Your guide to Sydney Comedy Festival 2026: our top picks, dates and tickets
Get ready for five weeks of non-stop laughter as the 22nd annual Sydney Comedy Festival takes over the city with a host of international and emerging comedy legends.
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Last laugh: the best shows at the last week of the Sydney Comedy Festival
Time is running out to join the fun at Sydney’s biggest celebration of comedy at it enters its last week. To help you decide what to book, we’ve selected the best shows on during the last week of the Sydney Comedy Festival. We’ve seen it all during the past three weeks: epic gala nights, drunken
Laughs and laneways: what we thought of the inaugural Sydney Comedy Festival Comedy Crawl
New for this year, the Sydney Comedy Festival Comedy Crawls have already sold out, signalling huge appetite for the concept. We went along to the first one to find out what it’s all about. On Tuesday night, we went to Sydney Comedy Festival’s (SCF) inaugural Comedy Crawl, part of the festival’s 20th anniversary. The premise
What’s on this week at Sydney Comedy Festival?
From fresh new faces to the first ever takeover of The Joan, these are this week’s highlights at Sydney Comedy Festival. Take your pick!
Long weekend laughs: the best shows at Sydney Comedy Festival this weekend
From Gala Nights to individual stand-up shows and a rollicking family-friendly day out, these are the weekend’s hottest tickets.
The best things to do in Sydney this weekend (April 25-27)
Looking for the best things to do in Sydney this weekend? We’ve got you covered with our weekly guide to the most exciting events happening around town.
Sydney’s great comedy festival in the sky is a world’s first
The 2025 Sydney Comedy Festival is shaping up for its most exciting outing to date with plenty of new creative twists to the traditional format. The latest, however, is the event’s most exciting yet. Celebrating 20 years of hilarity in the Harbour City, the parade of big-name international and local comedians is clearly rethinking what
Comedy legend Dave Hughes has joined the Sydney Comedy Festival lineup
The lineup for the Sydney Comedy Festival was already dazzling, with international stars and Australian favourites set to take to the stages throughout the four weeks, but it’s just got even better. Australian legend, Dave Hughes will play at two venues. Who is Dave Hughes? If you’re new to Australian comedy, we might just be
Sydney Comedy Festival is pulling no punches for its 20th anniversary
The Sydney Comedy Festival has been one of the city’s most beloved annual events since 2005, pulling over 120,000 attendees into the city’s best theatres to witness some of the world’s greatest comedians constantly rethinking the art of standup and showcasing new material. Festival director Jorge Menidis is pulling no punches for its 20th anniversary
Jimeoin, Arj Barker to headline Sydney Comedy Festival’s 20th anniversary
The Sydney Comedy Festival has just announced the first details for its milestone 20th anniversary, celebrating the hugely successful laugh-a-thon with big-ticket international and local performers. For two decades, Sydney Comedy Festival has brought some of the world’s most lauded comedians to our shores, showcased brilliant up-and-comers and celebrated the razor-sharp wit of local legends.
