The Perth Comedy Festival is Perth’s biggest annual comedy event. Every April and May, the best comedians from Australia and beyond take to stages across Perth for a massive month of comedy.
The Festival program features performances from the finest Australian acts, the biggest international stars and the most promising emerging talent offering up everything from stand-up to sketch, satire, impro, musical, absurdist, theatre, magic and kids comedy.
Perth Comedy Festival Program
Astor Theatre
Adam Kay (UK) - This Is Going to Hurt
Sat, April 27 - Sun, April 28
Annabel Crabb - 50 Odd Years of Crabb
Sat, April 27
Christian Hull & Christopher Wayne - Bad Friends
Fri, April 26
Ed Byrne (IRE) - Tragedy Plus Time
Fri, May 3
Guy Montgomery (NZ) - Over 50,000,000 Guy Fans Can’t Be Wrong
Sat, May 4 (Show Added)
Ivan Aristeguieta - Too Easy
Sat, May 11
Nat's What I Reckon - Hotdogs Probably Aren't Real
Sat, May 11
Schalk Bezuidenhout (RSA) - Keeping Up
Fri, May 3
The Dollop
Mon, May 13
Tommy Little - Has a Regular Sized Deck
Sat, May 18 - Sun, May 19
Wankernomics 2.0 - As Per My Last Email
Sat, May 4
Wil Anderson - Wilegitimate
Fri, May 17 - Sun, May 19
Freo Social
Perth Comedy Festival Showcase
Thu, May 2 - Thu, May 16
The Rechabite
Alexandra Hudson - Making Lemonade
Fri, May 10
Andrew Hamilton - Sh*t Bloke
Fri, May 17
Angelo Tsarouchas - Skits & Wits Tour
Fri, May 17
Bad Mums
Sun, May 5
Best of the Fest
Fri, May 3 - Sat, May 18
Carla Anita Mattiazzo - That's Not Amore
Fri, May 10 - Sat, May 11
Chan Lok Tim (HK)
Fri, May 3
Colin Ebsworth
Fri, May 3 - Sat, May 4
Connor Burns (SCO) - Vertigo
Sat, May 4
Dan Rath - Pariah Carey
Sat, May 4
Danielle Walker - The Lady Upstairs
Sat, May 11
Dave Thornton - Nothing's Unpossible
Fri, May 3
Emma Holland - Here Comes Mr. Forehead
Fri, May 10
Emma Krause - 40 & Fabulous
Fri, April 26
Felicity Ward - I'm Exhausting
Thu, May 2
Fern Brady (SCO) - I Gave You Milk to Drink
Tue, April 30 (Show Added)
Grant Mushet - Absolute Belter
Sat, May 18
Janelle Koenig & Dean Misdale - The Joker & The Queen
Fri, April 26
Jennifer Wong - The Sweet & Sour Hour of Power
Fri, May 10
John Cruckshank - Voltaren
Sat, May 18
Lloyd Langford (WEL) - Blunt
Sat, May 11 - Sun, May 12
Neptune Henriksen - Being a Woman for Money
Fri, May 3 - Sat, May 4
Nikki Osborne - Spectrum
Fri, May 10
Nina Oyama Is Coming
Fri, May 17 - Sat, May 18
Pete Helliar Gives Zero Flips
Sat, May 11
Sam Bowden - Don't Panic! It's Happened Before
Sat, May 18
Stephen K Amos - Oxymoron
Fri, May 17
Suraj Kolarkar - The Suraj Joke Barrage
Sat, May 11
Tom Ballard - Good Point Well Made
Fri, May 3
Urvi Majumdar - Burnt
Fri, May 17
Vivek Mahbubani (HK) - Indian Comedian, Cantonese Comedy
Sat, May 4
WA Comedy All Stars
Sat, April 27
The Regal Theatre
Anthony Locascio - Papou
Fri, May 17 - Sat, May 18
Bob Downe - Jazzy!
Fri, April 26
Chris Ryan - Good-O
Fri, May 3
Daniel Delby - Comedian Rhapsody
Fri, May 3 - Sat, May 4
Helen Bauer (UK) - Grand Supreme Darling Princess
Fri, May 10
Jason Leong (MYS) - Why Are You Like This?
Sat, May 11
Kumar (SGP) - Beats, Rhymes & Punchlines
Sat, May 4
Luke Heggie - Grogan
Fri, May 3
Mariah O'Dea - #TheNewMe
Sat, May 11
Melanie Bracewell (NZ) - Attack of the Melanie Bracewell
Fri, May 17
Mike Goldstein
Sat, May 18
My Cousin Vla - Dis/Dat
Fri, May 3 - Sat, May 4
Nazeem Hussain - Totally Normal
Fri, May 17
Nemr (USA/LBN) - Live
Fri, May 10 - Sat, May 11
Olga Koch (RUS/UK) - Prawn Cocktail
Fri, May 10
Perth Comedy Festival Gala
Wed, May 1 - Wed, May 15
Rhys Nicholson - Huge Big Party Congratulations
Fri, May 10
Sesh Stories
Sat, May 18
Stephen K Amos (UK) - Oxymoron
Sat, May 18
Swamplesque
Fri, April 26 - Sun, April 28
Woody - Judged
Sat, May 4