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BRISBANE POWERHOUSE + BRISBANE CITY HALL + SUNPAC BOOK NOW BRISBANEPAGEC OMED1 YFESTIVAL.COM Canned laughter. Brisbane Comedy Festival Partner newsteadbrewing.com.au Powerhouse Comedy Fest Ad.indd 1 15/11/18 5:16 pm Celebrate in Style! See our 5 new collections Bloom Breeze Cresence Outline Casablanca NSW | QLD | VIC Valiant.com.au | valiant.events PAGE 2 CONTENTS Brisbane Comedy Queerstories 29 Festival Opening Gala 02 Nath Valvo 30 Ross Noble 03 Alex Ward 30 Frocking Hilarious 04 Rhys Nicholson 31 Felicity Ward 05 Around the Campfire 37 Danny Bhoy 06 CONTENTS Class Clowns 38 Damien Power 07 Whimpy Chimpy 38 Tim Ferguson 07 The World According Ronny Chieng 08 to Farts 39 Mel Buttle 09 Stinky Silly Show 39 Welcome to Nazeem Hussain 09 Jeff Green 40 Dave Hughes 10 Georgie Carroll 41 Brisbane Comedy Luke Heggie 11 Breakout Showcase 41 FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE Jan van de Stool 11 Neel Kolhatkar 42 Festival 2019 Lawrence Mooney 12 Nikki Osborne 43 DeAnne Smith 13 Ivan Aristeguieta 44 Brisbane Comedy Festival is turning double Dave Thornton 13 Brisburned 45 digits, and just like any pre-teen, we are Demi Lardner 14 The Elvis Dead 45 growing up before your very eyes…minus Corey White 14 Guy Montgomery 46 the awkward haircut and Justin Bieber Daniel Sloss 15 Charity Werk 46 fascination. We’re celebrating hitting the big Scared Weird Little Guys 16 Michael Shafar 46 1-OH with 75 hilarious comedy acts. From Paul Foot 17 ImproMafia 47 stand-up, sketch, improvisation and cabaret, Double Denim 17 Dusty Rich 48 we’re inviting you to get skit-faced with Becky Lucas 18 New in Town 48 Australia’s fastest growing comedy festival. Tommy Little 19 Tahir 49 From international superstars to local dive- Aaron Chen 20 Shit-faced Shakespeare 50 bar legends, we’ve got four great weeks Raven On 20 Tim Hewitt 51 Steph Tisdell of entertainment across three venues – Danielle Walker 21 51 Sam Campbell Matt Stewart 51 Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane City Hall and + Paul Williams 21 Gillian English 52 SunPAC- Brisbane Comedy Festival will tickle Tom Ballard 22 Tom Cashman 52 your funny bone and leave you in stitches* Nick Cody 23 Cameron James 53 Tom Walker 24 *Brisbane Comedy Festival is not liable for any Angella Dravid 53 #firstworldwhitegirls 24 actual laugh-induced stitches, please consult Zack Dyer 53 Garry Starr 25 your physician before embarking on a new After Hours 54 The Stevenson Experience 26 comedy routine. Ciaran Lyons 55 Greg Larsen 26 Comedy Smorgasbord 56 The best part? We’re spreading the laugh’s Sam Taunton 26 Brewhouse Comedy 56 across the whole family this year with a series Lady Sings it Better 27 Queensland Theatresports 57 of weird, whacky, and wonderful shows for Simon Taylor 28 Knockoff 58 little kids (and kids at heart). So don’t be shy, Larry Dean 28 Festival Venues 60 slap on a smile and get ready to laugh along with us at the funniest people in the country at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2019. Kris Stewart Artistic Director, Brisbane Powerhouse BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY BRISBANE POWERHOUSE WITH SUPPORT FROM BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL PAGE 1 BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE BRISBANE CITY BRISBANE HALL BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL OPENING GALA WITH HOST CHARLIE PICKERING What better way to kick off the Festival than a spectacular PRESENTED BY BRISBANE COMEDY lineup of the funniest comedians in two hours of laughs. FESTIVAL. PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, this night-of-nights will be packed with DATE Fri 22 Feb non-stop entertainment. Featuring a fresh lineup of the country’s VENUE Main Auditorium, best up-and-coming and well-loved comedians, as well as the only Brisbane City Hall performance from Charlie Pickering in the Festival, this is a variety TICKETS $64.90* (a) $58.90* (c) show that won’t disappoint. *A $6.60 transaction fee applies Pop the champagne, tap the keg, refill the water cooler, SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ it’s Gala time at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2019. CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES PAGE 02 BRISBANE CITY BRISBANE HALL BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE ROSS NOBLE HUMOURNOID What happens when pure comedy takes human form? PRESENTED BY ALIST.COM.AU What happens when a creature is created and bred to do stand-up? DATE Thu 21–Sat 23 Mar VENUE Main Auditorium, Nobody knows because that isn’t a thing. What is a thing is Ross Noble Brisbane City Hall doing a show. You can come and see. This is it. TICKETS $49.90* (a), $46.90* (c) *A $6.60 transaction fee applies “Brilliantly inventive, quirky stand-up… see him SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ and marvel” CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTING AND COARSE LANGUAGE THE SUN “Every night is different and every night is a total joy” TIME OUT “The great improviser” THE GUARDIAN PAGE 03 BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE BRISBANE CITY BRISBANE HALL FROCKING HILARIOUS SUPPORTING ACTIONAID Australia’s sirens of comedy hit the stage together in a laugh-out-loud PRESENTED BY ACTIONAID AND evening in support of ActionAid and their work promoting women’s BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL rights across more than 40 countries. DATE Fri 15 Mar Making its debut in Brisbane after sell-out shows in Melbourne and VENUE Main Auditorium, Sydney, Frocking Hilarious features some of the funniest women in Brisbane City Hall comedy and will do more than break the glass ceiling, but shake the TICKETS $45* (a), foundations of Brisbane City Hall – and all for a good cause! $40* (c + groups 4+) *A $6.60 transaction fee applies Join us for a good laugh to support women around the world who are SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ laughing in the face of adversity. ActionAid Australia is an international CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE women’s rights organisation that supports women around the world AND ADULT THEMES facing poverty and injustice to take charge of their situations and create change. ActionAid supports women to claim their rights and overcome the challenges posed by crises and disasters. Nothing like laughter to bring about solidarity! PAGE 04 BRISBANE POWERHOUSE BRISBANE BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE FELICITY WARD BUSTING A NUT Direct from her sold out UK tour and nomination for the biggest award PRESENTED BY in live comedy, Woy Woy’s own Felicity Ward is back and ready to bust LAUGHING STOCK PRODUCTIONS a nut-ful of jokes. DATE Sat 23 Feb As seen on Live at the Apollo and the ABC’s mental health doco Felicity’s VENUE Powerhouse Theatre, Mental Mission, Felicity is the first Aussie to be given her own Brisbane Powerhouse Live from the BBC comedy special, and can be heard as co-host on TICKETS $38* (a), The Urnbelievable Ashes and The Guilty Feminist podcasts. $35* (c + groups 6+) *A $6.60 transaction fee applies Handpicked by Amy Schumer as her UK support act, one of our funniest SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ exports returns to Brisbane for one night only. CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES NOMINEE Best Comedy WINNER Best International Act EDINBURGH FRINGE 2018 NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2016 PAGE 05 BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE BRISBANE DANNY BHOY AGE OF FOOLS Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy returns to Australia with a brand new show PRESENTED BY in 2019! Don’t miss this chance to see the internationally-renowned and ADRIAN BOHM PRESENTS critically-acclaimed comic who regularly sells out tours all over the world DATE Tue 19–Sun 24 Mar with his unique brand of observational storytelling. VENUE Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse "He creates a remarkable intimacy with his TICKETS $49.90* *A $6.60 transaction fee applies audience. A must see." THE AGE, AUSTRALIA SUITABLE FOR AGES 12+ “Brilliantly original and CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE intoxicating comedy.” THE GUARDIAN, UK AND ADULT THEMES "This is a show you could see time and time again. Exceptional" THE SUNDAY MAIL, AUSTRALIA PAGE 06 DAMIEN POWER MAN PUTS HIS DREAMS IN A SOCK BRISBANE POWERHOUSE BRISBANE Achieve your dreams. Reach your full potential. Be the best that you can be. God is dead but not to worry – there is a new religion of our time: You! In this hilarious new hour, multi-award winning comedian Damien Power will delve into our culture of narcissism. He’ll explore how society dictates our greatest desires and dreams. You must be told your dreams by the society you live in, no one is born with their dreams. AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE No baby comes out screaming “I want to be a financial planner”. “A hilarious and exceptional hour.” ★★★★ HERALD SUN, 2018 PRESENTED BY TOKEN EVENTS DATE Tue 26 Feb–Sun 03 Mar VENUE Visy Theatre, SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE Brisbane Powerhouse TICKETS $25* (Tue + Wed), $29* (Thu + Sun), $34* (Fri + Sat) *A $6.60 transaction fee applies TIM FERGUSON A FAST LIFE ON WHEELS BRISBANE CITY BRISBANE HALL A comedy legend rips the lid off his extraordinary life. Tim Ferguson reveals the terrors and tears of his worldwide escapades. As for his lifelong battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Tim says, “I don’t ‘suffer’ MS. It suffers me.” Hilarious, touching and wicked. This show is hell on wheels. BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE PRESENTED BY DATE Sat 23 + Sun 24 Mar CARRIE HARDIE VENUE Ithaca Auditorium, FOR SERIOUS COMEDY Brisbane City Hall SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+ TICKETS $38* (a), CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE $34* (c + groups 6+) *A $6.60 transaction fee applies PAGE 07 BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL AT AT FESTIVAL COMEDY BRISBANE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE BRISBANE RONNY CHIENG TONE ISSUES One of the stars of the worldwide smash hit movie Crazy Rich PRESENTED BY CENTURY AND Asians, correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, as seen BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL in GQ and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.