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.

Awarding the Squirrel Grip

07 April 2008
Annette Slattery

It’s awards season and The Groggy Squirrel is pleased to open the voting for this year’s TGS Readers’ Award

The voting is free and confidential and is open to anyone who loves comedy. To vote simply visit our voting section, fill out the form and submit. We will then send you an email to confirm your vote.

We are also excited to announce the nominations for the TGS Critic’s Choice Awards which will be decided by The Groggy Squirrel 2008 reviewers and is open to local acts (Aus & NZ) only.

The nominees are:

Bec Hill for If You Can Read This My Cape Fell Off

Justin Hamilton for The Killing Joke

Sammy J and Heath McIvor for Sammy J In the Forest of Dreams

Sam Wills for The Boy with Tape on His Face

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Adam McKenzie, Rob Lloyd & Tegan Higginbotham) for Every Film Ever Made

Both awards will be announced during the Comedy @ Trades award ceremony at Trades Hall on the 13th April. Stay tuned for further details.

Tonights Gigs

Brisbane Comedy Festival (QLD)
Visit the Brisbane Comedy Festival website for full program details.
Sit Down Comedy Club (QLD)
Raw Comedy – Semi Final 1
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
The Brass Monkey (WA)
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!
Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets (VIC)
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
The Roxbury Hotel (NSW)
Comedy On The Rox
Kent Valentine, MC Amanda Gray, Jack Druce & Heat 7 of Quest for the Best
8pm, $15/$12
The Marion Hotel (SA)
Marion Wednesdays
8pm, $12
Brisbane Hotel (WA)
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!
Full Guide > >