Big Fork Theatre
is Brisbane’s home of comedy
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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.

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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).

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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!
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
We are hitting the ground running in 2026 with a brand new Cage Match competition. The best indie improv teams are coming to Big Fork Theatre every Thursday night to face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown.
Each week the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 20 minutes to win over the audience, who vote on who continues to next week. This show is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer - musical improv comedy scenes featuring Brisbane's best musical improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Where the power of sisterhood, sass, and music collide to create the best girl band EVER!
Are You Ready to Spice Up Your Life? Girl Band is bringing you an improvised live concert experience unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.
Featuring some of Brisbane’s most talented musical comedians, this high-octane, all-female, improv show will have you asking, “Am I really ready for this jelly?”
Experience a girl power throwback of epic proportions, with music inspired by the likes of the Spice Girls, TLC, and Destiny’s Child, (with a healthy dose of the Pussycat Dolls). You’ll laugh, you’ll dance, you’ll even sing along to these entirely made-up girl pop hits, and discover the hilarious untold stories behind the songs.
Girl Band – where the power of sisterhood, sass, and music collide to create the best girl group EVER!
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Queer Show headline this banging show. One of our most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ comedians. They absolutely tear the stage apart every time they perform, leaving the audience crying with laughter. It's a 10/10 would do again comedy show!
Wer Ya From is 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!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Wild sketch comedy mayhem in the best possible way!
Brisbane's premiere sketch comedy show.
Every month, the best local sketch comedians write and perform a brand new show of epic proportions. Big characters, wild situations, hilarious parody are all on the cards for this hour of comedy mayhem. You will be howling with laughter. If you love shows like Saturday Night Live, Skithouse or Full Frontal, then this is the show for you!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
We are hitting the ground running in 2026 with a brand new Cage Match competition. The best indie improv teams are coming to Big Fork Theatre every Thursday night to face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown.
Each week the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 20 minutes to win over the audience, who vote on who continues to next week. This show is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is The Mixer - several short fast-paced comedy scenes featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
The hottest ticket in Brisbane comedy!
A sure-fire way to have a very good time! Our special guest storytellers tell real-life stories inspired by audience suggestions and our cast of amazing improvisers spin those stories into comedy gold. This is a one-of-a-kind comedy show that’ll have you laughing your socks off.
Cool Story Bro has previously sold out at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Wynnum Fringe Festival and Brisbane Improv Festival. Past special guest storytellers have included Damien Power, Anisa Nandaula, Mel Buttle, Ting Lim, Tom Walker, Gillian Cosgriff, Emma Holland, Dusty Rich, Aimon Clark, and many more.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's best musical improv show!
Join us for a brilliant night of musical comedy whimsy! The Tuning Forks are here and they're going to perform an entire Broadway-style musical for you, made up completely on the spot - all they need is a title to get started.
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!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
We are hitting the ground running in 2026 with a brand new Cage Match competition. The best indie improv teams are coming to Big Fork Theatre every Thursday night to face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown.
Each week the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 20 minutes to win over the audience, who vote on who continues to next week. This show is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde - character driven improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Two comedians. One story. No script.
Brisbane’s favourite improv duo are back to perform a hilarious two-person improvised play with way more than two characters. No tricks, no gimmicks, just two actors making everything up as they go along, all inspired by a single word from the audience.
“We were promised at the beginning of the performance that everything we would see would be completely improvised. After the show, my group could barely believe it... to our untrained eyes, it was too perfect and too funny to fit our meagre understanding of improvisation. And if that’s not the best compliment for Culprits, I don’t know what is" - Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane
Get ready to roar with laughter at the inaugural BrisAsia Comedy Gala that is shaping up to be a major BrisAsia Festival 2026 highlight.
Hosted by comedy powerhouse Michael Hing, witness a stellar lineup of Asian Australian stand-up and improv comedians who swapped law for lols: a choice their parents are slowly learning to accept.
From childhood memories that smell faintly of Vicks to the quiet power of unspoken family expectations, these comics serve up laughs that feel both universal and deeply familiar.
Equal parts heart and humour, this is a night of comedy that feels like home (but with no one asking if you’ve eaten yet).
A celebration of community, culture and the joy of finding your people both onstage and off, BrisAsia Comedy Gala is a must-see.
Come for the jokes, stay for the shared chaos.