Sydney Comedy Festival
Sydney Comedy Festival 2024: our guide to the best laughs
The Sydney International Comedy Festival kicks off on April 22. Here’s a preview of what you could bring your nan to and when best to leave her at home.
- by Daniel Herborn
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- by Richard Jinman
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After proving themselves to TV’s Taskmaster, these comedians are touring with a newfound confidence and fanbase.
- by Hannah Story
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- by Lenny Ann Low
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- by John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, James Jennings, Lenny Ann Low and Bernard Zuel
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Kiwi comedian wins $1500 top prize at the Sydney Comedy Festival
Guy Montgomery, a frequent guest on Have You Been Paying Attention?, has won Best of the Fest as the event celebrates its biggest year since before the pandemic.
- by Hannah Story
Jukebox Tina Turner musical lucky it has great songs
We wrap up the weekend’s reviews, including comedian Nikki Britton, the Tina Turner musical, and the plays, Suddenly Last Summer, Girl Band and Pony.
- by Joyce Morgan, John Shand, Daniel Herborn and Cassie Tongue
Comedian Kirsty Webeck’s stories are low stakes but impossible to dislike
A wrap of our favourite shows from the week, including immersive experience Darkfield, Clyde’s at Ensemble Theatre, and comedian Kirsty Webeck.
- by Lenny Ann Low, John Shand and Daniel Herborn
The drug dealer turned stand-up comic who’s now high on laughter
Drug dealer turned comedian Andrew Hamilton tours his MICF Best Newcomer-nominated show to the Sydney Comedy Festival.
- by Daniel Herborn
Old-fashioned comic alter ego is a dazzlingly original creation
Our wrap of the week’s best live shows - from dance to classical music to comedy, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Ballet and Troy Hawke.
- by Peter McCallum, Chantal Nguyen and Daniel Herborn
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