Sydney Comedy Festival

The Sydney Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in Sydney.

Sydney Comedy Festival
Sydney Comedy Festival at the Enmore Theatre
GenreComedy festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Greater Sydney, Australia
Years active15
Inaugurated2005
Attendance120,000[1]
Websitesydneycomedyfest.com.au

Launched in 2005 as The Cracker Sydney Comedy Festival at a number of inner city venues, the Festival has grown quickly and now attracts 111,000 patrons every year at venues all across Sydney.[2] The Sydney Comedy Awards were introduced in 2008, to celebrate excellence in the Sydney Comedy Festival.

In 2013, the festival introduced The Sydney Comedy Festival showcase tour, bringing bits of the festival to towns all over Australia.[3]

Special events

The Sydney Comedy Festival produces the following current special events:

  • Cracker Night
  • Sydney Comedy Festival International Showcase
  • Sydney Comedy Festival Gala
  • Sydney Comedy Festival Secret Show

Special events in past years include:

  • The Mother of All Galas
  • The Great Comedy Debate
  • Chopper's ANZAC Day Show

Festivals by year

2014

The 2014 Festival was held from 22 April to 17 May.

Awards

Awards were presented at the closing party of the festival as follows:[4]

2013

The 2013 Festival was held from 22 April – 11 May

Awards

Awards were presented at the closing party of the festival as follows:[5]

2012

The 2012 Festival was held from 24 April to 12 May.

Awards

Awards were presented on the final day of the festival as follows:[6]

  • Sydney Comedy Festival Best Newcomer – Rhys Nicholson- chosen by a panel of industry professionals
  • Best International – Daniel Kitson- Time Out, people choice
  • Best Local – Felicity Ward – Time Out, people choice
  • Best Sydney – Luke Heggie – Time Out, peoples choice
  • Best Sydney Comedy Night – Happy Endings, El Roco Room
  • Time Out Critics Choice – Lou Sanz

2011

In 2011, the festival held events at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney Opera House, The State Theatre, The Metro, The Factory Theatre, the Seymour Centre, Parade Theatres, The Hayden Orpheum, Riverside Theatre and many more between 11 April and 8 May.

Awards

2010

Awards
  • Best of Fest – Glenn Wool
  • Best Local Act – Axis of Awesome
  • Best International Act – Pajama Men
  • The Jury Prize – Dead Cat Bounce
  • Best Newcomer – Cloud Girls
  • People's Choice Award – Tommy Bradson

2009

Awards

2008

Awards
  • Best Newcomer – DeAnne Smith
  • Best Local Act- Lawrence Leung
  • Best International Act- Mark Watson
  • People's Choice Award – Ross Noble
  • Best of the Fest Award – Mark Watson
  • Director's Choice Award – Amelia Jane Hunter

Showcase Tour

The inaugural Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase brought the laughs to all corners of regional NSW and QLD leaving an audience of over 10 000 in stitches.[7] Touring over 11 weeks (July – September 2013) with 33 shows, the show visited the following towns and cities:

Comics

Comedians who have appeared at The Sydney Comedy Festival include:[8]

gollark: The most you can match is probably just "forcible suppression of opposition", I guess.
gollark: ... that is a confusingly worded sentence.
gollark: Do you mean that seriously? Because you can be against a group without being for what they're against.
gollark: They do like their double standards.
gollark: Hmm. That sounds very Google.

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "2013 Festival Breaks All Records! | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "Thanks for joining us! | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. "Winners of the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival Awards | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. "WINNERS OF THE 2013 SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL AWARDS | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  6. "Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards: The winners!". Time Out Sydney. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. "Thanks for joining us! | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  8. "2013 Festival: 22 April – 12 May 2013 | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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