Becky Lucas Maddy Weeks Larry Dean Mandy Nolan & Ellen Briggs Lightbulb Improv 7:00pm
7:15pm THRONES! Street Performers 7:15pm
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8:15pm Rhys Nicholson Simon Bower Frankie McNair 6:15pm, 8:00pm 8:15pm
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8:30pm Daniel Sloss Tahir Shitfaced Shakespeare and 8:45pm 8:30pm
March 9:30pm Hardcore Light Ent. Koori Comedy 9:30pm
10:00pm FESTIVAL CLUB 10:00pm
5:00pm Unedjamacated Encore 5:30pm Free comedy 5:00pm
7:00pm Nazeem Hussain Becky Lucas Anthony Tomic Randy Chris Ryan Fern Brady 5:00-6:30pm 7:00pm
Fri 7:30pm Jimeoin Emma Holland Encore 7:30pm
22 8:15pm Rhys Nicholson Whet Brekkie Ciaran Lyons 2 Bensley 2 Furious 8:15pm
March 8:30pm Anne Edmonds Best of Edinburgh Fest Zoë Coombs Marr 8:30pm
9:30pm Daniel Townes Sam Campbell 9:30pm
10:00pm FESTIVAL CLUB 10:00pm
1:00pm Matty Grey (KIDS) 1:00pm
2:30pm Emma Malik (KIDS) 2:30pm
5:00pm Little Dum Dum Club 5:00pm
5:15pm Clean Comedy Spectacular 5:15pm
6:00pm Tanya Losanno 6:00pm
Sat Dilruk Jahasinha
7:00pm Charlie Pickering Damian CallinanEncore Anthony Tomic Dave Thornton Tom Gibson Fern Brady 7:00pm
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7:15pm Neel Kolhatkar Idris Stanton 7:15pm
March 8:00pm Dave Hughes 8:00pm
8:15pm Whet Brekkie Guy Montgomery 8:15pm
8:30pm Akmal Rhys Nicholson Best of Edinburgh Fest Stevenson Experience Dilruk Jayasinha 8:30pm
9:30pm Rhys Nicholson Encore 9:45pm Tommy Dassalo Sam Campbell 9:30pm
10:00pm FESTIVAL CLUB 10:00pm
1:00pm Matty Grey (KIDS) 1:00pm
Sun 2:30pm Emma Malik (KIDS) 2:30pm
24 Mar 7:00pm Luke Heggie 7:00pm
8:20pm Nick Cody 8:20pm
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Sell today, smile tomorrow DAVE THORNTON LEAN INTO IT
Sat 23 March 7pm (60min)
$32 Big Band Room, ANU
What’s our favourite Dave Thornton seems to have his shit together. He is in that late 30-something haze where
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he now drinks black coffee, red wine and knows what a quarterly BAS statement is. You might
have seen him on The Project (Network Ten) or hosting The Beep Test (Fox Footy) every
A FREE too. week.
APPRAISAL? DILRUK JAYASINHA CHEAT DAY(S)
Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min)
Contact our team at $30 Festival Square
experiencemore@luton.com.au Dilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia’s favourite comedians.
Now the Logie winner is coming to Canberra with a brand-new hour about how he cheated his E
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SMILE TOMORROW RHYS NICHOLSON NICE PEOPLE NICE THINGS NICE SITUATIONS
Thu 21 March 8:15pm, Fri 22 March 8:15pm, Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min)
$28 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
Hello there. It’s me, Rhys, from comedy. Would you like to come to my comedy concert? Why
not, you know? It will be nice. HOORAY! Please come.
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THE CHASER QUARTERLY PRESENTS
THE WAR ON HISTORY
Wed 20 March 8:20pm (100min)
$44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
Visit Audi Centre On 26 January 1788, a bunch of old white men arrived in Australia and started ruining it for
everyone. 240 years later, you can relive that experience by having a bunch of slightly younger
Canberra for show
white men ruin your night as they present the least reliable but most hilarious account of
Australian History. Follows sold out shows in Melb, Syd and Bris.
stopping offers NEEL KOLHATKAR LIVE!
Sat 23 March 7:15pm (60min)
$30 Novotel Canberra
Stand-up comedy and social media phenom Neel Kolhatkar’s accents, impressions and
carefully crafted jokes have seen him collect 1.5m+ followers and tens of millions of views.
Audi Vorsprung durch Technik Fresh from filming his third stand-up special, Neel returns with his sixth live solo show.
«««««Broadway Baby (UK)
Visit Audi Centre Canberra today to book a test drive.
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DAMIAN CALLINAN THE MERGER
Sat 23 March 7pm (75min)
$30 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
Hey Boss and Canberra Comedy Festival Present
Damian Callinan returns to the stage with the one man tour de force that inspired the 2018 Cinema
Australia Audience Award-winning feature film! Join Troy Carrington as he recruits refugees to
save the dying Bodgy Creek Roosters Football Club in this inspiring, Barry Award nominated play.
GUY MONTGOMERY (NZ) I WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BEFORE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT
Sat 23 March 8:15pm (60min)
$25 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre
It’s hard to believe but Guy Montgomery hasn’t always been perfect. While most people are
gracious and empathetic from birth, this has not been Guy’s path. Embrace this rare opportunity
to hear from someone unlearning the various blind spots that made him part of the problem
before we were talking about it.
SAM CAMPBELL WIMPS ONLY
Fri 22 & Sat 23 March 9:30pm (60min)
Fri 22 & Sat 23 March 8:30pm
$25 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre
A special show for wimps. I promise this is not a trap to round up all the wimps and trap them in
Big Band Room, ANU
one place. This will be a sanctuary for you. Come to this show wimps.
Winner: 2018 Most Outstanding Show – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
“Campbell is a comic genius” ««««« Herald Sun “Sublime and ridiculous” The Age
SWEATY PITS PITY PARTY
Wed 20 March 8:30pm (60min)
$21 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
Two friends decide to follow their dream of creating an amazing sketch show! But among the
several costume changes, the squirting citrus, the ’80s aerobics, and the magic mike strip
routines…they realise their dream might be a little out of reach. NOMINEE Best Comedy Melbourne
Fringe 2018. WINNER New Zealand Tour Ready Award 2018. "Comic Geniuses" Across The Aisle
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CIARAN LYONS WHAT'S NEXT? RONNY CHIENG
Fri 22 March 8:15pm (60min)
$25 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre
An awkward experience at a massage parlour in Thailand, a housemate with all the traits of
a serial killer and obtaining a stalker… Ciaran Lyons (triple j,The Project) has had a big 2018!
Come hear about it in his latest show. “Laconic Lyons is a master at creating massive laughs
with his disarming, conversational delivery” The Fourth Wall.
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DEADLY FUNNY
RAW COMEDY 2019 - ACT STATE FINAL Fri 22 March 7pm
Free (Register online) Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Mon 18 March 8:30pm (120min)
$26.50/$22.50 - Group 6+ $22.50 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre Cheeky and loud, black and proud, Deadly Funny is Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s
national comedy competition unearthing the freshest and funniest Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Presented with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Islander talent from across the country.
Launch into LOLs with RAW Comedy, Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy
competition! The A.C.T State Final has whittled down the competitors to the final field. This is it,
the best of the best making one final dash to the finish line!
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TOM GIBSON DISRUPTION
Comedy for kids,
teens and families
Sat 23 March 7pm (60min)
$25 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre
DISRUPTION is the story of one man who feels like everything he does is way harder than it
should be. It’s like the whole world has decided to slide sticks in his wheels whenever it looks like CLEAN COMEDY SPECTACULAR
he’s heading downhill. But now he’s turned the tables. Now Tom is the DISRUPTION. “Amazing
to watch…an eye-opening moment of revelation about how good comedy can be.” Riot Act Sat 23 March 5:15pm (70min)
$25/$22 - Group 4+ $20 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre
Get tickled by our squeaky-clean line-up of comedians doing material that is both hilarious and
TANYA LOSANNO THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ELDERLY tasteful, for one show only. Join us for this spectacular line-up that is suitable for everyone from teens
and up. Featuring a line-up of the Festival’s best acts doing short sets in a 70-minute blockbuster
Sat 23 March 6pm (60min) show. All your favourite comedians – none of the dirty bits – in a show designed for the whole family!
$20 Novotel Canberra
Tanya’s lived her adult life like a cowboy, doing whatever she wants but now she’s back where CLASS CLOWNS
she grew up, with her own family in tow, and looking down the barrel of caring for her elderly
Italian parents only to realise this ride is wilder than the wild west! Wed 20 March 5pm (60min)
$7 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt for Australia’s funniest secondary
school peeps for its annual Class Clowns comedy competition. School aged comedians can register
IDRIS STANTON WHAM GLAM CIRCUS MAN! online at classclowns.com.au to participate!
Sat 23 March 7:15pm (60min)
$20 Festival Square EMMA MALIK FE-FI-FO-FUN
Idris combines death defying circus stunts and side splitting comedy in this rock and roll Sat 23 and Sun 24 March 2:30pm (60min)
extravaganza! Returning to Canberra, after sell out seasons in Perth and Adelaide. This show $17 / $55 (Family, admits 4) Festival Square
has: Magic, music, comedy and circus, all set to a banging sound track of classic rock and roll!
“A Rock and Roll finale worthy of KISS!” «««« Broadway Baby, 2018. Join British animal training comedian Emma Malik and her thai rescue dog Dukdik on the adventure
of a lifetime! Animal interaction is encouraged in this hilarious show with an all animal cast!
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Who needs a proper job when you can disappoint your parents as a comedian? Come and see $17 / $55 (Family, admits 4)* Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
the next big things in stand up, musical and sketch show comedy as Canberra’s finest new wave
Matty Grey is back with a whole new show about video games. Watch Matty journey through
of comedians prove that being Unedjamacated is a full time job in itself. Featuring: Ashy Kinsella,
Gameland. To escape he must battle through live action games including Pokemon, Operation, and
Tayla Harnas, Robert Kjellgren, David Hiscock, Cale Merriman, Audrey Kent and Jez Margosis.
some little indie game called FORTNITE. It’s not just funny, it’s snot comes out your nose while you
ROFL type fun for the whole family.
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Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 applies Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 appliesFRANKIE MCNAIR FRANTASIA
Thu 21 March 8:15pm (60min)
$20 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre
Blurring the lines between stand-up, physical comedy, and a Liza Minnelli fever dream comes:
Frantasia. Frankie McNair is standing on a magic carpet asking the audience “do you trust me?”
as she attempts to expresses herself but…well…you ever seen a cat wearing socks? It’s the
emotional version of that.
BILL MAKIN MAYONNAISE DISPUTES AND MONOPOLY FIGHTS
Wed 20 March 8:30pm (60min)
$20 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre
2018 Deadly Funny National Finalist
Undercover Koori? The baby of the family? Possibly related to a serial killer? Or just the best
damn Monopoly player ever?
“the best collection of jokes in the showcase,” Herald Sun
EMMA HOLLAND DOLLY DOCTOR STRANGELOVE
Thu 21 March 7:15pm
Wed 20 March 7pm (60min)
Canberra
Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $20 The Civic Pub
Emma Holland burst onto the stand-up scene early 2017 and has since taken her absurd E
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HARRIS STUCKEY CHEER DOWN
Wed 20 March 8:15pm (60min)
$20 The Civic Pub
Don’t cheer up, cheer down! Hey it’s me Harris, in the last year I’ve moved cities, changed
careers, and to top it all off I can’t think of a third thing.
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Thu 21 March 9:30pm (60min)
$20 The Civic Pub
Stars are rising. Tomorrow’s entertainment legends walk among us today as young up-starts
singing for their supper. This year, the ACT’s brightest young writers, actors, stand ups comic,
and improvisers have pooled their talents, knowledge, work ethic, and sex appeal, to create one
monumental comic presentation: Hardcore Light Entertainment.
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Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 applies Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 appliesDANIEL TOWNES ANTHONY TOMIC BELIEVE IT THE WORLD IS AMAZING AND EVERYONE'S A WINNER Sat 23 March 9:30pm (60min) Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) $20 The Civic Pub $20 The Civic Pub Daniel Townes returns with a brand new show about the current divide in our society, equality, Anthony has performed in sell-out Festival shows and is excited to be back at CCF with his fear-mongering, offence, Batman, and a load of other things that sound hilarious when you put new solo offering, ‘Believe It.’ ‘Believe It.’ (the show) is about Anthony’s yearning for truth and the word comedy next to them. credibility. ‘Believe it.’ (the write-up) is about Anthony’s personal quest to produce a
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