Big Fork Theatre
is Brisbane’s home of comedy

  • Improvised Comedy

    Improvised comedy is made up on the spot. Big Fork Theatre 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. Our improvisers have trained at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, iO Chicago, and festivals around the world.

  • Sketch Comedy

    Sketch comedy, like Saturday Night Live or Full Frontal, is bite-sized comedy scenes. Big Fork Theatre has been performing live sketch comedy since 2014, and we have the funniest writers and actors in Brisbane bringing you regular hilarious sketch comedy including in our show Get It* Inya (*live comedy).

  • 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.

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Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)
Oct 29
Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)

MELT FESTIVAL 2026

Brisbane's only dedicated improv comedy theatre is bringing their side-splitting show to MELT!

Featuring top LGBTQI+ improvisors, every hilarious moment is made up on the spot. Prepare for a night full of spontaneous laughter and unforgettable fun with some of Brisbane's best talent. Don’t miss out on this unique, vibrant, and utterly entertaining experience. Come and laugh the night away with the best of Brisbane's improv comedy scene!

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Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)
Oct 30
Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)

MELT FESTIVAL 2026

Brisbane's only dedicated improv comedy theatre is bringing their side-splitting show to MELT!

Featuring top LGBTQI+ improvisors, every hilarious moment is made up on the spot. Prepare for a night full of spontaneous laughter and unforgettable fun with some of Brisbane's best talent. Don’t miss out on this unique, vibrant, and utterly entertaining experience. Come and laugh the night away with the best of Brisbane's improv comedy scene!

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The Big Spork Spooky Halloween Spectacular
Oct 30
The Big Spork Spooky Halloween Spectacular

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

“BOO!”

Did I scare you? If so, you might enjoy this spooky impro show, where Brisbane’s most hysterical maniacs will take the stage to shock and amuse you with a Halloween flavoured show.

Gasp - As they perform without a script

Shudder - At the stories told around the campfire

Scream - At “It Came from Somewhere Else” - the completely improvised horror B-Movie

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Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)
Oct 31
Big Fork Queer Comedy Hour (MELT 2026)

MELT FESTIVAL 2026

Brisbane's only dedicated improv comedy theatre is bringing their side-splitting show to MELT!

Featuring top LGBTQI+ improvisors, every hilarious moment is made up on the spot. Prepare for a night full of spontaneous laughter and unforgettable fun with some of Brisbane's best talent. Don’t miss out on this unique, vibrant, and utterly entertaining experience. Come and laugh the night away with the best of Brisbane's improv comedy scene!

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Drag Queen Musical Story Hour (Adults Only)
Oct 31
Drag Queen Musical Story Hour (Adults Only)

MELT FESTIVAL 2026

True stories. Big wigs. Even bigger key changes.

Each show, a legendary drag queen takes centre stage to spill the tea, sharing real and unfiltered stories from their life.

The kind of tales too chaotic for brunch. Too honest for Instagram. Too iconic to stay quiet.

Then a hand-picked team of comedians transforms those confessions into completely improvised musical numbers. Power ballads about messy bottoms. Gospel anthems about chemical enlightenment. Big finishes about… big finishes.

Nothing is scripted. Everything is sung.

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Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Nov 1
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)

Brisbane's best open mic comedy!

Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond, plus you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR

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Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Nov 5
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!

Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.

Opening the show this week is The Mixer - several short comedy scenes featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.

Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR

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Weird Show (alternative comedy)
Nov 6
Weird Show (alternative comedy)

Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy!

Chaos show big wild show fun insane show yay!

Clowns, poets, sketch comedy, live music, burlesque! We got it all! It’s going to be weird and that’s exactly what we want! Weird Show is a night of alternative comedy where Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy.

Presented by Brisbane sketch comedy legend Matt Nunn.

Strictly 18+

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Diagnonsense (improv comedy) PLUS Donation/Charity Drive
Nov 7
Diagnonsense (improv comedy) PLUS Donation/Charity Drive

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Come see Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment.

We know better than most that laughter isn't actually the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.

50% of all ticket sales will be donated to a charity linked to the disability/chronic illness community. You will also be able to donate at the show as well.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR

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Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Nov 7
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Join us for a brilliant night of musical comedy. The Tuning Forks will perform an entire Broadway-style musical, made up completely on the spot.

Watch this amazing ensemble sing, dance and joke through the entire show. They will leave you in stitches and also a little bit gobsmacked - they're world-class!

Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR

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Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Nov 8
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)

Brisbane's best free improv comedy show!

The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! The stage is set for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.

Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.

FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW

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Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Nov 12
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!

Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.

Opening the show this week is the La Ronde - a character driven improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.

Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR

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Date Night (sketch comedy)
Nov 13
Date Night (sketch comedy)

Brisbane's hottest couple returns after sold out Brisbane Comedy Festival run!

2026 SOLD OUT BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL

Shave your legs, wash your hair, brush your teeth and do all your farts at work, because it’s DATE NIGHT!

FACT: The greatest aphrodisiacs known to man are chocolate, oysters and hot wild sketch comedy – served on a sexy platter by Brisbane’s best comedy duo, who also happen to be a couple… get a room!

Grab your date and come see a show for couples only* (no single freaks please)

*the sketches will cover a wide range of topics enjoyable for everyone (single freaks welcome!)

"My cheeks ached from laughing by the time I left" – Anywhere Festival

“Date Night is such a delight. High energy and really funny. A great show for couples and singles alike” – Melbourne Fringe

"Date Night is a playful, high-energy sketch show packed with clever ideas and strong comic instincts... this is the kind of date night that could easily become a hot ticket" - Theatre Reviews Perth

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Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals & Characters
Nov 14
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals & Characters

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Our Improv students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final graduation show!

There is 2 improv classes graduating today:
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals (Jim's Class)
Foundations 3: Characters (Brad's Class)

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.

Featuring Brisbane's newest improv comedians.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR

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Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Wer Ya From
Nov 14
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Wer Ya From

Brisbane's best improv comedy!

Raised By Wolves headline this banging show. They're the best improv group in Brisbane, and always deliver a red hot comedy set with big energy and non-stop laughs. You'll have an absolute ball.

Opening the show is Wer Ya From. Our multicultural show. An improvised comedy show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture, performed by the best multicultural performers. They are brilliant!

Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR

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