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Established in 1997, Rhino Room is Adelaide’s longest running dedicated live music and stand-up comedy venue with a range of spaces to host private events.
Over 100 ADELAIDE FRINGE SHOWS at Rhino Room & The Howling Owl in 2025
Subscribe at AdelaideComedy.com to get your first 2 tix free to the Rhino Room Late Show‘s 25th Year
or The Adelaide Comedy Showcase every Friday throughout the year from May 2nd.
Our ethos is to provide a platform for emerging artists, and we are recognised as a welcoming venue where performers can experiment and develop their craft.
With 27 years’ experience in performance and event management we have enjoyed working with a diverse range of clients delivering on every unique vision to ensure successful and enjoyable outcomes.
We acknowledge that the land we work and perform on is the traditional lands for the Kaurna people and that we deeply respect their spiritual relationship with their country.
Upcoming Events
25th Year of the Rhino Room Late Show
Lost in Translation
Your favourite movies translated badly.
Each night, we take a different classic film script, run it through an online translator a dozen times, and then read the results live on stage in character!
The final twist is that the guest stars read the scripts on stage for the first time.
To get the most enjoyment, we recommend you watch the film beforehand.
Blake Freeman – Do Stand Up
Catch Blake Freeman live for a night of hilarious comedy tackling toxic masculinity, bullying, and the wild experience of boxing a 14-year-old girl! As he puts it, “In a world of 1s and 0s…are you a zero, or The One? Reality is a thing of the past.” Get tickets now.
Alayne Dick : Purple is the Gayest Colour
Alayne never forgets an insult, in fact she wrote a whole show about it.
Come see Alayne’s comedy show about growing up queer in rural New Zealand, reading fanfiction on dial-up internet, being a walking stereotype (a librarian with terrible eyesight who is very hot), and finally, becoming a Bunnings gay.
“Funny and authentic with expertly timed jabs…nobody leaves the theatre without a massive smile” Wellyott
“Frenetic but laser-like focus” Regional News
“The most joyful show we could see this Comedy Festival” Theatreview
WINNER SYNZ Tour Ready Award – NZ Fringe
NOMINATED Best Storytelling – Sydney Fringe
This show debuted as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival and sold-out before it opened. People from high school came and Alayne didn’t even feel weird about it.
Kate Dolan – The Critic
A rare sighting into the comedians mind, unravelling, in real time, for all to hear… LIVE ON STAGE! If you’ve ever wondered ‘what was she thinking?’ after hearing a sub par joke, now is your chance to find out. After winning the Adelaide Fringe Emerging Artist Award 2024 it’s about time to bring Kate back down to earth, and who to keep her most humble than her own inner monologue.
“If you’re after a low-key, laid-back stand-up this is emphatically not the show for you. But if it’s a thrilling and authentic blast of entertainment from a future star, look no further. Kate Dolan: remember her name.” ★★★★ Chortle
“A phenomenal emerging comic” ★★★★ The List
Kushi Venkatesh – Happy
19-year-old Kushi’s debut solo show, Happy, brings together Stand-Up comedy and PowerPoints to shine a light on the chaos in her brown teenage world—a world her parents and the aunties don’t know she’s sharing.
Don’t believe the stories? Don’t worry she’s brought all the text and email receipts as proof, displayed on some very overdone slide shows that she spent more time on than for her Uni assignments.
She’s a regular on ABCs Behind the News and a regular TikToker, racking up millions of likes across her videos.
“She commands the mic with the ease and flair of a comedic presenter beyond her years” ArtsHub
“Definitely the best stand-up comedian in the world” My Mum
MICF Class Clowns National Grand Finalist – 2023
MICF RAW Comedy State Finalist – 2023/2024
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