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.
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
The first time Divya made people laugh was when she was just 4 years old. She wasn’t trying to be funny but was explaining her parents’ contrasting parenting styles: “When I scream at Mum, she locks me in a room. When I scream at Dad, he locks himself in a 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
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
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
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 a decade or so, which 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
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
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
The thinking person’s idiot, Sean Morahan is a comedian and writer, physically based in Sydney and mentally based at an Australia v West Indies test cricket match at Adelaide Oval in the 80s. Jaded by the unrelenting and excruciating highs of working as a car salesman, private investigator and builder’s 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
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
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 fifteen 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
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
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
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
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
Cait Johnson has tried to make people laugh in numerous public entertainment venues throughout Sydney and Melbourne. She has done so for approximately eleven 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
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
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