Event Summary

Jimeoin

Monday 24 July

 - Tuesday 25 July

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Jimeoin is acclaimed as one of the hottest stand­up comics of this generation ­ a true comedy master. A prolific writer with an exceptional audience rapport, he is known and loved for his brilliantly funny wit and charming observations on the absurdities of every­day life.

 

A familiar face on Australian television, Jimeoin has appeared on all the nation’s top variety and comedy programs including GMA, Rove (live), The Panel, Thank God You’re Here, Full Frontal, Bligh, The Midday Show, Tonight Live, Good News Week, Spicks and Specks and Talkin about Your Generation. The three series of his own hit show “Jimeoin” (Seven Network) consistently won the ratings when they were transmitted in 1994­1995. Jimeoin has also made regular guest appearances on top­rating overseas television programs including Des O’Connor in the UK and Late Night with Conan O’Brien in the US (with a viewing audience of over 13 million).

Frank Woodley

Wednesday 26 July

 - Saturday 29 July

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Frank Woodley is built from funny - it’s in his bones. Whether he's being a comedian, clown, actor or acrobat, he is constantly creating characters and worlds to engage audiences of all ages.

Since emerging from the acclaimed duo Lano and Woodley in 2006, Frank has created numerous acclaimed new stage shows - and his own ABC-TV series, Woodley.

You’ve seen him on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You’re Here and working with collaborators as diverse as the Australian Marine Conservation Foundation and the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Woodley’s special brand of nonsense-genius offers something for everyone.

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 1 August

 - Tuesday 1 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Neel Kolhatkar

Wednesday 2 August

 - Saturday 5 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Rapid fire, accent slinging, no holds barred yet boyishly charming Neel is straight-shooting and boundary-breaching. His “disarming charisma” (The Guardian) will leave you comfortable enough to laugh embarrassingly loudly. He’s collected 5 star reviews across the globe, performing to sell-out crowds and leaving in his wake a trail of dazzled critics and adoring fans. With over a million followers across social media and sold-out shows across the globe, best get in quick and snap up tickets!

 

★★★★★ "you need to see Neel Kolhatkar...he will have you wishing the show hadn’t been only an hour" Broadway Baby ★★★★★ "clever, incisive and outright hilarious" Theatre People ★★★★★ "one of the best young comedians that Australia has to offer" Weekend Notes

 

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 8 August

 - Tuesday 8 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Monty Franklin

Wednesday 9 August

 - Saturday 12 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Monty Franklin is an Australian born stand up comedian now based in LA.

He tours all over the world opening for Rob Schneider and is currently appearing in Rob's new TV Show 'Real Rob' on NETFLIX, about to start season 2.

He has had roles on 'New Girl' - FOX and is the creator and star of 'The Manny' - TV Pilot.

Monty’s numerous television stand-up performances include AXS TV's Live At Gotham, Channel 10s The Circle, Foxtel’s Stand Up Australia, and as part of The Comedy Channel’s special – The Best Of Stand Up and Comedy Gold.

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 15 August

 - Tuesday 15 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Dave Thornton

Wednesday 16 August

 - Saturday 19 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Dave Thornton has built a global reputation for his honest, engaging, whip-smart and damn funny comedy. He’s stormed the world's three major comedy festivals and, back home, Dave is a hot ticket across the country, filling thousands of seats with a growing army of fans.

Dave's TV credentials include appearances on Network Ten's The Project and This Week Live, ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks and Agony Uncles. He’s even tried his hand at acting, appearing on Channel Nine's House Husbands and the ABC TV’s Upper Middle Bogan. Pretty much any gig where there's catering, Dave will be there.

In 2016, Dave toured the country with a brand new stand up show So On and So Forth and returned to Fox FM Breakfast for his third year, co-hosting alongside his good friend and radio veteran, FiFi Box. 

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 22 August

 - Tuesday 22 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Best Of The Comedy Festival

Wednesday 23 August

 - Wednesday 23 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

The Comics Lounge presents the biggest and best of live stand up comedy shows every Wednesday Night. 

Our shows consist of 5 - 6 live stand up comedians that you would know from TV & Radio.

In this two and a half hour live stand up show, you'll lose yourself in a night bursting with fun and humour! The longest running and most popular comedy club, the Comics Lounge Comedy Club has played host to many well known comedy figures. 

This will be a night where you are guaranteed the best medicine – plenty of LAUGHTER !!!!

Best Of The Comedy Festival

Thursday 24 August

 - Thursday 24 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

The Comics Lounge presents the biggest and best of live stand up comedy shows every Wednesday Night. 

Our shows consist of 5 - 6 live stand up comedians that you would know from TV & Radio.

In this two and a half hour live stand up show, you'll lose yourself in a night bursting with fun and humour! The longest running and most popular comedy club, the Comics Lounge Comedy Club has played host to many well known comedy figures. 

This will be a night where you are guaranteed the best medicine – plenty of LAUGHTER !!!!

The United Nations COMEDY SPECTACULAR

Friday 25 August

 - Sunday 27 August

Doors Open: 6:30PM. Dinner: 6:30PM. SHOW STARTS: 8PM

The United Nations COMEDY SPECTACULAR brings together some of the funniest comedians from Australia in one big action packed 2 + Hour show.

Dave O’Neil has been in the business of comedy for over 20 years and is one of Australia’s most recognisable stand-up comics, having performed at 16 Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and at dozens of comedy clubs nationally.

Hung Lee is a favourite at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival; and he has made and appeared in documentaries for the ABC, SBS, Discovery Channel. TV includes CNN, MTV, The Muppet Show, Wow Wow[Japan], London Weekend Television.

 

 

 

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 29 August

 - Tuesday 29 August

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Tom Gleeson

Wednesday 30 August

 - Saturday 2 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Tom Gleeson is in every Aussie comedian's Top 5. A true master of the craft, he remarkably gets better each year, a phenomena that ensures other comics sneak in the back of his always sold out shows.

He's performed at every major comedy festival in the world, been nominated for a Helpmann three times and the biggest stand up on the planet Louis CK chose Tom to be his support act for his Australian tour. A sure fire, killer stand-up at the top of his game.

Tom is a core cast member of ABC TV’s The Weekly, and based on his stand out segment on that show, he now hosts his own smash hit quiz show on the ABC, Hard Quiz. 

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 5 September

 - Tuesday 5 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Mickey Bartlett

Wednesday 6 September

 - Saturday 9 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Northern Ireland’s Micky Bartlett is gathering both momentum and acclaim as one of the fastest rising stars on the live stand-up circuit as well as for his hilarious TV appearances including 2 series of BBC NI’s Monumental.

In August 2016 Micky performed a season of his delightfully honest and funny show Blissfully Ignorant to the Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Fringe and subsequently toured this show around Ireland. He continued to produce comedy clips for BBC NI’s Tight Shorts digital strand and to work on a number of ad campaigns including HARP.

2017 has seen Micky make his solo debut in London’s West End with a run at the prestigious Soho Theatre, be featured on the Irish episode of BBC Radio 4’s State of the Nations, create more online content for the BBC plus make a welcome return to Glastonbury. He premieres his latest show, Typical! at the Edinburgh Fringe and performs a tour across the east coast of Australia as well as throughout Ireland and Europe in the autumn.

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 12 September

 - Tuesday 12 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

 

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Jeff Green

Wednesday 13 September

 - Saturday 16 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Award-winning British comedian Jeff Green has become a well-known face and voice on Australian TV and radio since arriving for his first Melbourne International Comedy Festival performance in 1996.

Amongst his many Australian TV credits are Spicks and Specks (ABC), Good News Week (TEN), The Glass House(ABC), World Comedy Tour (The Comedy Channel) and The Squiz (SBS) and as well as numerous appearances on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala (Ten).

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 19 September

 - Tuesday 19 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Line Up To Be Confirmed

Wednesday 20 September

 - Saturday 23 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

The Comics Lounge presents the biggest and best of live stand up comedy shows Wednesday to Saturday every week. 

Our shows consist of 5 - 6 live stand up comedians that you would know from TV & Radio.

We are currently in the process of getting contracts signed.

So our line up will be announced very soon - so watch this space. 

All shows do sell out each week, so purchase now to avoid disappointment!

Straight Outta Compo

Sunday 24 September

 - Sunday 24 September

Doors Open: 5:30 PM. Dinner: 5:30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 7PM

The boys are back! Award-winning producer Joe Avati has put together another show starring the guys from Here Come The Habibs and Fat Pizza, plus George Kapiniaris and Joe Avati himself. An hilarious show full of stand-up, sketches, songs, video items and the usual surprises.

 

'*****' Adelaide Advertiser

 

'An exceedingly amusing array of jokes and sketches, Straight Outta Compo has to be on your ‘must see’ list at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. 5 stars' Belinda James, The Clothesline

 

'With over two hours of solid side-splitting comedy it was great value for money.  This show is a must see!!!' Tony Polese, EVENTalaide

*This show is on the 'no free' list.

Professional Comedians New Material

Tuesday 26 September

 - Tuesday 26 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australia's biggest and most prestigious night of the week when the professional comedians on the Australian Comedy Circuit come together to try new material.

Come see jokes live on stage before you see it on TV or hear it on Radio.

The show will consist of 10 comedians live on one stage.

Past nights have hosted huge comedy names include Eddie Perfect, Chris Lilley, Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Tim Minchin

Mickey D

Wednesday 27 September

 - Saturday 30 September

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Mickey D combines his boundless energy, infectious smile and killer wit to produce world-class comedy. He is a brilliant natural comic and amiable host - Mickey burst onto the comedy scene as a 17 year old and made an immediate impact, storming the national finals of JJJ’s Raw Comedy, in Australia. Today, Mickey is recognized as a truly International comedian.

“the evenings brightest spark is Mickey D, a loud demonstrative Australian with a masterful command of his audience, and a quick wit" The Scotsman

Since storming the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2000, this Multi Award winning comedian is now veteran of well over a decade of international comedy festivals. Mickey D has performed across the UK, throughout Europe and the States and acquired an impressive list of TV and radio credits.

Straight Outta Compo

Sunday 8 October

 - Sunday 8 October

Doors Open: 5:30PM. Dinner: 5:30PM. SHOW STARTS: 7PM

The boys are back! Award-winning producer Joe Avati has put together another show starring the guys from Here Come The Habibs and Fat Pizza, plus George Kapiniaris and Joe Avati himself. An hilarious show full of stand-up, sketches, songs, video items and the usual surprises.

 

'*****' Adelaide Advertiser

 

'An exceedingly amusing array of jokes and sketches, Straight Outta Compo has to be on your ‘must see’ list at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. 5 stars' Belinda James, The Clothesline

 

'With over two hours of solid side-splitting comedy it was great value for money.  This show is a must see!!!' Tony Polese, EVENTalaide

*This show is on the 'no free' list.

James Smith

Wednesday 8 November

 - Saturday 11 November

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Australian born, New York based, former Banking and Finance Lawyer, James was first introduced to US comedy audiences when he was invited to perform at the prestigious Montreal ‘Just For Laughs’ Festival. Since then, he has appeared on numerous TV shows on Comedy Central, ABC, TBS and HBO’s Flight Of The Conchords, to name a few.

He has an upcoming appearance on Conan later this year. James has been featured in Time Magazine and recently gave a TED talk. He has also had the pleasure of performing at the New York Comedy Festival and the legendary Radio City Music Hall. When at home in NY, he performs nightly at the world famous Comedy Cellar, where he shares the stage with such greats as Chris Rock, Louis CK, and Jerry Seinfeld.

In 2017, Smith is currently on tour with Chris Rock in his Total Blackout Tour of Australia & New Zealand

Enrico Rennella

Sunday 12 November

 - Sunday 12 November

Doors Open: 6 :30 PM. Dinner: 6 :30 PM. SHOW STARTS: 8 PM

Enrico is a talented comedian from Italy. His style is unique, effervescent and down-right hilarious. He has won the love of his audiences worldwide and continues to amuse and entertain with always fresh and new material.

He is Italian, that's for sure, but he spent many years of his life in the City of Lights. Born from the union of a Neapolitan father and a Parisian mother, Enrico carries within him the perfect mixture of 'la dolce vita' and the 'savoir faire' from two of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Enrico was born in Paris, on April Fool's day ... destiny? Probably so. At the young age of one, he moved to Naples, Italy, where he did most of his growing up and where he mastered the art of comedy. As a young man, Enrico worked hard to achieve his dreams. He tackled every and any job available to provide for himself and carve out his career as a future showman. He's been everything from a waiter to a restaurant owner, from a clerk to a nightclub manager.

In his 20's, Enrico moved back to Paris and continued to pursue his dreams. He began performing all over Europe, in countries like Belgium, France uk, Italy , Switzerland. He then discovered Canada and fell in love with the local Italian-Canadian community. It is here, in Canada , that Enrico has settled his roots and has grown as an artist. With dozens of sold-out shows under his belt, Enrico is ready to push forward and bring his comedy to Australia