Big Fork is Brisbane’s home of comedy
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Improvised comedy
Improvised comedy is made up on the spot. Big Fork has Brisbane’s funniest and best improvisers performing every week, including in our flagship show Cool Story Bro featuring local Brisbane legends telling true stories. Big Fork’s improvisers have trained at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, New Zealand Improv Festival and iO Chicago.
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Sketch comedy
Sketch comedy, like Saturday Night Live or Full Frontal, is bite sized comedy scenes. Big Fork Theatre have been performing live sketch comedy since 2014, and we have the finniest writers and actors in Brisbane bringing you regular hilarious sketch comedy including in our show Get It* Inya. (*live comedy).
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Stand up comedy
Stand up comedy is a core part of any comedy lineup - one person, a mic and finely honed jokes. Big Fork Theatre presents some of the best stand up comedians Brisbane has to offer, with a guarantee of quality and entertainment. Come have a laugh and see comedians performing new and tried and tested work.
See a show at Big Fork Theatre!
Every Thursday at Big Fork Theatre, see improvised comedy teams compete for the Cage Match title belt.
Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.
This Friday night, have a belly laugh with us as we bring you the best improvised comedy in Brisbane. This show features Big Fork Theatre's LGBTQIA+ improvisers in Queer Show. Sharing stories from their lives, and bringing cheeky fun to their lived experiences, it's a guaranteed fun time.
Also featuring the Musical Mixer, where improvisers make up songs and scenes from musicals on the spot. It's a rollicking good time with Brisbane's best performers.
“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival
“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane
"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus
This Saturday night, have a good laugh with this smash hit improv comedy show. Cool Story Bro mixes true life stories from our special guest storytellers with the fast-paced comedic minds of Brisbane’s best improvisers. This is a one-of-a-kind show that’ll leave you in stitches. Every show features a new storyteller and stellar cast guaranteed to have you laughing your socks off. This show sold out at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Wynnum Fringe Festival and Brisbane Improv Festival.
Our Saturday Night Comedy shows are opened by Crowdsourced, the show where you provide the offers the performers remix into scenes. Current events, famous people, your hobbies, your favourite foods - you name it we perform it!
FAQs about our shows & venue here: bigforktheatre.com/big-fork-faqs
Big Fork Theatre is Brisbane's home of improv & comedy, located centrally in Fortitude Valley. With great shows on Thursday to Sunday every week, we have something for everyone. Improvised comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, and more! Arrive early and grab a drink at our bar.
“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival
“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane
"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus
Venue information bigforktheatre.com/about-our-theatre
"My Vagina Tried to Kill Me!" is not just a wild exclamation; it's the hilarious battle cry of comedian Annisa B! Buckle up for the most outrageous misdiagnosis rollercoaster you'll ever ride. Whether you're a proud owner of a vagina, curious about them, or simply made a grand entrance from one, this show guarantees side-splitting entertainment!
Annisa B fearlessly dives into the uproarious trials of living with endometriosis and adenomyosis. From navigating through wrong diagnoses to surviving induced menopause and braving surgeries during a pandemic, her witty anecdotes transform pain into punchlines and discomfort into belly-shaking laughs.
Join us for an evening filled with resilience, uproarious laughter, and a friendly reminder that humour is the ultimate remedy, especially when your uterus decides to go rogue and your vagina has a vendetta. Don't dare to miss out on "My Vagina Tried to Kill Me" – the comedy extravaganza that proves a sense of humour is your ultimate weapon, even against a rebellious vajayjay!
FAQs about our shows & venue here: bigforktheatre.com/big-fork-faqs
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a brilliant MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Round out your night by enjoying a drink from our stacked bar, serving an awesome selection of beers from the Newstead Brewing Co range.
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every Sunday (except the 1st Sunday of the month).
Every Thursday at Big Fork Theatre, see improvised comedy teams compete for the Cage Match title belt.
Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.
This Friday night, get ready to watch improvisers outwit, outplay, and outlaugh in this hilarious comedy showdown! Inspired by the thrilling twists of 'Survivor,' our comedians face off in a series of elimination rounds and quick-witted games. Watch as they scheme, strategize, and improvise their way to the top, all while making you laugh. Join us for an evening of unpredictable hilarity where only the funniest survive!
“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival
“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane
"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus
This week at Saturday Night Comedy see Brisbane's longest running improv team weave a show out of a single word. These hilarious performers have over 40 years of improv experience between them, and have performed in New York at the Del Close Marathon. Come on a wild, hilarious journey with Raised by Wolves!
Our Saturday Night Comedy shows are opened by Crowdsourced, the show where you provide the offers the performers remix into scenes. Current events, famous people, your hobbies, your favourite foods - you name it we perform it!
Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun as our newest improvisers take to the stage for the first time.
Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you!
Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.
Brisbane's only monthly experimental sketch comedy night. Come see Brisbane's best comedy writers and performers, with wild characters, scenes and bits you'll never see the like of again. Every show is a totally new hour of sketch comedy, characters and bits that have never been seen on the Get It* Inya stage before.