Shows
BLUNDSTONE BACK TO BASE
Tasmania’s best comedians return to the state that launched them…
The Hobart Comedy Festival brings you the cream of Tasmanian comedy talent. They briefly leave their busy interstate and overseas schedules to share the stage in a Hobart-only comedy line-up that is exclusive and second-to-none.
Hannah Gadsby “…deadpan perfection” – Skinny Fest, Edinburgh
Josh Earl “…such precocious style that you’ll want to give him a warm hug by the show’s end” – The Age
The Bedroom Philosopher “If you liked Flight Of The Conchords, you’ll love this” – www.chortle.co.uk
6 shows only – 7:30 PM Saturday 24, and Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 July, Hobart City Hall
*Note – Josh Earl is in Singapore for another gig and joins this line-up from Tuesday 27 July onwards
World class comedy that is exclusive to The Hobart Comedy Festival…
No need to head to New York, London or Edinburgh for that international comedy club experience – The Hobart Comedy Festival brings it to you. Handpicked comedians, new to Australian audiences, grabbed from their homelands and flown direct to Hobart for your entertainment.
DeAnne Smith “One of the finest stand up wits in the country” – The Montreal Gazette
Eleanor Tiernan “one of the most promising prospects on the Irish comedy circuit” – Totally Dublin
6 shows only – 9:00 PM Saturday 24, and Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 July, Hobart City Hall
The late laughs keep coming with your Master of Ceremonies, Damian Callinan (Skithouse, Spicks and Specks, Before the Game, Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala) and a changing nightly line-up of comedians. The Festival Club is the only place to be after-hours in Hobart this winter.
“Callinan is a masterful performer” – www.chortle.co.uk
“one of Australia’s most successful comedians” – Adelaide Advertiser
“deserving of the wildest of applause” – Herald Sun
“Callinan is clever, intelligent and terrifically talented” – The Age
6 nights only – 10:15PM Saturday 24, and Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 July, Hobart City Hall
A gala afternoon to end The Hobart Comedy Festival with a bang…
The Hobart Comedy Festival’s most famous show, The BIG FINALE has sold out in advance every year since 2003. This year’s Special Guests Stars include:
Frank Woodley (of Lano and Woodley fame) “Endlessly inventive mirth-making” – The Herald, Scotland
Charlie Pickering (The 7 PM Project) “Charming company and a natural raconteur” – The Scotsman
Claire Hooper (Good News Week) “marvellously entertaining…” – www.chortle.co.uk
Plus other guests!
1 show only – 2:00 PM Sunday 1 August, Theatre Royal
