Running from February 23rd to March 21st, The Brisbane Comedy Festival happens at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Visit the Brisbane Comedy Festival website for full program details.

The Big Joke Comedy Festival is held in NSW town of Bangalow (10 minutes drive west of Byron Bay) from March 18th to the 21st. Visit the Big Joke website for full program details.

Running from March 24th to April 18th, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes over the city with performances by artists from everywhere! Visit the Melbourne International Comedy Festival website for full program details.

The 2010 Sydney Comedy Festival runs from the 19th of April until the 9th of May. Visit the Sydney Comedy Festival website for full program details.


As one of Australia’s premier physical comedy shows, The Umbilical Brothers are guaranteed a sell out audience. Unfortunately the audience will see what appears to be well… a rehearsal!

The show is dotted with some of their special type of comedy genius, vocal sound effects their two puppet friends and an expertly choreographed routine where a third Brother is created with the use of video. However to get to these nuggets the audience will have to endure a lot of bumbling and stumbling around that seems to be more for their own personal entertainment than that of their admission paying fans.

After more than a year of performances, including a 2006 Adelaide Fringe Season, it is disappointing that the standard of the show is still ‘in rehearsal’. I look forward to seeing it when the script is finalised and the show is ready for the actual performances.

The Umbilical Brothers perform at Royalty Theatre until March 25th. Tickets through the Adelaide Fringe website

Tonights Gigs

Brisbane Comedy Festival (QLD)
Visit the Brisbane Comedy Festival website for full program details.
Raw Comedy – Semi Final 1
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
Laugh Resort Comedy Club
Visit their website for line up details.
8:30, $12/$10
Willow (VIC)
Blackframes Comedy
This month’s theme is Promotion!
Featuring Anyone For Tennis & MC Lach Ryan.
8:30pm start, Free Entry!
The Death Star Canteen
MC: Dan Brader, Xander Allen, Spencer Hodges, Michael Connell, David Nash, Anyone For Tennis?, Alsadair Trembley-Birchall, Linda Beatty, Sonia Diorio, Zac Cooper & Ronny Chieng.
8pm
Comedy On The Rox
Kent Valentine, MC Amanda Gray, Jack Druce & Heat 7 of Quest for the Best
8pm, $15/$12
Marion Wednesdays
8pm, $12
Free Love Impro @ Lazy Susans Comedy Den
Featurung Jimmy James Eaton, Sam Longley, Damon Lockwood, Ben Russell, Glenn Hall, Andrea Gibbsand all your other Big Hoo Haa favourites…
7:30pm, $5
Cue (VIC)
Old Mate Comedy
New and pro comics deliver their greatest hits as well as new favorites.
8pm, Free Entry!
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