Gig Guide
AJ Lamarque: A Beginner’s Guide to Ancient Egypt – Encore
Pyramids. Hieroglyphs. Spells. Few civilisations capture the imagination quite like Ancient Egypt: a world of mystery, magic and mildly concerning burial practices. Now, award-winning comedian and amateur Egyptologist AJ Lamarque (Celebrity Letters & Numbers, ABC Radio Evenings) invites you to unwrap the myths in a crash course 5,000 years in the making.
After selling out across the country, AJ is back with an encore of his hit adults-only show that’s the history class you wish you got in school. Expect gods, pop culture and a few historically questionable practices along the way.
The show has been updated since Fringe last year, so if you saw it then, there’s heaps more for you to learn this year! You can also check out his new hour A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe at Gluttony.
Lauren Edwards and The Bermuda Triangle
This is a show about the time Lauren Edwards worked in the Bermuda Triangle…at Sea World on the Gold Coast.
A tale of nostalgia, ambition and rarely functioning alien animatronics, this is a love letter to theme park adults, Australiana and millennial whimsy. It’s iRobot meets H20 Just Add Water. Edwards takes you back to 2004 for the (dark) ride of your life, blending infectious story-telling with sharp gags and hits of nostalgia straight to the veins, all delivered amongst layers of Edwards’ pithy social commentary, transforming a seemingly niche piece of Australian cultural history into a reflection on creativity, memory and the homogenization of art. Prepare to step inside the mystery – if you dare!
★★★★★ – Lilithia Reviews
★★★★1/2 – GLAM Adelaide
★★★★1/2 – Hugging Comedians
Amy Ruffle – VAMPIRE
As seen on Thank God You’re Here, Aunty Donna’s Most Upsetting Guessing Game and NETFLIX’s Mako Mermaids, this is the debut stand up hour from Amy Ruffle about brains, bodies and the last place you’d expect to find a burrito. After being diagnosed with two brain tumours (benign! She’s okay!), Amy Ruffle’s debut stand up hour VAMPIRE dives into what it means to be healthy in a world full of silly fads and false narratives.
“With a cheeky glint in the eye, Amy found the balance between overt silliness and intellectual insights, providing commentary on serious health issues, diet culture and societal expectations.” Hugging Comedians
Blak Out: An Indigenous Comedy Showcase
Blak Out: an Indigenous comedy showcase brings together the best emerging and established First Nation comedians from across the land. Australia has a Blak history, we’re here to celebrate it. Each comedian has their own perspective and truth telling on the Blak experience and they want to share it with you. Whether you’re mob, ally or anything between, all have one thing in common: we love a good laugh. Gather your Bala’s, grab your Tidda’s and come together for a night of Blak excellence
Featuring:
Tarsh Jago ¬ Palawa
Kylan Ambrum ¬ Yidinji & Birri Gubba
Jacob Keed ¬ Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi
Cameron Ribbons ¬ Kamilaroi
Jazz King: The Time I Was Nearly Murdered But Not By My Serial Killer Stalker
You know when you’re in an abusive relationship and a serial killer tries to lure you to his lair? This is a show about that. It’s about shedding the shame, reclaiming my power, and laughing in the face of it all. Sometimes playful. Sometimes dark. Always as hard-hitting as my ex.
Lloyd Langford – Old School
Lloyd’s last comedy show was about how everyone else in the world is a dick. Now he’s thinking actually that he might be the problem. A brand-new stand-up comedy show from the man with the big face and the slow speech.
As seen on Have You Been Paying Attention?, Thank God You’re Here and Taskmaster Australia.
May contain jokes about bullets, the ear canal and having to do a poo into a Tupperware container.
Joshua Khoury: Terrarium WIP
WINNER – RAW Comedy 2026
WINNER – So You Think You’re Funny 2026 (Edinburgh)
Breakout Comedy 2026 (Sydney)
Sometimes, I would like to live inside a terrarium. Sometimes I think I already do. I don’t think I actually say the word terrarium in the show, but hopefully that gives you some idea as to what it’s about. It’s gonna be really good, I promise. Mainly observational, a little weird, very funny, about small things and also big things, and a lot about noticing. You WILL laugh (that’s a threat) you MIGHT think (that’s really more up to you) Perfect for fans of Leonard Cohen, and people with Mubi subscriptions.
“An excellent writer of quirky jokes, serving up one hilarious gag after another” – Chortle
Maren May – Sidequest
Come on a little side quest to a comedy show about the joy of side quests.
Kushi Venkatesh – Where Am I?
“Where am I?” It’s a question I’ve found myself asking a lot lately…usually in a uni lecture or wandering around Woolies looking for an ingredient for a recipe I saw on TikTok. Honestly, I’m probably still looking. If you see me, let me know.
Fresh from opening for Aaron Chen in Adelaide and performing as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s prestigious Comedy Zone, Kushi has got a whole lot of new stories, slides and questionable life decisions to share.
(Work in Progress Show)
“Hits the mark with every joke, tale and reference” ★★★★½ On the Record
“Best comedian in the world” ★★★★★ My Mum