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 - SOLD OUT
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 - SOLD OUT
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) - EXTRA SHOW ADDED MAY 6, 8PM
3RD -5TH MAY 8.00PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Life's great when you're rich(er than most people on the planet).SUNDAY MAY 6 SHOW 8PM ON SALE NOW!
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. TIX SELLING FAST!
Des Bishop (Ire) -Sold out
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”. Sold Out
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. TICKETS SELLING FAST!
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.
PERTH DEBUT. TWO SHOWS ONLY!
International Comedy Bowls - Free Event
6TH MAY 2PM - FREE EVENT
A fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon, this is a free event for everyone in the community to enjoy.
Daniel Kitson - Where once was wonder
6TH MAY - ASTOR THEATRE
A new stand-up comedy show about impossibility, change, not joining in, love, haircuts, loneliness, courage, defiance, knowledge, despondency, cutting the head off a pig, meaning, tattoos,...
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
The biggest stars of the Perth International Comedy Festival delve into talk show anarchy on The New Conway Tonight Show. TONIGHT: FELICITY WARD, EMMA ZAMMIT AND MUSIC BY LEIGH CRAFT
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.
Next Gen Comedy
9TH - 12TH & 16TH - 19TH MAY 8.30PM - DAILY PLANET CAFE
They compete, you decide! Next Gen Comedy, will be based on audience vote, meaning we're leaving it up to the people of Perth to decide who is the best up and coming comedian in the West.
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. SATURDAY SOLD OUT
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 CAFE
Four Fabulous Comedians. Each for One Night Only!
Thursday May 10 SOLD OUT!
Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma
MAY 9TH - 12TH 6.45PM - ASTOR LOUNGE
Extra Show Saturday May 12th 5pm!!
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. Auslan Interpreted Show May 12
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. BUY TIX NOW!
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.
HANNAH GADSBY:SOLD OUT
MAY 9TH - 12TH 7PM - JACK HIGH
Who wouldn't want a wife? They do things for you. SOLD OUT
Stephen K Amos (UK): SOLD OUT!
STPEHEN K AMOS - SOLD OUT
Making his Perth debut, Stephen K Amos is bringing his unique brand of comedy to the Perth International Comedy Festival in 2012.
SOLD OUT!
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. SOLD OUT
Henry Rollins (USA): SOLD OUT
11TH & 12TH MAY 9.30PM - ASTOR SOLD OUT
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. SOLD OUT
Dave Callan - EXTRA SHOW ADDED 5PM SATURDAY!!!
EXTRA SHOW 5PM MAY 19
Dave Callan hosted the Graveyard Shift on Triple J from 2005-2010. Early on he realised it was something special. EXTRE SHOW ADDED 5PM SATURDAY MAY 19
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. TIX SELLING FAST!
Jennifer Wong: Ouch & Other Words
16TH - 19TH MAY 7:15PM - DAILY PLANET CAFE
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. TIX SELLING FAST!
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
Fresh from the UK, Europe and Melbourne, this is another vicious, hilarious monologue from a clever little bastard. TIX SELLING FAST!
Joel Creasey - Selling Fast
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. TIX SELLING FAST!
Fiona O’Loughlin - Selling Fast!
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. TIX SELLING FAST!
Sammy J & Randy: The Inheritance
18TH & 19TH MAY 7.00PM - ASTOR THEATRE
Direct from the Montreal and Edinburgh comedy festivals...
TIX SELLING FAST!
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 - SOLD OUT
20TH MAY 7.30PM
Round off a manic 19 days of laughs in the only way any comedy faithful should, with the Festival Finale.