Running from the 10th until 26th of September.

Visit the Sydney Fringe Festival website for full program details.

Running from the 22nd of September until the 10th of October.

Visit the Melbourne Fringe Festival website for full program details.


The if.comedy Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Comedy Awards which replaced the Perrier Awards last year, have announced the nomnees for 2007.

The nominees for Best Comedy are:

Andrew Lawrence: Social Leprosy for Beginners & Improvers

Andrew Maxwell: Waxin’

Brendon Burns:- So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now

Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Roadshow

Pappy’s Fun Club

The nominees for Best Newcomer are:

Jon Richardson: Spatula Pad

Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change

Tom Basden: Won’t Say Anything

Zoe Lyons:Fight or Flight

The awards, which also include the Panel Award, will be announced by Christian Slater at a ceremony on Saturday night Edinburgh time.

Tonights Gigs

Stratford Courthouse Theatre (VIC)
Em O’Loughlin in HOW I MADE MY ARSE LOOK SMALLER SIMPLY BY PULLING MY HEAD OUT OF IT
A show about getting jiggy with your jiggly bits.
Book on 5145 6790
Damien Callinan in The Cave To The Rave
8pm, $17/$15
Bookings through the Bella Union website
*The Big Hoo Haa!
Perth’s premier improvised show comes to Melbourne!
8pm, $14/$12
Bookings through TryBooking
Comedy Court
Comedy with Live Audience Digital Voting as comics compete for cash & prizes!
8pm, Show only $10.00 / Dinner & show $21.99.
Bookings through the Comedy Court Website
Lazy Susan’s Comedy Den
8:30pm, Book tickets through BOCS Ticketing
Rhino Room (SA)
Rhino Fridays
Visit the Adelaide Comedy website for line ups.
8pm, $12
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