The Comedy Suitcase Tour
ALBANY - BUNBURY - MANDURAH 26-28 APRIL
Some of the finest comedians the festival have to offer are taking their suitcases and taking the show on the road!
Packed full of laughs, chuckles and guffaws the line up includes Tripod,...
Opening Night Gala
2ND MAY 7.30PM - ASTOR THEATRE
Launch into 19 days of Perth International Comedy Festival hilarity with the event to start all events, the Opening Night Gala.
With performances by Des Bishop (IRE), Deanne Smith (CAN), Tripod,...
Asher Treleaven: Secret Door
3RD - 5TH MAY 9.15PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Sartorially as well as mentally sharp, this dapper Melbournian makes a big impression with his take on masculinity, playing with our perceptions of machismo and feyness and asking 'what makes a man...
Deanne Smith (Canada): Livin' the Sweet Life
3RD -5TH MAY 8.00PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Life's great when you're rich(er than most people on the planet). Not only does DeAnne pay strangers to remove her body hair, she also has a guy drive her around town in a large, expensive vehicle.
Yon [Tripod]: Mandaddy
3RD - 5TH MAY 6.45PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Mandaddy is Yon’s first solo show. He’s a man of habit who’s spent 20 years in musical comedy trio Tripod, so he’s working with two musicians. Baby steps, people.
Des Bishop (Ire): Des Bishop Likes to Bang
3RD – 5TH MAY 8:15PM - ASTOR THEATRE
After a series of sold-out shows around in 2010, Des Bishop tours Australia in 2012 with his brand new show “Des Bishop Likes to Bang”.
Tripod: Men of Substance
3RD - 5TH MAY 9.30PM - ASTOR THEATRE
In Men of Substance, Tripod finally decide to grow up and stop pretending to be stupid. Come to the show and find out if it was a smokescreen for actual stupidity all along.
The Pajama Men (USA): In the Middle of No One
4TH & 5TH MAY 7.00PM - ASTOR THEATRE
A fast-paced comedy thriller about love, alien abduction, the pressure cooker of solitude and the spirit of adventure.
Superdub vs The Vampires
8TH MAY 7PM & 8.30PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Join the Werzel and Robertson as they battle it out against vampires re-voicing, redubbing and ridiculous. Live and in the moment.
The New Conway Tonight Show
9TH - 12TH & 16TH - 19TH MAY 10PM - VELVET LOUNGE
What is the New Conway Tonight Show?
Mike G: Moron Terrorism
9TH - 12TH MAY 8.45PM - VELVET LOUNGE
Award winning American comedian and Perth favourite, Mike Goldstein, brings to the stage his solo show, "Moron Terrorism". Don’t miss this hour of unadulterated stand-up from an internationally...
Neil Hamburger (USA): Discounted Entertainer
9TH -12TH MAY 9.30PM -JACK HIGH ROOM
After almost 10 years away from our shores Neil Hamburger brings his show Discounted Entertainer to the Perth International Comedy Festival
Andrea Gibbs: The Allnutt St Diaries
MAY 9TH - 12TH 8.30PM - LAUGH LOCKER
The Allnutt Street Diaries is a collection of true stories, diary entries, cassette tape recordings and hilarious back yard videos from Andrea’s past.
Jimmy James Eaton: One Small Sketch for Man
MAY 9TH - 12TH 7.30PM - VELVET LOUNGE
This comedy alchemist has wielded, one golden hour of sketch for man and one giant laugh for mankind.
The Daily Planet Sessions
MAY 9TH - 12TH 7.15PM - DAILY PLANET
Four Fabulous Comedians. Each for One Night Only
Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma
MAY 9TH - 12TH 6.45PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Winner - Time Out Best Local Talent - 2011 Sydney Comedy Festival
As seen on TV's Thank God You"re Here, Spicks and Specks & in the Australian film Any Questions For Ben, award-winning comedian...
Peter Powers (UK): Hypnotist
9TH MAY 8PM - ASTOR THEATRE
Combining a unique blend of outrageous humour with a witty and mischievous style of delivery, Peter Powers is the world’s funniest comedy hypnotist.
Bonnie Davies: I’m High On Life, What Are You on?
9TH – 12TH MAY 7.15PM - LAUGH LOCKER
My upbringing was a wonderful one, but it might not make sense to you.
Brendon Burns: Home Stretch Baby
9TH - 12TH MAY 8.15PM - JACK HIGH
The world-renowned and hugely respected Edinburgh award winner, Brendon Burns, makes a rare return home for the debut of his new show Home Stretch Baby.
Lawrence Mooney: An indecisive bag of donuts
9TH -12TH MAY 9.15PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
An indecisive bag of donuts is a day in the life of one man's struggle with procrastination. It's for anyone who's ever wasted time.
Next Gen Comedy
9TH - 12TH & 16TH - 19TH MAY 8.30PM - DAILY PLANET
What do comedians Tim Minchin, Dave Callan, Claire Hooper and Brendon Burns all have in common? They all hail from Perth!
HANNAH GADSBY: Hannah Wants A Wife
MAY 9TH - 12TH 7PM - JACK HIGH
Who wouldn't want a wife? They do things for you
Stephen K Amos (UK): Laughter is My Agenda
10TH - 12TH MAY 7PM - ASTOR
Making his Perth debut, Stephen K Amos is bringing his unique brand of comedy to the Perth International Comedy Festival in 2012.
Tropical Parodies: A Cocktail of Comic Song
9TH - 12TH MAY 8.00PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Perth’s musical comedy hit-makers return with an all-new comic song-stravaganza!
TOM GLEESON: Good One
11TH & 12TH MAY 8.15PM - ASTOR
Last year's seasons in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne completely sold out. Buy a ticket. Good one.
Henry Rollins (USA): The Long March
11TH & 12TH MAY 9.30PM - ASTOR
In describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. “Rollins is many things,” says the Washington Post, “diatribist, confessor,...
Dave Callan: The Graveyard Shift
16TH - 19TH MAY 8.15PM - JACK HIGH
Dave Callan hosted the Graveyard Shift on Triple J from 2005-2010. Early on he realised it was something special and started to record the weird and wonderful calls that made the show a cult...
Superdub vs The Aliens
15TH MAY 7PM & 8.30PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Join the Werzel and Robertson as they battle it out against aliens re-voicing, redubbing and ridiculous. Live and in the moment.
Greg Fleet: Bring It
16TH - 19TH MAY 9.30PM - JACK HIGH
Comedy legend Gregory Fleet returns with his first solo standup hour for 3 years.
Jennifer Wong: Ouch & Other Words
16TH - 19TH MAY 7:15PM - DAILY PLANET
A bookish comedian did a First Aid course so that no one around her will ever feel pain or die. This is called delusion.
Xavier Michelides: The Brain Whisperer
MAY 16TH - 19TH 8.45PM - VELVET LOUNGE
See Xavier delve into his own brain in this hilarious new show.
“… isn’t just a larger-than-life character actor; he’s a more-than useful writer, too…” Chortle
Glenn Wool (Canada): No Lands' Man
MAY 16TH - 19TH 7.00PM - JACK HIGH
Glenn Wool, the cosmopolitan vagabond, comes to Perth for the very first time.
Emma Zammit: Are you finished with that?
16TH - 19TH MAY 7.30PM - VELVET LOUNGE
You might have had it this morning. You will probably have it tonight. It’s a temptation hard to resist.
Laura Davis: NOTES FROM BIRDS
16TH – 19TH MAY 7.15PM - LAUGH LOCKER
How crazy do you have to be to take a chance on a stranger?
MICHAEL WORKMAN: Mercy
MAY 16TH - 19TH 6.45PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
WINNER - Best Newcomer 2011, Melbourne Comedy Festival
Werzel Montague: The Mental-est
16TH -19TH MAY 8:30PM - LAUGH LOCKER
In the sleepy wheatbelt hamlet of St. Quentin, Ron the Baptist is possibly humanity’s only hope in a desperate war against darkness.
John Robertson: The Old Whore
16TH – 19TH MAY 8PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
John Robertson is all things to all men. And a psychopath. Get involved!
Joel Creasey: NAKED
16TH - 19TH MAY 9.15PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Joel is afraid of a lot. Be it snakes, heights or Tony Abbott you'll usually find Joel cowering behind the couch. But one thing Joel hates more than anything is nudity
Fiona O’Loughlin: The Divine Miss O
18TH AND 19TH MAY 8.15PM - ASTOR
With her popularity at an all time high, and a starring role on Dancing with the Stars, Fiona chucked herself off the wagon and onto the pages of the national media.
Steve Hughes: Live
MAY 18TH 9:30PM - ASTOR
Over 11 years ago one of Australia’s greatest heavy metal drummers, Steve Hughes, put down the sticks and picked up the microphone.
Sammy J & Randy: The Inheritance
18TH & 19TH MAY 7.00PM - ASTOR THEATRE
Direct from the Montreal and Edinburgh comedy festivals...
Ancient parchments! Deadly secrets! Flimsy props! When Randy discovers he is heir to an enormous fortune, he seeks to reclaim his...
Charlie Pickering
19TH MAY 9.30PM - ASTOR
Long before appearing on TV (The Project, Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation), Charlie was touring internationally, winning awards and selling-out houses.
Festival Finale
20TH MAY 7.30PM
Round off a manic 19 days of laughs in the only way any comedy faithful should, with the Festival Finale