Bringing together world class comedians and homegrown favourites, the Perth Comedy Festival returns to the Regal Theatre, Astor Theatre, the Rechabite and Freo Social from 29 April – 15 May, 2022. Aussie cooking iso-comedian, mental health advocate and award-winning author Nat’s What I Reckon delivers Uncooked on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th May at the […]
The 2021 edition of the Perth Comedy Festival will bring together world class comedians and homegrown favourites for a month-long celebration of laughter with shows at the Regal Theatre, Astor Theatre, Comedy Lounge, and Freo Social from 19 April – 16 May – and don;t we all need some laughs right now? Daniel Sloss (pictured) […]
With a line-up featuring some of the biggest names in comedy including Arj Barker (USA), Adam Kay (UK), Daniel Sloss (SCO), David O’Doherty (IRE), Melanie Bracewell (NZ), Jason Byrne (IRE) and David Baddiel (UK), Kanan Gill (IND) and Ismo (FIN), alongside homegrown talent of the likes of Rosie Waterland, Nazeem Hussain, Matt Okine, Effie, Fiona […]
One of Australia’s rising stars of comedy is bringing her award-nominated show to Perth this weekend. Comedian and transgender woman Cassie Workman tells a story of self-acceptance – combining music, comedy, storytelling and illustration in Giantess. Workman caught up with RTRFM’s All Things Queer team for a chat about the show, being visible in the comedy world […]
Over 50 comedians will be converging on Perth this April and May to tackle the real issues ahead of the impending federal election. Canada’s Mark Forward, Malaysia’s Jason Leong and the South African All Stars join Aussie comedians Charles Firth, James Schloeffel, Cassie Workman, Steve Hughes, Daniel Townes and more on the massive line-up. LGBTIQ+ […]
Craig Hill | Hellenic Club of WA | til May 5th | ★ ★ ★ ½ The front row is notoriously dangerous terrain at any stand-up gig; at a Craig Hill show you are throwing the chance of a dignified evening to the wind, as chair by chair he manages to eviscerate those foolish enough to […]
Famous Sharron: Love Match | Hellenic Club of WA | til April 29 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dust off your tennis whites, Famous Sharron is back to help Perth find a love match. Given Famous Sharron’s burgeoning international superstardom it is a rare treat for Perth audiences to get up close and personal with a home […]
WA’s most famous… famous person is set to make a racket at this month’s Perth Comedy Festival. Rejuvenated after becoming even more famous at Fringe World, Famous Sharron is serving up some hot balls of love with her latest show, Love Match. We were penciled in to Sharron’s fit-to-burst schedule for a quick chat about […]
Multi award-winning South African/New Zealand comedian Urzila Carlson is back in 2018, and we can’t get enough of her. Earlier this year Urzila Carlson bought unabashed comedy to the Perth stage as part of the Perth Comedy Festival. Her show Unacceptable hit home here at OUTinPerth, a response to homophobic remarks that Carlson’s dealt with […]
Alice Fraser – Empire | Perth Comedy Festival | Regal Theatre | Until Sun 14 May | ★★★★★ Alice Fraser brought a sexy cerebral twist to comedy in her latest show Empire at the Regal Theatre last night. She dips into the pool of Metaphysics and Quantum Physics in her hopes to explore every facet of the […]
