The Sydney Comedy Festival Is Coming!

By Benjamen Judd

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They say that laughter is the best medicine. And now that daylight savings is over and we’re back to schlepping about in the dark and it’s getting colder by the minute, we’re going to need all the laughter we can get (just kidding, we love winter and can’t wait for it to hit us right in the face with frost bite). But for those who don’t feel the same, the Sydney Comedy Festival, starting on April 22 – May 17 is going to help ease your pain.

The Sydney Comedy Festival is Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event. Every April/May, hundreds of the world’s funniest comedians take to stages across Sydney to entertain an audience of more than 111,000 people.

The Festival kicks off in grand style with two lavish gala events: the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala at the Sydney Opera House and Cracker Night (Sydney’s biggest night of comedy) at the Enmore Theatre, Metro Theatre, The Concourse Chatswood, Riverside Theatre and the Seymour Centre.

The Festival program, curated by Festival Director Jorge Menidis, features performances from the finest Australian acts, the biggest international stars and the most promising emerging talent offering up everything from stand up to sketch, satire, improv, musical, absurdist, theatre, magic and kids comedy.

This year, the line up is literally slaying it – Adam Richard, Julia Morris, Julian Clary, Stephen K. Amos, Fiona O’Loughlin and Tom Ballard. And that is not even half of the good stuff.

The schedule is now up on the Comedy Festival’s official website and tickets will no doubt go fast so make sure you starting booking now!