WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMEDY
The Avenue | 14 September | 7:30pm
Book here: https://basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-avenue-surfers.html
We have another huge Wednesday night of live comedy coming your way this week with two of Australia's finest working comedians coming in to dazzle us with their talents. Lindsay Webb is here to headline and we can't wait to catch this killer in action doing what he does best. Brisbane's crowd favourite Shayne Hunter is with us to host and also introduce us to our featured support acts for the evening.
Lindsay Webb is hysterical and one of the best comics in the country. Lindsay brings high energy laughter with clever, insightful comedy - he's an award-winning, international act. There's nobody quicker, Lindsay rocks every audience at every show. Lindsay is an international act and one of the hardest working comedians in Australia- you may have seen him on Good News Week, The Footy Show, 7 Days and plenty more.
Shayne Hunter started comedy in mid 2007, in 2010 he was selected for the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comedy Zone. From 2010 to 2013 Shayne toured every capital city, constantly sharpening his stand up skills on the road. Shayne started touring the national comedy club circuit, is a regular feature on stages around South East Asia and was picked up for the heavily curated Brisbane Comedy Festival in 2018 with his introspective and deeply insightful show "Blaze Against the Machine". He's a hilarious act who's quick to shine light on the hypocrisy of others to get you laughing.
Comedy in the back room at The Avenue is a Wednesday night staple in Surfers Paradise – every week from 7:30pm! With huge line ups and some of the best comedians from around the country and abroad, prepare your laughing gear to see some of the best from around the country and around the world. We can't wait to see you there.
Fridays at Madocke Beer Brewing Company, Ashmore
7:00pm | 19 August
$20 Entry inc. a beverage | Tickets at basedcomedy.com.au
This Friday we are back upstairs at Madocke with a line up of the best comedians from around Australia and internationally at one of the Gold Coast's newest and coolest breweries. Belgian beers, big laughs and the perfect way to knock-off for the week every Friday night.
We have two legends of the game with us this week and we can't wait to get this show rolling. Bart Freebairn is one of the best comics in the country and is at Madocke this Friday only to spoil us with a killer headline set. Nick Capper is a brilliant comedian and incredibly sharp joke writer and is with us to host the show and keep the night rolling.
Bart Freebairn is a silly fun stand up comedy comedian. Having had the pleasure of performing at some lovely festivals like The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Brisbane Comedy Festival, Bart has had people who work at newspapers write some nice things about him. You might have even heard him on Triple J or seen him on The Comedy Channel. He has also written for Channel Ten's Good News Week.
"…a joy to watch." ★★★★ The Age
"...turns ordinary tales into wonderful adventures." ★★★★ The Adelaide Advertiser.
Originally a Sydney boy, Nick Capper has sold out shows at Melbourne, Sydney, Perth Festivals, in cities around the country and can be regularly heard on The Little Dum Dum Club. He's one half of Phone Hacks, constantly touring to headline shows around the country and his comedy special Pork Palace is very good (and also in HD). From ABC, SBS and stages around the world, he's a subversive, hilarious lunatic.
"He creates a peculiar take on reality that has quirky appeal and images you'll remember" - Chortle.
Join us every Friday in Ashmore for Comedy at Madocke, upstairs from 7pm. Book ahead at basedcomedy.com.au.
Fridays at Madocke Beer Brewing Company, Ashmore
7:00pm | 12 August
$20 Entry inc. a beverage | Tickets at basedcomedy.com.au
This Friday we are back upstairs at Madocke with a line up of the best comedians from around Australia and internationally at one of the Gold Coast's newest and coolest breweries. Belgian beers, big laughs and the perfect way to knock-off for the week every Friday night.
This week we're back with another amazing night of comedy with two of Australia's finest acts gracing the stage as well as a hand-picked selection of talented support acts. The acclaimed and absolutely hilarious The Ben Russell Page is with us as your headline act, and joining him as your host for the evening is the king of charisma Peter James - Comedian. We can't wait to see you there.
Ben Russell is a graduate of The Second City Chicago and iO (formerly Improv Olympic) theatres in Chicago. He has made numerous TV appearances including Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun on Netflix, Home Alone Together on ABC, True Story with Hamish and Andy on Nine, Fancy Boy on ABC and The Letdown on ABC and Netflix. He has also written for Australia Talks as well as been head writer on the cult comedy classic The Aaron Chen Tonight Show also on ABC. Ben was also co-creator and lead in a new Screen Australia funded webseries Hug The Sun. A guest on popular podcasts Don’t You Know Who I am? with Josh Earl, The Little Dum Dum Club, The Mug Off, The Aunty Donna Podcast. Ben co-hosts his own regular sketch comedy podcast The Grub with Anne Edmonds and Greg Larsen.
A rising star out of Cairns now based in Brisbane, Peter James is quickly making a name for himself on the Australian comedy circuit. He has performed multiple sell-out solo shows to audiences across Queensland, as well performing interstate at both the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, where he garnered four and five-star reviews. Peter is also one half of the late-night, cult comedy sensation
Tuesday Night Comedy | The Scottish Prince
9 August at 7:30
Bookings: basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-scottish-prince.html
We have an amazing show coming your way this week at Scottish Prince's famous Tuesday night comedy with the amazingly talented The Ben Russell Page coming all the way from Melbourne to headline just for us. Joining him as your host for the evening is Australian stand up and legend and internationally renowned Marcus Ryan - Comedian as well as a selection of the finest up and coming acts working the east coast comedy scene.
Ben Russell is a graduate of The Second City Chicago and iO (formerly Improv Olympic) theatres in Chicago. He has made numerous TV appearances including Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun on Netflix, Home Alone Together on ABC, True Story with Hamish and Andy on Nine, Fancy Boy on ABC and The Letdown on ABC and Netflix. He has also written for Australia Talks as well as been head writer on the cult comedy classic The Aaron Chen Tonight Show also on ABC. Ben was also co-creator and lead in a new Screen Australia funded webseries Hug The Sun. A guest on popular podcasts Don’t You Know Who I am? with Josh Earl, The Little Dum Dum Club, The Mug Off, The Aunty Donna Podcast. Ben co-hosts his own regular sketch comedy podcast The Grub with Anne Edmonds and Greg Larsen.
Perennial globetrotter Marcus Ryan is a natural comic and gifted storyteller and has featured at so many festivals and clubs around the world it’s hard to know where home is these days. One thing's for sure, he’s right at home on stage. A laid back yet engaging presence, Marcus charms his audiences with a sharp wit and tales from the road, having performed in 50 countries in 6 continents, but who's counting!? And even a few gigs (poorly) in Spanish! Though Australian born, Marcus is not one to stay still, previously based in Canada & the UK, he regularly plays club circuits across North America, Asia & Europe as well as frequenting festivals world-wide
Fridays at Madocke Beer Brewing Company, Ashmore
7:00pm | 5 August
$20 Entry inc. a beverage | Tickets at basedcomedy.com.au
This Friday we are back upstairs at Madocke with a line up of the best comedians from around Australia and internationally at one of the Gold Coast's newest and coolest breweries. Belgian beers, big laughs and the perfect way to knock-off for the week every Friday night.
This week we're back with another amazing night of comedy with two of Australia's finest acts gracing the stage as well as a hand-picked selection of talented support acts. The acclaimed and absolutely hilarious Benny Darsow is with us as your headline act, and joining him as your host for the evening is none other than Queensland comedy legend Craig Quartermaine. We can't wait to kick this one off.
Ben Darsow is an overnight success story 20 years in the making. After stints playing professional basketball and elite golf, Benny has spent the last decade full-time out on the road developing into one of the strongest and most versatile live standup comedians in Australia. Ben's style is relaxed yet playfully energised, blending well-crafted material with improvised audience banter to create in-the-moment comedy gold. You can catch Benny throughout Australia's comedy & fringe festivals, hosting & headlining the premier comedy clubs in the country, touring the mining communities of WA, featuring on P&O comedy cruises around the Pacific Islands, as well as touring internationally. Ben was nominated for Best Comedy in 2017 & 2016 Perth Fringe World and was the host of the 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival Gala.
"Ben Darsow is hilarious...able to take the most mundane situations and turn them into laugh out loud moments." ★★★★ 1/2 The West Australian
"Get out and discover Ben Darsow...a masterclass in audience interaction." ★★★★ The Herald Sun
"Ben Darsow is seriously funny...cleverly crafted material and slick improvisation skills". ★★★★ The Advertiser
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Thursday at Last Night on Earth
7:00pm | 4 August
$20 Entry w/ Drink https://basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/last-night-on-earth.html
This week at Southport's best live comedy we have a special DOUBLE HEADER show coming your way with two of Australia's finest working comedians coming in to deliver an extra special show. Sydney's hilarious and phenomenally talented Steph Broadbridge is coming all the way to headline just for us and is simply an act you can't miss. Stand up legend and absolute crowd favourite Benny Darsow is here to host and we can't wait to see you there.
Steph Broadbridge is a Sydney based musical comedian. Steph found comedy pretty late in life, having started out as a musician. She has made an incredible impact in the short 3 and a half years she has been performing. Steph is a regular host and headliner at all the Sydney comedy clubs having performed alongside Ronny Chieng, Jimeoin, Matt Okine and Dave Hughes. She has performed at Splendour in the Grass as well as Sydney and Melbourne Comedy Festivals and the Sydney Fringe Festival. Never short of an opinion, Steph will have you laughing out loud at things you didn’t think you would laugh at while always managing to be the butt of every joke. Steph gigs every night so if you haven’t seen her yet you will pretty soon, the industry has started to notice.
Ben Darsow is an overnight success story 20 years in the making. After stints playing professional basketball and elite golf, Benny has spent the last decade full-time out on the road developing into one of the strongest and most versatile live standup comedians in Australia.
Ben's style is relaxed yet playfully energised, blending well-crafted material with improvised audience banter to create in-the-moment comedy gold. "Ben Darsow is hilarious...able to take the most mundane situations and turn them into laugh out loud moments." ★★★★ 1/2 The West Australian
"Get out and discover Ben Darsow...a masterclass in audience interaction."
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMEDY
Avenue Surfers | 3 August | 7:30pm
Book here: https://basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-avenue-surfers.html
Comedy in the back room is here again and this week we have Australian comedy legend Benny Darsow dropping in to deliver a killer headline performance just for you. Benny is one of the country's hardest working comedians and is not an act you want to miss seeing. Joining him is a hand-picked curation of talented local up-and-comers currently cementing their name in the stand up scene.
Ben Darsow is an overnight success story 20 years in the making. After stints playing professional basketball and elite golf, Benny has spent the last decade full-time out on the road developing into one of the strongest and most versatile live standup comedians in Australia.
Ben's style is relaxed yet playfully energised, blending well-crafted material with improvised audience banter to create in-the-moment comedy gold. You can catch Benny throughout Australia's comedy & fringe festivals, hosting & headlining the premier comedy clubs in the country, touring the mining communities of WA, featuring on P&O comedy cruises around the Pacific Islands, as well as touring internationally. Ben was nominated for Best Comedy in 2017 & 2016 Perth Fringe World and was the host of the 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival Gala.
"Ben Darsow is hilarious...able to take the most mundane situations and turn them into laugh out loud moments." ★★★★ 1/2 The West Australian
"Get out and discover Ben Darsow...a masterclass in audience interaction." ★★★★ The Herald Sun
"Ben Darsow is seriously funny...cleverly crafted material and slick improvisation skills". ★★★★ The Advertiser
Comedy in the back room at The Avenue is a Wednesday night staple in Surfers Paradise – every week from 7:30pm! With huge line ups and some of the best comedians from around the country and abroad, prepare your laughing gear to see some of the best from around the country and around the
Comedy at The Arc at Nobbys
7:30pm Wednesday 3 August
Book here: https://basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-arc-at-nobbys.html
Comedy at The Arc is back again this week with our resident comedy genius and comedy whirlwind Dusty Rich bringing us another show packed wall-to-wall with brilliant comedic talent. We're incredibly blessed to have Sydney crusher Steph Broadbridge coming in to headline just for you and we can't wait to get this one started.
Wednesdays at The Arc every week. Join us and the best comics from around Queensland and states that we have opened the borders to – https://basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-arc-at-nobbys.html and book a seat ahead of time.
Saturday | 7pm 30 July | Home of the Arts
Tickets from hota.com.au
HOTAs famous Saturday night comedy in The Basement is back again this week and is as hot as ever with another line up brimming with amazing talent. This week features the incredible talents of Rudy-Lee Taurua, Stephanie Broadbridge and Chris Martin Comedian as well as our hand-picked up and coming crushers currently forging their way through the stand up circuit.
Big name acts, up-and-coming crushers and the wild, subversive and unique voices making waves in live comedy - Saturday nights in The Basement are packed with 90 minutes of side splitting laughs, and fresh new line ups every week. Comedy Underground is the Gold Coast's home of the very best live comedy.
Tuesday Night Comedy | The Scottish Prince
26 July at 7:30
Bookings: basedcomedy.com.au/the-shows/the-scottish-prince.html
Scottish Prince's famous Tuesday night comedy is back again and this week we have the absolute pleasure of the hilarious Rudy-Lee Taurua dropping in to blow us away with a killer headline set. Joining him as your host for the evening is crowd favourite and fast-rising stand up and screen star Sam Bowden as well as a curation of the finest up and coming local acts on the comedy scene.
If you’ve ever thought that judging a book by its cover was a safe bet, then sit down, shut up and save your cash. Enter the stereotype crusher!
Rudes is as hard as nails but as soft as a slow roast kumera. Hard hitting, unapologetic, warm loving and insightful, he is a long awaited antidote to the world tiptoeing around the truth. A proud voice for the queers, the brothers the sisters and everyone in between, He is all of us but unmistakably himself. Rudy Lee Taurua is in a class of his own.
A CROWD FAVORITE AT THE RHINO ROOM AND PHATCAVE REGULAR SOLD OUT 2020 ADELAIDE FRINGE
"A game changer… the next big thing!" - Fiona O’Loughlin
Sam Bowden is a comedian, actor and writer who's been plying his craft both in Australia and the UK since 2013. Originally from Brisbane, Sam has performed alongside some of the biggest names in Australian comedy and opened for the likes of Danny Bhoy (UK) and Brian Posehn (US). His debut solo show The Epicurean Shark enjoyed a sellout run at the Wonderland Festival in 2018, and was selected to open the inaugural comedy gala at the MELT queer festival in Brisbane and perform at Queerstories the following year. Regularly performing at legendary venues like Giant Dwarf and The Comedy Store down in Sydney, he's come back up to Queensland over Christmas to avoid the pox. Come watch his ego inflate as he continues to do the world's best job of comedy.
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