Sydney Comedy Festival Podcast 2016

Tickets: http://www.comedystore.com.au/index.php?view=details&id=288%3Arhys-nichlson-forward&option=com_eventlist After a sell out season during Sydney Comedy Festival Rhys Nicholson brings his solo show to The Sydney Comedy Store for two nights only! Born in Portugal in 1480, Ferdinand Magellan would go onto to be one of histories greatest explorers. His story is one of immense strength, virtue and bravery against phenomenal adversity. We can thank Magellan for much of what we know about the world we live in. His life of travel is probably the greatest story ever told. My 2015 comedy concert is in no way related to Ferdinand Magellan. Yes, I said concert. This year's show is about heirlooms and legacies. When/If I die, what will I be remembered for? Seventy glittering years at the top of show business? The show will also feature jokes about penises. **** ½ – Sydney Morning Herald

Tickets: http://bit.ly/jekylljscf The Factory Theatre Sat 14th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sun 15th May 2016 - 7:15 pm What Jared Jekyll can do on stage in 60 minutes is nothing a steady stream of witty jokes that may just split your sides wide open. short of astounding. His skill set seems limitless, and his fear of ‘going there’ is nowhere to be found. A trip through Jared’s head is not for the faint of heart. Prepare yourself for a night of beat boxing, rapping, magic tricks and most importantly a steady stream of witty jokes that may just split your sides wide open. Don’t miss this incredibly talented experimental comedian in his second full-length solo show. "Jekyll fits into no stereotypical labels; his reverberating intensity is both terrifying and mesmerizing to watch. He holds it together like Tarzan Grip while in character." - YAWP Comedy Magazine "The type of bizarre that the Poms would love in particular.” - The Music "One of the most promising (and certainly the most energetic) comedians to come out of Sydney. Theatre Press Melbourne "This relative newcomer is definitely one to keep an eye on in the future." - The Brag

Tickets: http://bit.ly/creaseyscf The Enmore Theatre Fri 13th May 2016 - 7:15 pm He's Australia's Crown Prince of comedy! In the last year Joel has carved a comedy swathe across the globe and on TV screens, he’s an unstoppable comedic force! Grabbing critical acclaim in the UK, USA, Canada and of course here in Australia, he’s sold out shows and conquered the globe with acerbic, fearless and hilarious tales drawn from his life. Don’t miss the next installment from Australia’s hottest comedy star. No one is safe and nothing is sacred! “young genius and ruthless wit” The Age “hysterical and inspirational” NYC Theatre Now * * * * * Herald Sun * * * * * TimeOut NYC * * * * * Fresh Fringe Edinburgh (UK)

Tickets: http://bit.ly/davescf The Comedy Store Wed 11th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Thu 12th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Sat 14th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Hi I’m Dave and this is my new show. My last one was heaps of fun, I think this one will be too. The previous one sold out. That sounds like bragging but I don’t know any other way to explain to you that audiences seemed to like it. I’m only touring domestically this year but I’ve done gigs in Edinburgh, Montreal, South Africa and lots of other places that require a long haul flight. In conclusion- I really like doing stand-up comedy and if you come and see me I reckon you’ll have a good time. “cheeky, likeable fella with a gift for ad-libbing and an impish sense of humour” The Age

Tickets: http://bit.ly/barnettscf The Enmore Theatre Wed 11th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Sun 15th May 2016 - 6:00 pm In every relationship there are clear roles that one can play; the smart one, the tidy one, the funny one Andrew Barnett and his wife are in an ongoing argument over which of them is the funny one in their relationship Andrew is a comedian who has performed at sold out shows at the Sydney Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe Festival. He has supported International acts including Dom Irrera (USA) and Ian Bagg (CAN). Andrew’s wife gave one “kinda funny” speech that she gave at their wedding in 2007. Australian Comedy great Akmal Saleh has described Andrew as “warm, personable and hilarious”. Akmal Saleh has never even described Andrew’s wife. Andrew is one of Sydney’s most in demand MC’s. In 2013 Andrew hosted the Comedy Stage at the Sydney leg of the Hoodoo Gurus invitational music festival ‘Rip It Up’. Andrew’s wife once hosted “Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea” at her work. Despite all the evidence to the contrary Andrew’s wife insists that she is “The Funny One” in the relationship. After a sellout run at the Sydney Fringe Festival Andrew Barnett is bring his show the Sydney Comedy Festival. Join Andrew as he brings all his comedic skills to bear on an hilarious hour of comedy where he will attempt to prove once and for all that he is “The Funny One”. "...quick witted, sharp tongued, ...knockout show" - The Daily Telegraph

Tickets: http://bit.ly/frockingscf The Enmore Theatre Wed 11th May 2016 - 7:30 pm ActionAid Australia and the Sydney Comedy Festival are bringing together a line-up of Australia’s funniest women – yes, all women! – to raise funds and support ActionAid’s work on women’s rights around the world. Following 3 massive galas, Frocking Hilarious, now in its fourth year running, is all about celebrating the power of laughter. This year ActionAid Ambassador, Judith Lucy, will be on stage alongside a stellar line up of some of Australia’s funniest comics. Previous shows have starred Australia’s most famous comediennes—from Judith Lucy to Wendy Harmer, Claire Hooper, Fiona O’Loughlin and Kitty Flanagan. ActionAid works to empower women living in poverty around the world to stand up for their rights. These women are brave, resilient and, in spite of their struggles, often draw on the strength of laughter. Let’s laugh with them! All proceeds from ticket sales will support ActionAid’s work with women around the world.

Tickets: http://bit.ly/rebeccascf The Factory Theatre Sat 23rd Apr 2016 - 9:15 pm Sun 24th Apr 2016 - 9:15 pm One woman. Three characters. No script. World Improv Champion Rebecca De Unamuno (The Stand Up Series, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, Kath & Kim, Comedy Inc) brings her 2005 Moosehead Award-winning solo improv show to Sydney. Audience suggestions determine the characters and, for the next hour, Rebecca performs a series of monologues until (somehow!) all three characters’ lives are intertwined. Older, wiser, stronger - Rebecca is ready once again to take on this nightly challenge! “Rebecca De Unamuno is possibly the smartest, sharpest, most versatile performer I have ever known.” – Jason Alexander aka George Costanza “De Unamuno’s exquisite talent for creating characters on the spot, as well as a narrative to sustain them, is something to see” - The Age “…something few comics would dare contemplate” – SMH “it’s like watching a magician and wondering what the secret to her craft is” - Inpress Magazine “Sublime!” – NZ Theatre Review

Tickets: http://bit.ly/umitscf The Enmore Theatre Wed 11th May 2016 - 7:15 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 7:15 pm Sun 15th May 2016 - 6:15 pm Umit Bali used to be an illegal immigrant, and now proudly calls Australia home. Since getting his Permanent Residency, Umit's toured across Australia with his brilliantly reviewed show "Flight Plan" about fleeing Fiji and battling to stay in Australia. Now Umit brings Sydney the tale of what happened next... In a new show with his trademark energetic punchlines and heartwarming stories, Umit jokes about his ethnic parents, Australia's immigration policies, relationships and his impending return to Fiji. Don't miss Umit's latest instalment of a fascinating life in the feel good show of the festival! "an endearing fellow with a captivating stage presence... Brave, insightful." **** - The Advertiser (2015) "As entertaining as it is inspiring" **** - The West Australian (2015) "A powerhouse of energy... Umit has got funny bones... Set to endear himself to comedy crowds for a long time." **** - The Clothesline (2015) "I saw Umit Bali and was blown away. Equal parts edgy and silly, but both hilarious. Catch him while you can still afford it." - Wil Anderson

Tickets: http://bit.ly/colleyscf The Enmore Theatre Wed 11th May 2016 - 9:15 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 9:15 pm Sun 15th May 2016 - 8:15 pm The Factory Theatre Fri 20th May 2016 - 8:15 pm After selling out 3 shows, James Colley has added an Encore Show on Fri 20 May due to popular demand! Young Walkley Nominated Satirist and okay human James Colley (The Weekly, Gruen, creator of The Backburner on SBS Comedy) returns with an hour of political comedy so good you'll barely demand your money back. "Super funny" - Birdee Mag "Utterly unfunny" - Andrew Bolt "The Intellectual's Comedian" - Sydney Fringe Blog "a dud SBS comic" - Andrew Bolt "The highlight of my evening" - Shit On Your Play "'Humour' of the kind that would make only Lenin laugh" - Andrew Bolt

Tickets: http://bit.ly/cyrusscf The Enmore Theatre Tue 3rd May 2016 - 9:30 pm Fri 6th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Sun 8th May 2016 - 6:00 pm Cyrus Bezyan (Comedy Central, ABC Fresh Blood, SBS Trues Stories, Spectrum Now) is Self Titled in that he literally changed his name when he was 14. This show is part one man sketch, part stand up, part personal narrative and very very very? funny? Named as one of the 2015 Festival's rising stars by the Sydney Morning Herald, Cyrus Bezyan will take you on a story telling adventure which will feature: potato chips, pathos and virtual reality. "a unique brand of comedy" - The Music "see this man live before the ticket prices escalate." - City News ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tickets: http://bit.ly/conspiracyscf The Giant Dwarf Thu 12th May 2016 - 9:00 pm 9/11 was an inside job, lizard people run the world and JFK lives on the moon. Grab your tin-foil hats for a conference of conspiracies, a forum of foolishness and a symposium of silliness. Join Sydney’s finest comedians, writers, and performers as they get on their soapbox and open your eyes to how the world is really run. Hosted by Jack Gow (Sydney Comedy Festival Break Out Comedy Showcase, two-time The Moth StorySLAM Winner) and Cyrus Bezyan (Comedy Central, ABC Fresh Blood, Sydney Comedy Festival, and RAW Comedy National Finalist).

The Comedy Store Thu 5th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Fri 6th May 2016 - 7:00 pm Sat 7th May 2016 - 7:00 pm http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/single-event?show_id=1322 Last year saw Tommy flee the country to a health retreat, quit his job in breakfast radio, get in hot water for identity fraud and then flee that same health retreat after just 24 hours. When he’s not being a dickhead Tommy is one of the most energetic and completely engaging comedians of his generation. He plays to sell-out crowds across the world and when he’s not on stage can be seen filling in the funny chair on Network Ten’s The Project. Having completely sold out runs around the country in last year, Tommy returns in 2016 with a brand new hour dedicated to all the dickheads in your life. It’s time for this dickhead to tell his story. “Tommy Little is a star. Sharp, confident, engaging” Herald Sun, 2015 “Little is massive” * * * * ½ Herald Sun “had the audience in giggles and guffaws from the beginning” * * * * Adelaide Advertiser

The Comedy Store Thu 5th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Fri 6th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sat 7th May 2016 - 8:15 pm http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/single-event?show_id=1317 As seen on Opening Night Comedy Allstars (Ch 10), Please Like Me (ABC), Just For Laughs (Comedy Channel) and Kinne (7Mate). Last year, Nick sold out his Australian tour. Then he went on to play in front of packed houses in Edinburgh, New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. He was also on the TV a bunch. Here and overseas. Now he is back home with his sweet red beard and a brand new hour of hilarious standup. You like the sound of that? Well, COME GET SOME! "Nick Cody is a revelation" **** Herald Sun "Australia's next big thing" **** The List (UK) "Supremely good stand up, ripping up the stage" **** The Scotsman (UK)

Tickets: http://bit.ly/mooneyscf The Comedy Store Thu 28th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Fri 29th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Sat 30th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Sun 1st May 2016 - 7:00 pm Barry Award nominee at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and winner Best Show at The Sydney Comedy Festival, Lawrence returns with Moonman, an exploration of his comic psyche. I'm the Moonman - because a man referring to himself in the third person by a nickname is sexy right? "Relentless is the word for it. Lawrence Mooney batters his audience with an onslaught of proven, polished stand-up, driven home with a commanding delivery." Chortle "He has the audience crying with laughter." - The Advertiser "A stand-up comic at the top of his game, a master-class in humour." **** - Clothesline

Tickets: http://bit.ly/hingscf The Factory Theatre Tue 10th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Wed 11th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Thu 12th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sat 14th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sun 15th May 2016 - 7:15 pm Michael Hing (triple j, Good Game) has been offered a pill that would solve all of his problems. An hour of stand up and storytelling about racism and the racists who love it.

Tickets: http://bit.ly/dugganscf The Factory Theatre Tue 3rd May 2016 - 9:30 pm Thu 5th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Sat 7th May 2016 - 9:30 pm You've asked, you've pleaded, and now you've gotten what you (nobody) really wanted- 'Sorry I'm Late' is the debut show from Qld comic, and self-proclaimed top-bloke Cameron Duggan.

Tickets: http://bit.ly/ballardscf The Comedy Store Thu 28th Apr 2016 - 8:15 pm Fri 29th Apr 2016 - 8:15 pm Sat 9th Jul 2016 - 7:00 pm Encore show added! Nominee Best Newcomer – Edinburgh Fringe 2015 As heard on triple j. As seen on The Project and Q&A. What’s the deal with man’s inhumanity to man? How about those collective delusions about our mortality? Ever notice how society’s conditional thinking stimulates perpetual environmental chaos and suffering? Much lol. In 2015 Tom performed alongside Wanda Sykes and roasted Jimmy Carr in Montreal, made his critically-acclaimed debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, started a hit podcast and even hosted Q&A. Now he has a new hour of dynamite stand-up about how everything is sinister and confusing and on the verge of collapse. Come along and have a good old-fashioned laugh about it while you still can. “…any time spent in Ballard’s company is never less than joyous...just laughs all the way.” Daily Telegraph “laugh-out loud moments of comic genius” * * * * * EdinburghGuide, 2015 “An act who has mastered his stage” * * * * List UK, 2015

Tickets: http://bit.ly/justinh The Enmore Theatre Thu 28th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Fri 29th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Sat 30th Apr 2016 - 7:00 pm Sun 1st May 2016 - 6:00 pm WINNER DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD, Melbourne Comedy Festival WINNER OVERALL FRINGE AWARD, Adelaide Fringe WINNER COMICS’ CHOICE AWARD, Melbourne Comedy Festival “A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.” Alvy Singer After living in Melbourne for 13 years Hammo had found his relationship with the city had come to an end. When the opportunity to move came his way Hammo jumped at the chance and now finds himself living in the 3D city of Sydney where the women are constantly on their way to the gym, the men are shirtless with abs of stone and where the word rent is spelt RENT. This was an exciting time for an excitable fella and an opportunity for reinvention. From 4 am starts to the point of night when the stars turn black, it was time for Hammo to embrace the future and no longer give a “Hoot!”

Tickets: http://bit.ly/demiscf The Enmore Theatre Thu 28th Apr 2016 - 8:15 pm Fri 29th Apr 2016 - 8:15 pm Sat 30th Apr 2016 - 8:15 pm Sun 1st May 2016 - 7:15 pm IS YOUR LIFE A MESS? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HOW TO DO A SMILE? LEAVE THE WINDSCREEN WIPERS ON SO THE HEATER WILL WORK? THE LIFE MECHANIC IS HERE TO HELP. NO REFUNDS. In 2013, Demi Lardner won the two biggest new comedian comedy competitions in the world - RAW comedy in OZ and So You Think You're Funny? in the UK. She since performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and co-starred in The Comedy Channel's Open Slather. She recently performed at the Sydney Opera House for the Just For Laughs TV special. It's hard to believe this is her debut Sydney Comedy Festival season. Or not. Just believe it. 4.5 STARS – The Clothesline 4.5 STARS – GlamAdelaide 4 STARS - The Advertiser 4 STARS – Broadway Baby (Edinburgh Fringe) 4 STARS – Fest (Edinburgh Fringe)

Tickets: http://bit.ly/mugglescf The Enmore Theatre Tue 3rd May 2016 - 8:15 pm Thu 5th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Fri 6th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sat 7th May 2016 - 8:15 pm Sun 8th May 2016 - 7:15 pm Fresh off performing at the Adelaide Fringe & Melbourne International Comedy Festival as host of the 'Jokes To Bang To' comedy show, Daniel Muggleton is back in hometown Sydney with his new solo hour... 'Let Me Finish!' It's the follow-up to last year's debut sold-out show 'Son of Parents' and promises to be yet another hour of white noise. As half of Mug and Kettle Comedy, Daniel was selected as a Sydney Comedy Festival FRESH Artist in 2014, then again as a solo artist in 2015 - and in 2016 he is officially stale. In 2015, Daniel continued as the regular host of Eveleigh Comedy & Treehouse Comedy in addition to performing spots around Sydney and rural NSW. He hosted the 'Pigsty in July' music festival for 1000 people as well as the O-Week 'Jokes To Bang To' show at UNE Armidale to 400 people. He spent November in New York performing with assorted famous and professional comedians who occasionally congratulated him on his set. He has also performed comedy in London & Berlin, and will make his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe later this year. Daniel also made his television debut on 'The Feed' (SBS2) in a sketch with the legendary Lee Lin Chin and can be seen on The Checkout (ABC) in various uncredited roles. He also wrote the second season of award-winning web-series SYD2030 and was part of the supporting cast. He has also written for 'A Rational Fear' (FBi) in a past life. Come see the new show, to hear what Daniel thinks about 50 minutes worth of stuff. 'Very, very funny.' - Sydney Arts Guide

Tickets: http://bit.ly/conwayscf The Factory Theatre Wed 27th Apr 2016 - 9:30 pm Thu 28th Apr 2016 - 9:30 pm Fri 29th Apr 2016 - 9:30 pm Sat 30th Apr 2016 - 9:30 pm Tue 10th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Wed 11th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Thu 12th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Fri 13th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Sat 14th May 2016 - 9:30 pm Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Best Comedy Nominee Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Best Newcomer Nominee Don't miss out on this. "THERE ain't no party like a Conway party" ****- 1/2 Herald Sun "It is a cult in the making...refreshingly bonkers gem..." - Chortle "This shit is live" **** - Herald Sun "John Conway Tonight is silly, chaotic and incredible. If you're looking for something a little bit different and a little bit outrageous in this year's comedy festival, John Conway's on-stage party is a show that you absolutely need to see" ****- Artshub Must See Comedy Show Time Out London **** The Age **** Sydney Morning Herald **** The List **** Broadway Baby