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I am delighted to welcome you to the Canberra 2019. The Festival has grown significantly over the past seven years and now, each March, our city transforms into a thriving comedy hub. The ACT Government is proud to support the festival as it showcases our inclusive and funny city to some of the world’s best talent. More than just a week of laughs, the Canberra Comedy Festival continues to bring world-class to the capital, with a variety of comedic offerings from around the world right through to some fantastic talent from our own backyard. Whether it’s Dave Hughes, Ronny Chieng, The Chaser or Canberra’s own Maddy Weeks, there’s something for everyone this year. I’ll be at a few events over the Festival, and it’ll be great to see you there. Andrew Barr MLA ACT Chief Minister

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JUST AROUND THE CORNER - LEVEL 1, 65 Northbourne Ave, Canberra ACT 2601 Sold CANBERRA COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019 GALA THRONES! (USA) - THE MUSICAL PARODY Out! Tue 19 March 7pm (120min) Thu 21 March 7:15pm (75min) $93 / $83 * Canberra , Canberra Theatre Centre $42 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre SOLD OUT Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and worldwide smash hits Canberra for The biggest show of the year is back to kick off the 2019 Festival with an explosive line-up of the very first time – and it’s bigger and bloodier than ever! ilarious, gory Game of Thrones send- the festival's best ! up. Nudity? Maybe. Laughs? Yes! Brothers and sisters shagging? No comment. "A Resounding Success" «««««Sunday Times

CANBERRA COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019 GALA ENCORE ANNE EDMONDS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? Tue 19 March 7:30pm (120min) Fri 22 March 8:30pm (60min) $93 / $83 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $39 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre EXTRA SHOW DUE TO DEMAND! VERY LIMITED SEATS! What’s wrong with me? Nah. What’s wrong with you? I’m sick of talking about myself; it’s time to A very special encore of our star-studded Gala, featuring the same acts, but with a different talk about everyone else (I’ll probably still talk about myself a bit). host! You might have seen me on Have You Been Paying Attention? (TEN), as Helen Bidou or in my own show The Edge Of The Bush (ABC).

JIMEOIN (IRE) RESULT! AKMAL OPEN FOR RENOVATIONS Fri 22 March 7:30pm (60min) Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) $46.90 / $42.90 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre The man with the best brows in the business brings you his new show Result! The master of Have you always wanted a perfect body, with rock hard abs and buns of steel without ever observational humor will take you on a hilarious rollercoaster as he discusses the absurdities of getting out of bed? Well in this one-hour show, Akmal will be asking the audience if they know everyday life. "Superb, Wickedly Funny, Exhilarating!" ««««½ The Age how he can achieve these things. A life changing experience or your money back. ««««½ The Advertiser

DAVE HUGHES HAIRY DRINK. SLAY. REPEAT. Sat 23 March 8pm (60min) Wed 20 March 7pm (60min) $46.90* Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $42 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre Dave hasn’t had a haircut since last year’s Festival. His fringe is now a face curtain. What has Strap in for a night of scandal and stories with Australia’s reigning Crown Prince of Comedy. prompted this radical change? Is it a crisis? Is he going through manopause? The only way to You may have seen him hosting Eurovision, Mardi Gras, Take Me Out, his Famewhore special know the answers is to come along. Only your own ears and eyes can be trusted. Book now. on and on Show Me The Movie. Or his worldwide stand-up special. He also bought a house and dates a supermodel. Slay! "He's a F**kin star" -

RONNY CHIENG (MAL) TONE ISSUES TOUR NAZEEM HUSSAIN BASIC IDIOT Wed 3 April 7:30pm (120min) Fri 22 March 7pm (60min) $44.90 * Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre Century and Canberra Comedy Festival Present It’s been a massive year for Nazeem. He became a Dad, his sketch show Orange Is The New One of the stars of the worldwide smash hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, Correspondent on The Daily Brown began airing on Ch 7, he recorded his first Netflix special, and was finally invited to Show with Trevor Noah, as seen in GQ and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Ronny Chieng, speak at his high school assembly (Rex Hunt pulled out). “There wasn’t a flat in the set, nor returns to Australia to perform his unapologetic stand-up live for for a very limited run of shows! a pause that didn’t lead to a laugh. No dead spots, no misfires, no flubs” Herald Sun

Book tickets at canberracomedyfestival.com.au Book tickets at canberracomedyfestival.com.au Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 applies Transaction fee of *$5.95 or ^$4.00 applies FERN BRADY (SCO) POWER AND CHAOS SHITFACED SHAKESPEARE (UK) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) Wed 20 and Thu 21 March 8:30pm (60min) $25 / $23 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre $37 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival Present SOLD OUT Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. COMPLETE SELLOUT in Canberra in 2018. With her dry and caustic charm, Fern is bold, brash and sometimes brutal, using her unique The legendary Fringe hit is back with their greatest Sh!t-Faced show to date: A Midsummer world-view to dissect politics and relationships with passionate honesty. As seen on the BBC’s Night’s Dream. ««««« “no-holds-barred ecstasy” BroadwayBaby Live from the Apollo & The Russell Howard Hour. ‘An astounding hour’ ««««« The List «««« “a hilarious, laugh-a-minute riot” The Clothesline

JOHN SAFRAN JEW DETECTIVE: SARCASM IS NOT A CRIME ZOË COOMBS MARR BOSSY BOTTOM Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 March 8:30pm (60min) $42 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $30 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre John Safran has made a career of turning up where he isn’t wanted. Zoë has been on hiatus. Sort of. For the past six years, she’s been a terrible male Recently the writer & filmmaker has been snooping around Aussie Nazis and jihadis. He wants with a neckbeard called Dave, winning stacks of awards and tons of great reviews. Whatever. to tell you the hilarious stories of how he gets in and (mainly) avoids being thumped. Now, she’s scraped off the neckbeard and is BAAAAACK… as herself. Join John as all the beans are spilt. “Zoë Coombs Marr is a genius” Herald Sun

DANIEL SLOSS (SCO) X PAUL FOOT (UK) IMAGE CONSCIOUS Thu 21 March 8:30pm (90min) Mon 18 March 7pm (60min) $40 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $33 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre Internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up star, Daniel Sloss returns to Canberra Greetings! Ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? I have. What about Comedy Festival with his new show, X. Brilliantly dark with razor-sharp wit and the ability to the numerous problems of organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. It’s an deftly spin a narrative, Sloss is a comedian who is “dirty, sweet and clever” (New York Times). absolute nightmare! A new show from award-winning British, surrealist comedian Paul Foot. ‘A ‘Hilarious… Devastatingly intelligent… Sloss is a festival highlight. See him.’««««« The Age deranged genius’ «««« Morning Herald

BECKY LUCAS UM, SUPPORT ME?! NICK CODY OLD MATE Thu 21 and Fri 22 March 7pm (60min) Sun 24 March 8:20pm (60min) $28 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre $28 Big Band Room, ANU Hello, I’m Becky, a 29 year old woman which means I’m passionate about 2 things: getting Your favourite red bearded, loose unit returns a year older but not a year wiser. Nick was told every inch of the bathroom wet and blaming my mood/behaviour on the moon. Last year I filmed that once he became a father, that everything would change. Nope. Beer is still delicious and he a bunch of stuff for TV & got banned from twitter for a joke about chopping the Prime Minister’s is still a dickhead. “Masterful hour of stand-up" ««««½ Herald Sun head off, which is ridiculous I don't have the time! Anyway, um, support me?! "Supremely good stand-up" «««« The Scotsman (U.K)

CHARLIE PICKERING US & THEM BEST OF THE EDINBURGH FEST (UK/CAN) FEAT. JIMMY MCGHIE (UK) & JOHN HASTINGS (CAN) Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre $32 Big Band Room, ANU There’s two types of people in this world: those who think that everyone can be divided into two Best of the Edinburgh Fest has been a standout show of the Melbourne Comedy Festival for 30 neat groups and those who don’t. years and now, Mary Tobin Presents is proudly serving up some of the world’s hottest comedic Charlie Pickering – host of The Weekly – is coming to Canberra with a brand-new stand up talent at this year’s Canberra Comedy Festival. Handpicked from the Edinburgh Fringe, join show about why the world is so divided and what might bring it together again. Jimmy McGhie (UK) and John Hastings (CAN) for a night of unbeatable world-class comedy.

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THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE LARRY DEAN (SCO) BAMPOT Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) $26 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $27 Big Band Room, ANU FRINGEWORLD Best Comedy Award Nominees, 2015, 2016, & Runner-Up 2017. After a completely Larry debuts in Canberra with his EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD nominated new show, an Sold-Out worldwide tour in 2018, Beej (#1 Best Selling Author) and Jimmy (plays guitar) are back! Australia’s hour of ‘unexpected and excellent’ «««« (Times) thoughts on Scottishness, sodomites and favourite twins return with a brand-new show – packed full of their hilarious songs and trademark sibling banter. self-esteem.“One of the most honest, moving and incredibly funny sets I’ve seen in a very long "An absolute stand-out, one-of-the-best-moments-of-the-Fringe" ««««« The Fountain (Edinburgh) time” The Herald «««««

LUKE HEGGIE HAVE THAT THE LITTLE DUM DUM CLUB Sunday 24 March 7pm (60min) Sat 23 March 5pm (90min) $28 Big Band Room, ANU $25 Big Band Room, ANU Luke Heggie threatened to quit stand up comedy, but after everyone he told of his plans cried One of Australia’s most popular comedy podcasts is back in Canberra for one night only with inconsolably and clung to his ankles as he walked away, he decided that the world needs special guests from the Festival! They’ve amassed millions of downloads, sold out shows laughter. So he’s back with another harsh but fair show about dickheads. No lowbreeds please. around the country and this is your chance to check out one of their legendary live shows! “… genius… one of the funniest standups around.” Sydney Morning Herald

MANDY NOLAN AND ELLEN BRIGGS WOMEN LIKE US RANDY LIVE! Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 March 7pm (60min) $25 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $32 Big Band Room, ANU Mandy & Ellen are different from your usual comedians. For a start they’re women. They’re After a decade of tactical delays and hollow promises, Australia’s premier non-human stand-up mothers. They’re middle aged & country girls. This isn’t your regular stand up comedy show. This comedian is finally coming to Canberra! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Randy in his is as one review described it ‘a two tena pad show’. These are untold laugh out loud women’s natural habitat doing what he does best – appearing from the waist up while screaming into a stories, smack bang centre stage. A show about women, by women, but the men love it. microphone.

BABY WANTS CANDY (USA) TAHIR YOU HAD ONE JOB! THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL BAND MUSICAL Wed 20 March 7pm (60min) Thu 21 March 8:30pm (60min) $32 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre $42 Big Band Room, ANU A roller coaster ride of spontaneous choreography, rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy TAHIR explores the stupidity of the funniest animal on the planet – Humans. Dumb jobs, stupid actions – this show is COMPLETELY improvised based on an audience suggestion! “««««« and hard to believe decisions from an animal that is apparently on top of the food chain. Tahir explores Entertainment at its best, the performers are amazing. The only thing you can expect is a night filled the human mind in a hilarious fashion as he takes you through a roller coaster ride full of laughs and with so much laughter, your face will hurt. A must see! I want to go again and again." – Advertiser surprises! Those on Centrelink are welcome – but no discounts … we know about the cash jobs!

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Book tickets at canberracomedyfestival.com.au Sell today, smile tomorrow DAVE THORNTON LEAN INTO IT Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) What’s our favourite $32 Big Band Room, ANU Dave Thornton seems to have his shit together. He is in that late 30-something haze where HOW ABOUT 4 letter word? SOLD. he now drinks black coffee, red wine and knows what a quarterly BAS statement is. You might We’ll make that yours have seen him on The Project (Network Ten) or hosting The Beep Test (Fox Footy) every A FREE too. week.

APPRAISAL? DILRUK JAYASINHA CHEAT DAY(S) Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) Contact our team at $30 Festival Square [email protected] Dilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia’s favourite comedians. Now the Logie winner is coming to Canberra with a brand-new hour about how he cheated his way to a healthier and more active lifestyle. “A side-splitting and thought-provoking night of SELL TODAY, comedy.” ««««½ The West Australian. “A brilliant hour.” «««« Herald Sun RHYS NICHOLSON NICE PEOPLE NICE THINGS NICE SITUATIONS SMILE TOMORROW Thu 21 March 8:15pm, Fri 22 March 8:15pm, Sat 23 March 8:30pm (60min) $28 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre Hello there. It’s me, Rhys, from comedy. Would you like to come to my comedy concert? Why not, you know? It will be nice. HOORAY! Please come. Best Show Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016 Helpmann Award Best Comedy Performer Nominee 2018

THE CHASER QUARTERLY PRESENTS THE WAR ON HISTORY Wed 20 March 8:20pm (100min) $44.90 * The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre On 26 January 1788, a bunch of old white men arrived in Australia and started ruining it for Visit Audi Centre everyone. 240 years later, you can relive that experience by having a bunch of slightly younger white men ruin your night as they present the least reliable but most hilarious account of Canberra for show Australian History. Follows sold out shows in Melb, Syd and Bris.

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TOM GIBSON DISRUPTION Comedy for kids, Sat 23 March 7pm (60min) $25 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre teens and families DISRUPTION is the story of one man who feels like everything he does is way harder than it Family Program should be. It’s like the whole world has decided to slide sticks in his wheels whenever it looks like CLEAN COMEDY SPECTACULAR he’s heading downhill. But now he’s turned the tables. Now Tom is the DISRUPTION. “Amazing to watch…an eye-opening moment of revelation about how good comedy can be.” Riot Act Sat 23 March 5:15pm (70min) $25/$22 - Group 4+ $20 ^ Street One, The Street Theatre Get tickled by our squeaky-clean line-up of comedians doing material that is both hilarious and TANYA LOSANNO THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ELDERLY tasteful, for one show only. Join us for this spectacular line-up that is suitable for everyone from teens and up. Featuring a line-up of the Festival’s best acts doing short sets in a 70-minute blockbuster Sat 23 March 6pm (60min) show. All your favourite comedians – none of the dirty bits – in a show designed for the whole family! $20 Novotel Canberra Tanya’s lived her adult life like a cowboy, doing whatever she wants but now she’s back where CLASS CLOWNS she grew up, with her own family in tow, and looking down the barrel of caring for her elderly Italian parents only to realise this ride is wilder than the wild west! Wed 20 March 5pm (60min) $7 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt for Australia’s funniest secondary school peeps for its annual Class Clowns comedy competition. School aged comedians can register IDRIS STANTON WHAM GLAM CIRCUS MAN! online at classclowns.com.au to participate! Sat 23 March 7:15pm (60min) $20 Festival Square EMMA MALIK FE-FI-FO-FUN Idris combines death defying circus stunts and side splitting comedy in this rock and roll Sat 23 and Sun 24 March 2:30pm (60min) extravaganza! Returning to Canberra, after sell out seasons in and Adelaide. This show $17 / $55 (Family, admits 4) Festival Square has: Magic, music, comedy and circus, all set to a banging sound track of classic rock and roll! “A Rock and Roll finale worthy of KISS!” «««« Broadway Baby, 2018. Join British animal training comedian Emma Malik and her thai rescue dog Dukdik on the adventure of a lifetime! Animal interaction is encouraged in this hilarious show with an all animal cast!

UNEDJAMACATED Wed 20 March 7pm (60min) MATTY GREY GAME ON 2.0 $21 * Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre Sat 23 and Sun 24 March 1pm (60min) Who needs a proper job when you can disappoint your parents as a comedian? Come and see $17 / $55 (Family, admits 4)* Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre the next big things in stand up, musical and sketch show comedy as Canberra’s finest new wave Matty Grey is back with a whole new show about video games. Watch Matty journey through of comedians prove that being Unedjamacated is a full time job in itself. Featuring: Ashy Kinsella, Gameland. To escape he must battle through live action games including Pokemon, Operation, and Tayla Harnas, Robert Kjellgren, David Hiscock, Cale Merriman, Audrey Kent and Jez Margosis. some little indie game called FORTNITE. It’s not just funny, it’s snot comes out your nose while you ROFL type fun for the whole family.

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MADDY WEEKS BLADE UNIVERSITY 2 BENSLEY 2 FURIOUS Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) Fri 22 March 8:15pm (60min) $20 The Civic Pub $20 Festival Square Hey guys I’m Maddy Weeks :-) how ya goin’, you good? Welcome to my show description; it is an One brother has moved to Sydney, the other to Melbourne. Andrew and Danny Bensley are now hour of dumb jokes and recorder solos, that is secretly a beautiful coming of age story, three years in catching up and swapping stories for your amusement in their new show: 2 Bensley 2 Furious. the making. Come along and you will probably learn at least two things. “Oodles of confidence and With years of sold out shows in the Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney comedy festivals behind charisma, landing every punchline with the finesse of a 20-year comedy veteran”– BMA Mag them, join the comedic brothers on this glorified catch up for one night only!

SIMON BOWER NOT SANTA CLAUS MATERIAL KOORI COMEDY Thu 21 March 8:15pm (60min) Thu 21 March 9:30pm (60min) $20 The Civic Pub $20 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre Simon Bower, rejected for a job as a mall Santa, returns to his fall-back career in stand-up Bill Makin, Cy Fahey, Benny Eggmolesse and Jacob Keed are Canberra’s funniest Kooris comedy. Simon's goofy and disarmingly honest has entertained sold-out crowds bringing you a showcase of ! throughout Australia. He may not be Santa Claus material, but an evening with Simon Bower is the gift that keeps on giving.

TOMMY DASSALO LIGHTBULB IMPROV TRUTH OR DARE Sat 23 March 9:30pm (60min) Wed 20 and Thu 21 March 7pm (60min) $20 The Civic Pub $20 ^ Street Two, The Street Theatre Host of The Little Dum Dum Club and Filthy Casuals podcasts. Seen on Just For Laughs Lightbulb Improv is Canberra’s premiere improvised , performing monthly since Australia and Tonightly. Professional dropkick and adorable widdle boy Tommy Dassalo is back 2016. Known for crafting comedy moments in an unscripted, lively and daring manner, the with a self-hindrance seminar about how to love yourself in spite (and because) of your many, Lightbulb Players are tellers of stories and singers of songs. Their motto? To create fearless many flaws. «««« – The Age theatre that frees the mind, delights the intellect, and distills the meaning of life.

WHET BREKKIE PRESENTS THREE BLIND MEN Fri 22 and Sat 23 March 8:15pm (60min) Wed 20 March 9:30pm (60min) $20 The Civic Pub $20 The Civic Pub Take one hour comedy show and dice into sketch sized pieces. Sprinkle liberally with four Life gave Chris Marlton, Nick Schuller and Taylor Coughtrie every opportunity to succeed but talented performers and bring to a simmer. Cover with wacky hijinks and let rest overnight. they are still finding ways to screw it up.Three Blind Men is the story of three clueless guys Dollop on a spoonful of perfect timing, garnish with clever writing and you’ll be asking "is this stumbling through what should have been a simple life, told with Taylor’s daring dissections, Whet Brekkie?" Nick’s amazing analysis, and Chris’ fictional feasts.

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