We have been producing and performing stand-up comedy shows featuring Australian Comedians since 2015.
OUR POPULAR MIX OF AUSTRALIAN COMEDIANS
Our youngest performers are in their twenties. Our oldest is in his seventies. Depending on availability and rostering commitments, Generally 30-60% of our shows’ line-ups are female comedians. We feature Australian comedians with family backgrounds and/or life experience from Australia, USA, Finland, China, Vietnam, UK, Ireland, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Korea, Georgia, Turkey, Poland, The Netherlands and many more. Although our shows are predominantly stand-up comedy, the range of topics and perspectives is popularly diverse!
FUNNY & SUCCESFUL
As well as being popular performers in our shows, many of our comedians are accomplished MCs – hosting our shows and those of other producers around the country.
Most have written and performed their own solo shows (usually an hour or more of solid comedy). Two performed solo shows that were nominated for ‘Best Comedy’ at the Sydney Fringe Festival. Our ’10 Comedians’ show was also nominated for ‘Best Comedy’ at the same festival.
Several of our comedians have performed overseas, including in the USA, the UK and New Zealand.
Many of our comedians have also performed regularly on Comedy Cruises.
AUDIENCES LOVE THEM
We receive consistently awesome audience feedback for our comedians and the shows they perform.
COMEDIAN PROFILES
Below are the profiles of the Australian comedians who work with us. To see more about each comedian, click on the photo or the ‘continue reading’ under each profile.
COME ALONG TO A SHOW!
Even better, come along to one of our comedy shows and see some of these hilarious comedians in action! For upcoming shows, see details and ticket links by clicking here.
Rob is a Sydney-based comedian and aspiring Jonah Hill impersonator. Armed with his guitar and love for all things pop culture, no element of this manchild’s lifestyle is off limits. After three decades of mistaking non-stop quoting of The Simpsons and Judd Apatow movies as comedy, Rob decided to adopt Read more…
Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge and her ukulele are currently single and have been delighting and hitting on audiences around Sydney. Stephanie studied Jazz at the Australian National University and has been performing and writing music since she was four. Her catchy melodies and painfully honest lyrics will leave you asking “Did Read more…
Originally from a theatre background having studied a Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Theory and Practice) Thao wanted to be an actress but was disheartened because she didn’t see many Asians on TV and the few Asians she did see on TV appeared on border security. Her comedy can be best Read more…
Richard’s comedy is an onslaught of foolishness including flutes, jokes, flutes, flutes, jokes, other obscure woodwind instruments, clowning, flutes, and jokes. And then sometimes for good measure he throws in more jokes. It’s very silly indeed and the audience often become willing contributors to the silliness. Richard’s style is charming Read more…
Renu has been performing stand-up comedy for nearly ten years at clubs and festivals across Australia including the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Sydney Fringe Festival, and the Sydney Comedy Festival. He was also the Show Manager at a Sydney CBD comedy room in 2014 and Read more…
Ben Willshaw has grown up on the mean streets of Vice City, spending his time with hookers and making a living by stealing cars and dealing in guns and drugs….. No wait sorry that’s Grand Theft Auto. That’s got nothing to do with Ben at all. . Ben Willshaw……Oh that’s Read more…
Cait Johnson has tried to make people laugh in numerous public entertainment venues throughout Sydney and Melbourne. She has done so for approximately six years with varying degrees of success. Three-time nominee for Most Improved Comedian (Category: Female, age 25-30) and once described as a “comedian” in a festival review, Read more…
One of Australia’s most prolific comedians, Peter Meisel has been making audiences laugh for four decades, and he joined our roster in 2016. If you’ve ever laughed at the comedy in-flight entertainment on a major airline, you may already be familiar with the comedy work of Peter Meisel. Some of Read more…
Jenny (spelt Jeanne) Tian is the nicest person in comedy. She gives lifts home, is never short of compliments and is always up for a bit of banter. But that doesn’t mean she’s nice on stage. Don’t be surprised by her sweet demeanour, she’ll cut you down if you deserve Read more…
Claudia is a Sydney based comedian who has been hitting the comedy scene everywhere from Wollongong to Newcastle, including Sydney. Obviously. Her style can be described as dry with killer wit, quirky and absurd at times. She talks about experiences she has had in life and observations with a twist, Read more…
Marty has been practicing comedy for over 50 years. A few years into his career he learnt to talk and soon after, took his hobby to school. Presented with the challenge of pursuing both academic excellence & comedic glory, he didn’t. While his early material is still relevant today, it’s Read more…
Sally Kimpton delights with stand up that’s clever, edgy and hilarious! Sally has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in ‘Extreme Blonde’, followed by her one woman show ‘Sally Kimpton – MyStar’ at the Sydney Comedy Festival. She has appeared on and written material for national radio programmes, including Read more…
David first tried stand-up comedy in a previous millennium. He’d always enjoyed making people laugh; with him or at him, he wasn’t fussed. He claims he often felt he was the funniest person in the room, though he admits that was mostly when he was the only person in the Read more…
Performing stand-up comedy since 1994, Gary has presented on four of Australia’s top radio stations, performed on Rove Live, Joker Poker, Thursday Night Live, and the Comedy Channel. Gary has also travelled extensively to entertain Australian troops overseas, an experience he forged into a solo show ‘Cairo or Bust’ which Read more…
Andrew Marriott is a comedian. He was born in Chicago and, as a teenager, moved to a small Mid-Western town, which to his shock, had made dancing and rock music illegal. But Andrew’s rebellious spirit allowed him ‘to kick off his Sunday shoes’, abolish the ban and revitalise the soul Read more…
Christina Van Look burst onto the Sydney comedy scene more than a decade ago and continues to delight audiences from Melbourne, New York, London and Toongabbie. Her humour varies from hilariously self-deprecating to bitingly sardonic but her punchlines are delivered with a relaxed smile that makes her a favourite wherever Read more…
A regular on the Sydney comedy scene, Kieran Daughton has been performing comedy since 2009. Already with a cult following for his cleverly awkward delivery style and hilarious revelations of the funny stuff hidden right in front of our noses, Kieran wows audiences with his odd outlook on life where Read more…
Harry Jun is a Sydney based comedian, host and cartoonist. He is a presenter and producer at ABC Gamer and is one of the hosts of Good Game: Spawn Point. Quick info: Started performing Stand-up in 2017 Has performed across Australia. Sold out runs at Sydney Comedy Festival 2022 and Read more…
Like a modern-day light-bulb, Fiona’s comedy can be described as energy-saving. She doesn’t use much power to deliver her punchlines, but they hit hard. Her delivery is slower than Australian internet speeds, but her jokes never fail. Fiona has performed comedy all over Sydney for 6 years, which is longer Read more…
One of the most experienced stand up comedians on the circuit, Peter Green first performed comedy in 1988 at the legendary “Comics In The Park” at the Harold Park Hotel. He has since entertained audiences at every major comedy venue in Australia and New Zealand. Peter is also a very Read more…
With his unique mix of visual gags, impersonations, sharp one-liners and the occasional true story, Scotty Boom Booms has surprised and delighted audiences around the world. Scotty Boom Booms is a Sydney based comedian and has been performing stand up comedy since 2010. He started performing sketch based comedy, has Read more…
Recognised as one of Australia’s most exciting emerging comedians by both Melbourne International Comedy Festival (The Comedy Zone, 2014) and Sydney Comedy Festival (FRESH, 2015), Suren Jayemanne is definitely one to watch. Suren began performing stand-up comedy in 2011, quickly impressing audiences with a style inspired by classic one-liner comedians Read more…
Jonas Holt began his stand up comedy career in 1995 in Perth, Western Australia. After winning an impersonation contest 13 times, and other comedy competitions, he moved to Sydney where he began acting courses and singing lessons. He started hosting kids’ parties and was the toast of backyards in suburbs Read more…
Absolute shambles of a man, Peter Gleeson has been writing and performing comedy for roughly the lifespan of a large dog and bumbling around on Earth for roughly half the lifespan of an overweight, diabetic human. A bogan from south west Sydney, as a kid Peter found the real world Read more…
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