SUNSHINE COAST
COMEDY FESTIVAL
9 - 12 NOVEMBER 2023
FOUR HUGE DAYS OF COMEDY!
THE
COMEDY CLUB
AT SOLBAR
Over the weekend of 9-12 November 2022,
Solbar transforms into a comedy hub, with back to back live comedy shows!
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THU 9 NOV
COMEDY COMPETITION
HEAT 1
LAUGHABLE
Local lass, Anna Brennan, hosts the search for the Sunny Coast’s hottest new Comedy talent in the ‘Laughable’ New Act competition. Three heats, one final, a whole bunch of excited new comedians trying to prove they’ve got what it takes to go ‘next level’...and a big cash prize for the winner!
Previous winners of ‘Laughable’ are now well-established acts on the Australian Comedy circuit and some have performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, so there’s a good chance you’ll see someone at Laughable before they get famous.
To enter the comp, register your interest by emailing admin@sunshinecoastcomedyfestival.com
FRI 10 NOV
MEAT OBLONG
NICK CAPPER
Australia's premier agricultural comedian, Nick Capper is sick of reinventing the wheel. Now, at the tender age of 40, he's got nothing left to lose - it's time to reinvent the oblong. Don't be a square, come get geometric.
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Comedian Nick Capper is a cult favourite on the Australian comedy circuit, having toured across the country, and cementing himself as a regular in the festival scene. Self described as Australia’s favourite agricultural comedian, Capper’s oddball antics and off-kilter musings make him stand out from the pack, as he blends his country farm upbringing with absurd and surreal comic delivery.
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'A master of the unexpected, Nick Capper’s punchlines sneak up on you every time'
- Beat Magazine
FRI 10 NOV
TEARDROPS ON MY DILDO
VANESSA
LARRY-MITCHELL
Fabulous, filthy and downright hilarious! Brace yourselves for a wild ride of side-splitting hilarity with the modern-day Queen of Sass, as she takes you on a laugh-out-loud adventure of her trials and tribulations of parenting, dating and all things female.
Winner Best Comedy Award 2022 Newcastle Fringe
★★★★½
“This is the type of fringe show that deserves the spotlight” - Kids in Adelaide
★★★★
“You know when you go out to a club with a group of girlfriends and the handbags are thrown down, and you're dancing all night completely carefree as if the rest of the world don't exist, and you only stop to rest over a few drinks with teeny umbrellas, and there's always that one friend that is side-splittingly funny and holds court all evening? Yep, that's exactly what Vanessa Larry Mitchell's one-woman show feels like” - Mindshare
SAT 11 NOV
FROTH ZONE
BREW DUDES
Want an excuse to drink beer under the guise of educating yourself about it? Get involved in the wildest comedy/trivia/beer-tasting hybrid show the Festival has to offer!
Join the Brew Dudes (AKA comedians Brett Blake and Nick Capper), as they debut their cult favourite rowdy hellride show here on the Sunshine Coast. It’s bound to get off the rails in the best way possible. Join them in the Froth Zone!
3 x tasting beers included with each show!
“Raucous, side-splitting 60 minutes of laughs” - Adelaide Advertiser
SAT 11 NOV
WITH A COMEDIAN
LIFE DRAWING
Life drawing meets comedy. That’s right, if the jokes don’t make you laugh…the poses will. ‘Life Drawing With A Comedian’ has been a sell-out smash hit all around the world, including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Fringe World, Perth and now it’s here for Sunshine Coast audiences to enjoy.
We’ve enlisted the funniest comedians as models to perform stand-up as you sketch, drink and laugh. You don’t need to be a talented artist to enjoy this show, in fact it’s better if you’re not. Just be willing to give it a crack, and most importantly, get ready to have a hilarious time. Drawing materials are provided if you don’t have your own.
Hosted by Ruven Govender (R.S.A) & Sean Michaels (AUS).
★★★★★
“Break out your inner Picasso, laugh at the funniest comedic talents” - Fourth Wall Media
★★★★
“Hilarious” - Fringe Feed
SAT 11 NOV
AND THE BEAUTIFUL
THE BALD
Following 5 star reviews and sold out shows individually and with the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars, two of our premier First Nations comedians join forces.
Join Kevin Kropinyeri (The Bald) and Andy Saunders (The Beautiful) for an hour of high-energy stand-up comedy.
★★★★★
A national treasure and one of Australia’s premier Indigenous comedians, [Kropinyeri] is plain funny and doesn’t hold back”
- Adelaide Advertiser
★★★★★
“Charmingly rambunctious energy” - Edinburgh Fest Mag
“Belly aching, cheek hurting, hilarious." – The Adelaide Advertiser
SAT 11 NOV
SAVE THE WORLD
SHAD & PETE
We all have problems – and who better to solve yours than two unqualified comedians?
Got a problem that needs solving? Write it down, put it in the bucket on stage, and watch as Shad Wicka and Peter James solve your problems with a 100% success rate, with the help of some special guests. You never know who might show up…
Past guests include Stephen K Amos (UK), Nick Cody, Becky Lucas, Dilruk Jayasinha, Luke Heggie, Akmal, Adam Ray (US), Mel Buttle, Nazeem Hussain, Georgie Carroll, Dane Simpson and many more.
It’s loose, it’s boozy and absolutely anything can happen!
"The hour I spent with Shad and Pete was probably the hardest I've laughed at a show in 2022" - Dilruk Jayasinha
★★★★★ - The Advertiser
★★★★ - Theatre People
SUN 12 NOV
GRAND FINAL
LAUGABLE
After drawing comedic blows all weekend, vying for the title of funniest in town, it's down to the very best of the Laughable comedy competition's up and coming comedians.
Hosted by Anna Brennan, the grand final pits finalists against eachother in one huge comedy take-down. Who's got what it takes to go ‘next level’...and a big cash prize for the winner? You'll have to come along to find out!
Previous winners of ‘Laughable’ are now well-established acts on the Australian Comedy circuit and some have performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, so there’s a good chance you’ll see someone at Laughable before they get famous.
To enter the comp, register your interest by emailing admin@sunshinecoastcomedyfestival.com
PLUS LIVE TUNES
Join us in the lounge bar for a variety of live tunes throughout the festival weekend!
