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.


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

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
Full Guide > >