Sydney Comedy Festival Gala (expired event)

Catch the hottest acts of the Sydney Comedy Festival all in one incredible show!

Sydney’s biggest month of comedy kicks off in grand style with the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala at the iconic Sydney Opera House.

Featuring a dazzling line-up of the Festival’s funniest international stars, Australian legends and next-big-things in comedy, the Gala is the premier comedy event in Sydney’s cultural calendar.

Join us for a huge night of laughs!

This show runs for approximately 2 hours, including one interval.

Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.

Recommended for ages 15+ due to language and adult themes

One of the world’s most sought after venues, the Concert Hall is a performance space like no other. With its cathedral like ambience and unrivalled majesty, standing on this very special stage will see you deliver a performance to remember. In July 2022, the Opera House completed extensive upgrades to the Concert Hall. The multi-million-dollar project delivered extensive improvements to the venue, including: better acoustics for artists and audiences, enhanced access for people with mobility needs, new state-of-the-art theatre machinery and staging systems, and a more flexible and safer working environment for staff behind-the-scenes.

Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars. Please remember to maintain physical distancing whilst consuming drinks in our foyers.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer consistent with COVID-safe rules.