Sydney Comedy Festival 2024:our guide to the best laughs

Sydney Comedy Festival 2024:our guide to the best laughs

The Sydney International Comedy Festival kicks off on April 22. Here’s a preview of what you could bring your nan to and when best to leave her at home.

  • byDaniel Herborn

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‘I could Joe Rogan it up’:is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?

‘I could Joe Rogan it up’:is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?

The stand-up veteran admits it’d be far more lucrative to join those complaining that they “can’t say what they want to”.

  • byKylie Northover
Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

From lurid family histories to Excel-lent stand-up,this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.

  • bySonia Nair,Lefa Singleton Norton,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Stephen A Russell,Cameron Woodhead,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Donna Demaio andJohn Bailey
Ego,pain and ADHD:The unusual determination of Dave Hughes
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Ego,pain and ADHD:The unusual determination of Dave Hughes

Lying on the beach in agony,waiting for an ambulance that never showed up,one thing was clear to the comedian:this would definitely make it into his stand-up show.

  • byStephen Brook
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude):This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start

Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude):This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start

From Tim Tams to a screenplay written by an 11-year-old this year’s comedy festival is off to a roaring start. Keep an eye on our growing list of reviews here.

  • byStephen A Russell,Lefa Singleton Norton,Mikey Cahill,Tyson Wray,Sonia Nair,Hannah Francis,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Guy Webster,Cher Tan,Cassidy Knowlton andCameron Woodhead
Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now,he’s finally relented

Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now,he’s finally relented

Australia’s best stand-up comedian is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

  • byRichard Jinman
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Life for women after 50 – hit comic newcomers hold a mirror to it all

Life for women after 50 – hit comic newcomers hold a mirror to it all

Relatable stories providing a glimpse of what goes on in women’s lives are proving a hit for audiences – and the performers discovering standup comedy in midlife.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off,with more than 800 performers set to step up to the mic. Here,our writers take a closer look.

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‘We sound ridiculous’:Guy Montgomery on the success of Kiwi comedy

‘We sound ridiculous’:Guy Montgomery on the success of Kiwi comedy

The Enzed funny man has stolen many episodes of Have You Been Paying Attention?;now he’s MC of the Comedy Festival’s Allstars TV special.

  • byBen Pobjie
From comfort noodles to late-night burgers,this is where comedians eat out on the cheap in Melbourne

From comfort noodles to late-night burgers,this is where comedians eat out on the cheap in Melbourne

From late-night bites at city stalwarts to big noodle bowls for under $20,these are the much-loved venues comedians recommend throughout the festival.

This revolutionary feminist was executed at 31. Her ideas never died

This revolutionary feminist was executed at 31. Her ideas never died

Farewell Lady Autumn at La Mama is inspired by the life of Qiu Jin,who was executed after being implicated in a failed assassination plot.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Kosa Monteith,Jessica Nicholas,Barney Zwartz andTyson Wray