Gig Guide
Gordon Southern Hosts the Adelaide Comedy Showcase
Start your weekend right at Rhino Room with The Adelaide Comedy Showcase. Every Friday night, we present a fresh lineup of the best established and emerging stand-up comedians in Adelaide.
Adelaide Comedy is in its 26th year of showcasing the funniest people in Adelaide!
Subscribe at AdelaideComedy.com to get your first two tickets free and weekly discounts on live comedy every week of the year!
Hosted by Gordon Southern with Lineup TBA
Doors – 6:30 pm
Show – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (with two intermissions)
Sharul Channa Live in Adelaide
Get ready to catch Sharul Channa bringing the vibes live and up close for a night you won’t forget!
Sharul Channa comes for her first Australia tour with her all-new show. This isn’t just a follow-up – it’s a thoughtful, entertaining deep-dive into identity, culture expectations, and the everyday experiences that connect us all. With a brand-new set and fresh material, Sharul brings her signature mix of observational humour, theatrical flair and relatable storytelling to stages across Asia. From navigating tradition in a modern world to decoding the unwritten societal rules, Sharul brings heart, humour and humanity to every performance. Expect laughter, connection and reflections that stay with you long after the show ends.
Ivan Aristeguieta – Ready To Mambo
4 x WINNER: Best Comedy Weekly Award 2017, 2022, 2023 & 2026 Adelaide Fringe
Most Outstanding Show – 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Nominee
Back by Papi-ular Demand! This Year’s Award-Winning Fringe Show Returns for a Special Adelaide Encore!
Australia’s favourite Venezuelan is back with his hilarious show about dancing through tough times, finding joy in chaos and shaking off your worries to a Latino beat.
In these uncertain times, when your phone updates faster than your emotions, one thing is for sure – if you are not laughing, you are dancing, so why not do both with the happiest hombre in showbiz!
Vamos! Ivan Aristeguieta is ready to mambo! Are you?
As seen on Have You Been Paying Attention?, Thank God You’re Here and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala.
Heath Franklin’s Chopper – GOLD
WINNER The Piece of Wood Award – Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
Aussie comedy legend and icon Heath Franklin’s Chopper is celebrating his 20th anniversary of making us laugh.
Catch two decades of Chopper’s funniest bits and hardest hits, from The Ronnie Johns Half Hour to today, including Harden the F*** Up, The Weather sketch, Shopping at Bunnings, and all your favourite jokes.
This isn’t just another show – it’s a comedy heist!
There’s no room for silver or bronze on this podium. It’s all comedy GOLD!
‘If Heath is Clark Kent and his Chopper persona is Superman, then it is good to look up in the sky once again and see not a bird, not a plane, but a super comedian.’ Scenestr
‘This is a top hour of uproariously entertaining comedy… packed with good gags and “so wrong its right” moments.’ ★★★★ Chortle (UK)
‘Australia’s funniest comedy character.’ ★★★★ Sunday Mail (UK)
HARRY JUN: INSIDE JOKES, OUTSIDE VOICE
Inside jokes or “in-jokes” are jokes that are only understandable to people of a particular social group.
The social groups this comedy show is for
-People with active internet connections
-People with/without jobs
-North Koreans and also South Koreans I guess
-People whose Instagram and TikTok algorithm have betrayed them
-Fans of travelling
-Fans of bed rotting
-Mid 30s people who have started running
If u belong to any of these social groups, come to the show cos I think you’ll enjoy it. If you don’t belong to these groups, come anyway and grow as a person please.
NEGATIVE APPROACH – AUSTRALIAN TOUR
At long last, one of the most vital bands to ever help start the movement are finally bringing their legacy-level, household hardcore anthems to Aus & NZ!
Negative Approach. Yep, that one. Formed back in 81 and thought to be gone soon after, NA left us a short but permanent set of songs that still stand strong above the majority to this day.
Reformed again only in 06, they pummelled their way right back through with even more fury than round 1.
No cash grab reunion, no bullshit, just vital hardcore for the ages here in full force. Be there or remain irrelevant.
Comedy Untamed Adelaide
Comedy Untamed returns to Adelaide Saturday October 24th!
A lineup of 4-6 of Australia’s best comedians, plus the infamous social media line games where comedians are given prompts, and they have to come up with jokes on the spot.
Doors at 6pm with the show kicking off at 6:30 and finishing at 8:00pm
The lineup will be announced a week or so out from the event on our Instagram page. The lineup will feature professional headline comedians with a variety of styles so there’s something for everyone.
Comedy Untamed has previously featured comedians like Dave Hughes, Luke Kidgell, Concetta Caristo, Frenchy, Anisa Nandaula and Neel Kolhatkar so you never know who you might catch.
Refunds allowed up to one week before, then please contact us for unforeseen circumstances.
We allow comedians to explore whatever topic they choose so there is a chance of strong adult, sexual, religious or political themes. Rhino Room is not an accessible venue.
RUFUS RICE: RICE AGE – ADELAIDE
A raucous rampage through the life of Rufus Rice – featuring his greatest jokes, biggest hits and sauciest stories.
Friendly Jordies: The End of the World (A Feel Good Comedy)
Howling Owl: Wednesday 4th (wheelchair accessible)
Rhino Room: Thursday 5th, Friday 6th, Saturday 7th. Note – there is no lift access to level one of the venue – the room is only accessible via stairs.
THE SHOW!
At long last, I’m unveiling my meticulously researched, scientifically flawless, and definitely-not-panic-induced prediction for how the world will end. If you disagree, congratulations – you’re part of the problem. Enjoy your echo chamber while the rest of us prepare for the grand finale.
Join me as I break down the political incompetence, corporate buffoonery, and garden-variety stupidity that will bring civilisation to a face-planting halt. It’s satire, it’s prophecy, and it’s disturbingly plausible.
The fine print
Age: 16+.
Content warning: swearing, adult themes
Accessibility: a high portion of this event relies on a PowerPoint presentation.
Companion cards: please email Sandie at friendlyjordiestours@gmail.com