Shows at Big Fork Theatre
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Mixer
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown AND musical comedy all in one show!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer!!! Brisbane's best musical improvisers will sing hilarious songs off the cuff in this absolute spectacle of a show.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Do Something
An evening of hilarious alternative comedy from Brisbane's best comedians!
Clowns, poets, sketch comedy, live music, burlesque! We got it all! It’s going to be weird and that’s exactly what we want! Do Something is a big night of alternative comedy where Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy.
Presented by Brisbane sketch comedy legend Matt Nunn.
THIS SHOW IS SCRICTLY 18+
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
A totally improvised musical from Brisbane's best musical improv troupe the Tuning Forks!
See these talented comedians sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up entirely on the spot. Accompanied by the incredible musician/director Mark Grimes, this show will leave you in stitches and also a little bit gobsmacked - they're world-class!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Roast
Join comedian Chris Martin and his funny mates for a night of raucous laughter!
Chris, one of Brisbane’s best comedians, has been doing stand up comedy for 10 years and has hours of hilarious material, so he’s decided to perform it all YEAHHHH!!! This is the biggest challenge of his comedy career – four shows, over four Sundays, with no repeat material. Every show will be different with great jokes and cracking stories guaranteed!
Sunday Roast is taking over Big Fork Theatre every Sunday in August (except the 31st because Chris will be in Thailand YEAHHHH!!!). Every show will be opened by one of Chris’ comedy mates.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR - now that's a bloody bargain!
Get It* Inya: *Experimental Sketch Comedy
Brisbane's longest running sketch comedy show!
Join Brisbane's best comedy writers and performers as they showcase their brand new sketches, characters and comedy bits you'll never see the like of again. Every show is a totally new hour of sketch comedy that will have you howling with laughter. If you love shows like Thank God You're Here or Saturday Night Live, then this is the show for you!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is The Mixer.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane Improv League - Heat 1
HEAT 1
Four teams. One winner. The Brisbane Improv League pits the best of the best against each other in an electrifying showdown of wit, jokes, and goofs. With all the exhilarating highs and lows of the State of Origin footy season, the Brisbane Improv League is a not-to-be-missed comedy event!
Raw muscle, tactical thinking, good cardiovascular fitness... all these things are USELESS in the Brisbane Improv League stadium. Who will win? Find out across four shows from August to October. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Big Fun Show
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Raised By Wolves, Brisbane's best and longest running improv group, are back! Watch them weave a hilarious improv set from nothing more then a single word. With more then 50 years of improv experience between them, RBW are Brisbane comedy royalty. Come on a wild, laugh out loud journey with them!
Big Fun Show is our newest show at Big Fork Theatre. A cast of brilliant improvisers doing what we do best - good funny improv!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Roast
Join comedian Chris Martin and his funny mates for a night of raucous laughter!
Chris, one of Brisbane’s best comedians, has been doing stand up comedy for 10 years and has hours of hilarious material, so he’s decided to perform it all YEAHHHH!!! This is the biggest challenge of his comedy career – four shows, over four Sundays, with no repeat material. Every show will be different with great jokes and cracking stories guaranteed!
Sunday Roast is taking over Big Fork Theatre every Sunday in August (except the 31st because Chris will be in Thailand YEAHHHH!!!). Every show will be opened by one of Chris’ comedy mates.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR - now that's a bloody bargain!
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Would You Lie To Me?
Think you're good at spotting a fib?
Get ready for an evening of outrageous stories, dubious confessions, and quick-witted banter in Would You Lie to Me?—the hilarious panel show where truth is stranger than fiction… or is it? Inspired by the hit BBC series Would I Lie to You?, this show pits two teams against each other as they bluff, guess, and giggle their way through unbelievable anecdotes. Some are 100% true. Others? Total fabrication. The only question is—can you tell the difference?
Hot Shot Adventures (Comedy RPG)
An epic tabletop role play show for binge watchers and film buffs – this month’s feature is the supernatural drama series CHARMED!
Open the Book of Shadows and call on the Power of Three for a live roleplay game tribute to the world of Charmed! Host Taylor Edwards leads a band of comedians through an action-packed day at Halliwell Manor, in a never to be seen again episode full of witchcraft and sisterhood.
Hot Shot Adventures homebrews one-shot TTRP games out of your favourite shows, and trials them onstage with hilarious improvisers and comedians. It’s perfect for casual gamers and the uninitiated alike, with no need to follow a campaign or understand mechanics. Roll for chaos!
This adventure features:
Louisa Jones
Jaimeson Gilders
Ollie Windsor
and Taylor Edwards as Game Master
Saturday Night Comedy: Singalong & Crowd Sourced
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Singalong returns for the first time in 2025! We take classic karaoke bangers and sing our hearts out, before a cast of Brisbane's best improvisers make hilarious comedy inspired by the song lyrics. It's one big funny party from start to finish!
Opening the show is Crowd Sourced. We take all our audience suggestions and write them on a whiteboard. Then a cast of Brisbane's best improvisers turn all these suggestions into hilarious scenes. It's fast-paced and so much fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Roast
Join comedian Chris Martin and his funny mates for a night of raucous laughter!
Chris, one of Brisbane’s best comedians, has been doing stand up comedy for 10 years and has hours of hilarious material, so he’s decided to perform it all YEAHHHH!!! This is the biggest challenge of his comedy career – four shows, over four Sundays, with no repeat material. Every show will be different with great jokes and cracking stories guaranteed!
Sunday Roast is taking over Big Fork Theatre every Sunday in August (except the 31st because Chris will be in Thailand YEAHHHH!!!). Every show will be opened by one of Chris’ comedy mates.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR - now that's a bloody bargain!
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Montage.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Called Shots - A Comedy Quiz Show
4 comedians VS the toughest darn quiz show you've ever seen!
Join us for a night of trivia and big laughs, as a panel of comedians go head to head and try to outwit each other and end up on top. From the brilliant minds of Big Fork Theatre performers Matthew E Matthews (2024 Cage Match Grand Finalist - And The Winner Is...) and Rhys McCane (Culprits & Master Taskers) comes a hilarious game show that is the perfect mix of comedy and trivia. Who will win? Grab a ticket and find out!
Fun Scrubs
Call a code blue!
Fun Scrubs by Christopher James is the hilariously unfiltered tale of swapping boardrooms for bedpans. In this one-person stand-up show, Chris dives scalpel-deep into the chaos of a late career change into nursing, where the only thing more shocking than bodily fluids (none of them his), is the pay cut.
With razor-sharp wit and a pulse on the real pressure of patient care, Fun Scrubs tackles the absurd, the heartfelt, and the downright traumatic with big laughs and even bigger heart. It’s a love letter to the unsung heroes of healthcare, told by a guy who’s lived both the corporate dream and the night shift scream.
This fast-paced show hilariously spotlights the overlooked emotional toll, the bizarre workplace rituals, and the baffling undervaluation of nurses—those actual life-saving legends. Equal parts heartfelt and side-splitting, Fun Scrubs pulls back the privacy curtain on modern healthcare and asks the real question: why does a guy with a stethoscope earn less than a guy with a stapler? Anyone who’s ever wanted to cry in a utility closet —this one’s for you.
Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro & Women's Show
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Cool Story Bro mixes the real-life stories of 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 have you laughing your socks off. CSB sold out at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Wynnum Fringe Festival and Brisbane Improv Festival. Big Fork Theatre's longest running show!
Women's Show is one of our best shows period. Featuring a stellar cast of women & non-binary performers, they will create incredible comedy scenes and stories that will leave you in stitches. You'll be smiling ear to ear!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Roast
Join comedian Chris Martin and his funny mates for a night of raucous laughter!
Chris, one of Brisbane’s best comedians, has been doing stand up comedy for 10 years and has hours of hilarious material, so he’s decided to perform it all YEAHHHH!!! This is the biggest challenge of his comedy career – four shows, over four Sundays, with no repeat material. Every show will be different with great jokes and cracking stories guaranteed!
Sunday Roast is taking over Big Fork Theatre every Sunday in August (except the 31st because Chris will be in Thailand YEAHHHH!!!). Every show will be opened by one of Chris’ comedy mates.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR - now that's a bloody bargain!
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Mixer
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown AND musical comedy all in one show!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer!!! Brisbane's best musical improvisers will sing hilarious songs off the cuff in this absolute spectacle of a show.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane Improv League - Heat 2
HEAT 2
Four teams. One winner. The Brisbane Improv League pits the best of the best against each other in an electrifying showdown of wit, jokes, and goofs. With all the exhilarating highs and lows of the State of Origin footy season, the Brisbane Improv League is a not-to-be-missed comedy event!
Raw muscle, tactical thinking, good cardiovascular fitness... all these things are USELESS in the Brisbane Improv League stadium. Who will win? Find out across four shows from August to October. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.
Whodunnit: The Made-Up Musical
Fresh from the Darwin Fringe Festival, Blah Blah Blah Improv presents Whodunnit: The Made-Up Musical!
Toe-tapping tunes, gripping mystery, and hilarious twists—Whodunnit: The Made-Up Musical is a completely improvised comedy where you decide what mystery needs solving… and who did it! Inspired by your suggestions, this clever musical unfolds from multiple perspectives, each adding wild contradictions, catchy songs, and laugh-out-loud chaos.
A stylish set transforms before your eyes to match the shifting scenes—adding visual flair to every twist in the tale.
Was it a stolen trophy? A sabotaged party? A misplaced ukelele? You choose the crime. You crack the case. No scripts. No safety nets. Just pure improvised fun.
If you love Agatha Christie, Wayne Brady, or unforgettable nights out, don’t miss this show-stopper.
🕵️♀️Who did it? You’ll have to sing your way to the truth!
Saturday Night Comedy: Queer Show & Wer Ya From
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Queer Show is one of our most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ improvisers and comedians in Brisbane. Sharing stories from their lives and bringing cheeky fun to their lived experiences, it's a 10/10 would do again comedy show!
Wer Ya From is an improvised comedy show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture, performed by Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural performers. They are brilliant! Come see why Wer Ya From packs out Big Fork Theatre ever show.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is The Mixer.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
The Asian Aunties Show
The reigning queens of the Big Fork Theatre Cage Match are back — and this time, it’s a full hour of unfiltered fabulousness!
Say hello (again) to your favourite Asian Aunties: the delightfully direct Aunty Maria from the Philippines (Janette McBride) and the observantly opinionated Aunty Rani from Sri Lanka (Himali Ratnayake). Equipped with oversized handbags of wisdom, practical life hacks, and hearts bigger than their rice cookers, these fierce matriarchs are ready to solve your problems with unsolicited gold. They’ll spin your juicy dilemmas into hilarious and heartfelt improvised scenes with a little shimmy and a lot of sass.
This hour-long special is part advice column, part variety show, and 100% Auntie-approved. Guest visitors will be stopping by (shoes removed first, of course), Uncle Budi (Markus Daniswara) and niece Magenta (Nairi Lee).
Expect outrageous laughs, nods to culture, and perhaps even life clarity. Darlings, come and share the tea with your favourite Aunties.
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fun Show & Women’s Show
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Big Fun Show is our newest show at Big Fork Theatre. A cast of brilliant improvisers doing what we do best - good funny improv!
Women's Show is one of our best shows period. Featuring a stellar cast of women & non-binary performers, they will create incredible comedy scenes and stories that will leave you in stitches. You'll be smiling ear to ear!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Double Comedy: A New History of Humans & Frozen Girl Sperm
Comedians Caitlin McGrath and Jaye Heather bring their new solo shows to Big Fork Theatre.
A New History of Humans (Caitlin McGrath). When the meteor hit the earth in the late 22nd century, humanity had to evolve quickly to survive. In this seminar, you will see newly discovered archived footage of some of the earliest hybrid human beings who emerged from this new world.
Frozen Girl Sperm (Jaye Heather). Would you like a chance to buy an existential crisis? Come to this show and you may get a chance. From the real life dilemma of genetic material in limbo, and a woman with no plans to create any new human-human hybrids. Sketch comedy, music, and story in a debut show from Jaye Heather.
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
A totally improvised musical from Brisbane's best musical improv troupe the Tuning Forks!
See these talented comedians sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up entirely on the spot. Accompanied by the incredible musician/director Mark Grimes, this show will leave you in stitches and also a little bit gobsmacked - they're world-class!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Brisbane's best comedians are at Big Fork Theatre every second Sunday of the month!
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a professional MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every second Sunday.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Montage.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane Improv League - Wooden Spoon Final
WOODEN SPOON FINAL - THE LOSING TEAMS OF HEAT 1 AND HEAT 2
Four teams. One winner. The Brisbane Improv League pits the best of the best against each other in an electrifying showdown of wit, jokes, and goofs. With all the exhilarating highs and lows of the State of Origin footy season, the Brisbane Improv League is a not-to-be-missed comedy event!
Raw muscle, tactical thinking, good cardiovascular fitness... all these things are USELESS in the Brisbane Improv League stadium. Who will win? Find out across four shows from August to October. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.
Saturday Night Comedy: Queer Show & Crowd Sourced
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Queer Show is one of our most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ improvisers and comedians in Brisbane. Sharing stories from their lives and bringing cheeky fun to their lived experiences, it's a 10/10 would do again comedy show!
Opening the show is Crowd Sourced. We take all our audience suggestions and write them on a whiteboard. Then a cast of Brisbane's best improvisers turn all these suggestions into hilarious scenes. It's fast-paced and so much fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Mixer
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown AND musical comedy all in one show!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer!!! Brisbane's best musical improvisers will sing hilarious songs off the cuff in this absolute spectacle of a show.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
And The Winner Is…
An improvised Hollywood award show in honour of you!
Forged in the hilariously brutal fires of Big Fork Theatre's weekly comedy showdown Cage Match, And The Winner Is... rose quickly through the ranks and soon became one of the most successful improv teams to ever grace the Big Fork stage.
Featuring a star-studded cast of Brisbane improvisers - Matthew E Matthews, Rhys McCane, Imogen Behan-Willett, Martin Ingle, Shayla Derwent and Kelsey Hamill - this show is a Hollywood awards ceremony made up entirely on the spot AND the audience gets to decide the award categories. This will be the most fun you have ever had at an awards night!
Come find out why And The Winner Is... is so damn good.
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Crowd Sourced
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Raised By Wolves, Brisbane's best and longest running improv group, are back! Watch them weave a hilarious improv set from nothing more then a single word. With more then 50 years of improv experience between them, RBW are Brisbane comedy royalty. Come on a wild, laugh out loud journey with them!
Opening the show is Crowd Sourced. We take all our audience suggestions and write them on a whiteboard. Then a cast of Brisbane's best improvisers turn all these suggestions into hilarious scenes. It's fast-paced and so much fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 ONLINE | $20 ON THE DOOR
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Brisbane's best comedians are at Big Fork Theatre every second Sunday of the month!
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a professional MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every second Sunday.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane Improv League - Grand Final
GRAND FINAL - THE WINNING TEAMS OF HEAT 1 AND HEAT 2
Four teams. One winner. The Brisbane Improv League pits the best of the best against each other in an electrifying showdown of wit, jokes, and goofs. With all the exhilarating highs and lows of the State of Origin footy season, the Brisbane Improv League is a not-to-be-missed comedy event!
Raw muscle, tactical thinking, good cardiovascular fitness... all these things are USELESS in the Brisbane Improv League stadium. Who will win? Find out across four shows from August to October. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.
Holographic Charizard
A comical music show about the greatest Pokémon and Pokémon card ever made.
Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. After not performing in Australia for 10 years, Holographic Charizard is back, bringing evolved showmanship and stories to new audiences around Australia.
The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are squirtle fans). You will hear all the cult classics including 'A song about Charizard', 'I choose you Charizard' and 'Why did you have to leave me Charizard'. Along with new works about Charizard adventures in far off lands including 'Everywhere you go is Charizard' and a song written entirely in Indonesian, 'lagu lagu Charizard harus dangdut la'. Many people have asked for it, now it's here, a new Holographic Charizard experience.
Come celebrate the greatest ever Pokémon with us!
Holographic Charizard
A comical music show about the greatest Pokémon and Pokémon card ever made.
Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. After not performing in Australia for 10 years, Holographic Charizard is back, bringing evolved showmanship and stories to new audiences around Australia.
The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are squirtle fans). You will hear all the cult classics including 'A song about Charizard', 'I choose you Charizard' and 'Why did you have to leave me Charizard'. Along with new works about Charizard adventures in far off lands including 'Everywhere you go is Charizard' and a song written entirely in Indonesian, 'lagu lagu Charizard harus dangdut la'. Many people have asked for it, now it's here, a new Holographic Charizard experience.
Come celebrate the greatest ever Pokémon with us!
Holographic Charizard
A comical music show about the greatest Pokémon and Pokémon card ever made.
Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. After not performing in Australia for 10 years, Holographic Charizard is back, bringing evolved showmanship and stories to new audiences around Australia.
The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are squirtle fans). You will hear all the cult classics including 'A song about Charizard', 'I choose you Charizard' and 'Why did you have to leave me Charizard'. Along with new works about Charizard adventures in far off lands including 'Everywhere you go is Charizard' and a song written entirely in Indonesian, 'lagu lagu Charizard harus dangdut la'. Many people have asked for it, now it's here, a new Holographic Charizard experience.
Come celebrate the greatest ever Pokémon with us!
Holographic Charizard
A comical music show about the greatest Pokémon and Pokémon card ever made.
Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. After not performing in Australia for 10 years, Holographic Charizard is back, bringing evolved showmanship and stories to new audiences around Australia.
The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are squirtle fans). You will hear all the cult classics including 'A song about Charizard', 'I choose you Charizard' and 'Why did you have to leave me Charizard'. Along with new works about Charizard adventures in far off lands including 'Everywhere you go is Charizard' and a song written entirely in Indonesian, 'lagu lagu Charizard harus dangdut la'. Many people have asked for it, now it's here, a new Holographic Charizard experience.
Come celebrate the greatest ever Pokémon with us!
Greenlit
Screenwriters and improvisers make the next big TV show!
Jump in the writer’s room for the ultimate TV pilot! Real working television screenwriters take your suggestions to pitch and develop the next big television show. Hilarious improvisers then take on the challenge of performing the first episode live on stage. Any genre, any platform - come see if your show can get Greenlit!
Hosted by comedian Taylor Edwards, cast and writers to be announced soon!
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Brisbane's best comedians are at Big Fork Theatre every second Sunday of the month!
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a professional MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every second Sunday.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals
Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun as our newest improvisers take to the stage for the first time!
Tonight's graduation show includes performances from:
Improv Fundamentals - Ben’s Class
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.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match - Grand Final!
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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CAGE MATCH - GRAND FINAL! (50 mins)
It all comes down to this: the Grand Final to crown the winner of the special Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025 Cage Match competition. The victorious teams from the pre-festival heat and Rounds 1 and 2 will face off to win your votes and the mighty glory of the Cage Match Belt!
CLOSING CELEBRATION
Let's celebrate a great week of improv at the final event of BFCF 2025.
Comedy World League
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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COMEDY WORLD LEAGUE (50 mins)
Comedy World League is a high-energy, multilingual improv competition where teams from different countries go head-to-head in a battle of creativity, comedy, and cultural flair. The audience plays an active role, voting for their favourite team after each round, making every performance unpredictable and interactive. This show celebrates the joy of improv and the richness of diverse cultures, offering a fun and engaging experience for everyone. Comedy World League promises non-stop laughs, exciting twists, and a unique blend of international comedy. Join the competition and be part of the global fun!
Cage Match - Heat 2
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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CAGE MATCH - HEAT 2 (50 mins)
The chaotic improv brawl returns where you decide who makes it to the Grand Final of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025! Three improv teams from across the Festival go head to head in a no holds barred competition where the audience decides who goes to the Grand Final on Saturday 26 July. Cheer for the face team and boo the heels; who will take home the glory of the Cage Match Belt?
Keep an eye on our socials to see who dares enter the Cage Match arena!
Bonfire & Newlyweds
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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BONFIRE (25 mins)
Bonfire invites you to gather around the fire and immerse yourself in a world of storytelling. Performers bring to life captivating tales of culture, heritage, and folklore, weaving together personal and ancestral stories that celebrate the richness of human experiences. The intimate setting creates a space for connection and reflection, where each performance is a unique exploration of shared histories and the power of storytelling. Experience an evening filled with laughter, wonder, and a deep sense of community, as we honor the timeless tradition of stories passed down through generations.
NEWLYWEDS (25 mins)
The Newlyweds have toured around the world performing their outstanding 2prov shows with their familiar brand of holy matrimony. Now they're back in Brisbane... for revenge. The Newlyweds have performed in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington and Chicago. Ele is an acclaimed actor, Marcel is an award-winning stand-up. Together they are UNSTOPPABLE.
Joy Riders & Cupid's Guide To Modern Romance
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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JOY RIDERS (25 mins)
Get in loser, we’re going comedy. Jump in the passenger seat as three delightful weirdos put the improv pedal to the comedy metal.
Emilia Higgs, Jim Fishwick and Maddie Parker will be tearing up the track in a high-octane pursuit of sheer joy. Big Hearts! Empty Heads! No Brakes!
CUPID'S GUIDE TO MODERN ROMANCE (25 mins)
An improvised romantic comedy with a twist, where the audience helps Cupid match up two would-be lovers and guide them through the early stages of their relationship. Sigh as their eyes meet and they forget what they were going to say! Swoon as their fingers brush accidentally-but-not-really! Is this love? We don't know yet — come and find out!
Cage Match - Heat 1
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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CAGE MATCH - HEAT 1 (50 mins)
The chaotic improv brawl returns where you decide who makes it to the Grand Final of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025! Three improv teams from across the Festival go head to head in a no holds barred competition where the audience decides who goes to the Grand Final on Saturday 26 July. Cheer for the face team and boo the heels; who will take home the glory of the Cage Match Belt?
Keep an eye on our socials to see who dares enter the Cage Match arena!
TINYPROV: The Showcase
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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TINYPROV: THE SHOWCASE (50 mins)
Get ready for fast-paced two-person improv as participants from TINYPROV: The Workshop take the stage! This special edition showcase features bold and hilarious two-person teams, each bringing their unique style and chemistry to the stage. But there's a twist! One final duo doesn’t know who their partner is until the moment their scene begins. Whether you’re an improv fan or just love unpredictable theatre, this showcase is sure to delight!
See You in 10 & Toil And Trouble
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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SEE YOU IN 10 (25 mins)
Have you ever wondered what actually happened in the past, or what might happen in the future? In this improvised time-jumping show, you will see leaps from the present to 10 seconds, 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months, and even 10 years into the past or future!
TOIL AND TROUBLE (25 mins)
Double double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Come and see we witches three put a hex on thine and thee.
As we play with lives so fickle, can you save them from their pickle?
Come hither, good gentlefolk! Laugh in merriment as the three witches from Shakespeare’s Macbeth meddle in your lives to try and help another monarch rise to power - hopefully one that lasts more than a decade this time! (Don’t worry - you don’t need to know any Shakespeare or Macbeth references to enjoy this show. We’re making it all up as we go anyway…eth.)
The Ten Years of Big Fork Comedy Gala @ The Brisbane Powerhouse
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The Ten Years of Big Fork Comedy Gala – a party show one decade in the making! Celebrate this milestone with Big Fork Theatre – Brisbane’s home of improv, stand-up and sketch comedy.
Featuring some of Big Fork’s favourite and iconic comedy offerings, old friends, new friends and special guests, the Comedy Gala tips its hat to all of what has made Big Fork Theatre a cult favourite in Brisbane. In fact, it’s so special that Big Fork Theatre will be taking residence at the Underground Theatre at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse for this one-night-only performance.
Be ready to laugh heartily at a classic Cool Story Bro, applaud your favourite musical comedy from the Tuning Forks and even shed a tear as the Directors of Big Fork Theatre reflect on the fun of the last ten years.
Jam Night & Hat Show
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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Jam Night (90 mins)
It's Jam Night! This free event is an opportunity for all Festival-goers to say "I've got something!" and jam a little, testing out everybody's fresh ideas, favourite games and improv prompts. Stick around for a very special event - the Name Out Of A Hat Thing - where the audience members are also the cast, ready to be called to the stage at any time. Participation is purely voluntary - you are welcome to put your name in the hat, or to sit back and enjoy the show.
Tickets available for getting up and doing a thing or audience only.
Community Games Night
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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Community Games Night (90 mins)
This free event is an opportunity for all Festival-goers to meet and greet each other while enjoying a variety of snacks and board games!
Where Did I Leave My Handcuffs? & Queer Show
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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WHERE DID I LEAVE MY HANDCUFFS? (25 mins)
Where Did I Leave My Handcuffs? is an improvised comedy that spotlights the misfit detectives of a police precinct where solving crimes takes a backseat to quirky conversations, office politics, and ridiculous banter. Built from audience suggestions, this show explores the hilarious dynamics between characters who are more concerned with coffee breaks and personal feuds than actual detective work. Think less “law and order,” more “laughs and unusual partnerships.” Whether it’s an ongoing rivalry, a pointless problem, or a wild case theory, nothing is too ridiculous for this precinct. The only thing under investigation is how they’re still employed.
QUEER SHOW (25 mins)
Queer Show is one of Big Fork Theatre's most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ improvisers and comedians in Brisbane. Sharing stories from their lives and bringing cheeky fun to their lived experiences, it's a 10/10 comedy show!
Get It* Inya Big Time (*live comedy)
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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GET IT* INYA BIG TIME (50 mins)
Brisbane's longest running sketch comedy show is putting on its biggest show ever. A show that has spawned many other shows, Get It Inya* is the incubator and crucible of the weirdest, best and funniest sketch comedy. Come see what visiting guests and local legends will put together to showcase sketch comedy's breadth and depth!
*live comedy
Wizards at the Supermarket
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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WIZARDS AT THE SUPERMARKET (50 mins)
Epic adventures are all good fun, but how do the heroes live after the world is saved? Wizards at the Supermarket is an improvised exploration of the interesting, but often missed aspects of fantasy and science-fiction: the mundane. How did Dr. Destruction manage to hire an extensive workforce of minions? What do Cthulhu cultists do on dates? How do vampire's afford their castles - and do they pay rates? In this Economy?! Come and see a talented cast of improvisers make you cackle your pointy hats off in this heartfelt and deeply human short story anthology!
Stand-Up Debut Showcase
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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STAND-UP DEBUT SHOWCASE (50 mins)
Witness the debut of a line-up of brand new comedians. A comedian's first set is one of the most exciting moments of their career. Can you learn how to do stand up comedy in 3 hours? Will you be there to catch the new big thing? Hosted by Marcel Blanch-de Wilt.
Women's Show & Royalty Free Jukebox Musical
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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WOMEN'S SHOW (25 mins)
Women's Show is one of our best shows. Featuring a stellar cast of women & non-binary performers, they will create incredible comedy scenes and stories that will leave you in stitches. You'll be smiling ear to ear!
ROYALTY FREE JUKEBOX MUSICAL (25 mins)
You become the DJ in this untamed improvised musical! The best things in life are free, especially royalty free music from the Internet. Our team of bold improvisers will create a hilarious improvised musical based on royalty free tracks they've never heard, chosen by you the audience! Any genre, any instrument, any level of production quality is on the cards. Is it closing night or a Broadway smash in the making - that's up to you to decide!
Big Show
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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BIG SHOW (50 mins)
Prepare for a night of unfiltered hilarity as we give voice to your pent-up thoughts! Unleash your inner rants about obnoxious strangers, voice come-backs you wish you’d said, let out those feelings you never expressed to your crush, your boss, your mum or… just give us a song lyric you can’t get out of your head!
Come to BIG Show for an evening of improvised comedy where audience members' anonymous submissions fuel a whirlwind of laughter.
Wer Ya From & Only In It For a Tony
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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WER YA FROM (25 mins)
Wer Ya From features hilarious scenes and characters based on culture and language. Come see why Brisbane's best multicultural performers pack out the theatre every time!
ONLY IN IT FOR A TONY (25 mins)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Lin Manuel-Miranda. All great musical creators with one thing in common… they can’t hold a candle to The Tonys. Join three of the greatest, most beloved, most prolific, most talented (and most delusional) musical theatre auteurs of our time, all conveniently named Tony, as they take you on a fully improvised journey through their greatest hits and their decades spanning partnership… just don’t mention Phantom of the Opera.
Little Improv Takes On Big Stand Up
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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LITTLE IMPROV TAKES ON BIG STAND-UP (50 mins)
A line up of the Brisbane's best improvisers are taking on stand-up comedy. The catch: They won't be stepping out of their comfort zone, because they also happen to be very good stand-up comedians.
Join us for a night of BIG BIG laughs with zero improv (there may be some crowd work).
Hosted by Big Fork Theatre's favourite comedy son, Chris Martin.
The Comedians:
Chris Martin MC
Taylor Edwards
Dan Dennis
Louisa Jones
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt
A Happy Harmony Harold
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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A HAPPY HARMONY HAROLD (50 mins)
Unplanned Melodies presents a Harold, but a healthy one because it comes with improvised music. Like Healthy Harold remember...he was a giraffe! Maybe that was a NSW thing. We like to add a healthy amount of jokes and music to our scenes, we are part of balanced choice of shows for a festival. So you can watch twice as much! Unplanned Melodies have been playing together for 7 years and we have mastered the Harold genre – let us entertain you with quick jokes, smart scenes and lots of tunes. For those who love comedy, improv and music, this show is for you.
The Dinner Party
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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THE DINNER PARTY (10 mins)
Come to the most intimate dinner party in town. Only two to three audience members are invited to this once-in-a-lifetime affair. Who will you sit across from? A warring married couple or perhaps an important work meeting? What good fortune to get to be in this cosy conversation where anything could happen!
Date Night & Comedy Night
This event is part of the Big Fork Comedy Festival 2025, featuring all of your favourite Brisbane Improv Festival shows and workshops.
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DATE NIGHT (25 mins)
Brisbane's best comedy duo are back, baby!!! After touring extensively around Australia, Date Night returns to Big Fork Theatre with 100% brand new sketches. Things are going to get wild, a little bit naughty, and so much fun! So grab ya partner, mate, neighbour, anyone, and come have the funniest date night ever x
COMEDY NIGHT (25 mins)
Comedy night are Brisbane’s only four comedians, putting their best game into every scene. We take your dumb thoughts and turn them into hilarious scenes all created on the spot before your beautiful eyes. Gosh, did we mention how beautiful your eyes are?
Big Fork Comedy Festival - Shows
Big Fork Theatre is celebrating 10 years with a comedy festival in July!
We are so excited to announce the inaugural Big Fork Comedy Festival - a new event in Brisbane’s cultural calendar, running from 18 to 26 July 2025. The Festival marks ten years since the theatre’s founding and features over 25 live shows, 24 workshops and extra events celebrating Brisbane’s fast-expanding independent comedy scene.
Whilst this is the first festival to bear the Big Fork Comedy Festival name, it builds on the success of the Brisbane Improv Festival, produced annually by Big Fork Theatre since 2021. The new festival expands its scope to include stand-up, sketch and live MCing – all that makes us laugh.
Check Out The Show Program & Get Tickets!
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the Montage.
2025 is Big Fork Theatre's 10th year! To celebrate ALL tickets to Big Fork Theatre produced shows will only be $10 + booking fee for the time being.
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Brisbane's best comedians are at Big Fork Theatre every second Sunday of the month!
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a professional MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every second Sunday.
2025 is Big Fork Theatre's 10th year! To celebrate ALL tickets to Big Fork Theatre produced shows will only be $10 + booking fee for the time being.
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Crowd Sourced
Back to back killer shows for your Saturday night!
Raised By Wolves, Brisbane's best and longest running improv group, are back! Watch them weave a hilarious improv set from nothing more then a single word. With more then 50 years of improv experience between them, RBW are Brisbane comedy royalty. Come on a wild, laugh out loud journey with them!
Opening the show is Crowd Sourced. We take all our audience suggestions and write them on a whiteboard. Then a cast of Brisbane's best improvisers turn all these suggestions into hilarious scenes. It's fast-paced and so much fun!
2025 is Big Fork Theatre's 10th year! To celebrate ALL tickets to Big Fork Theatre produced shows will only be $10 + booking fee for the time being.
This Comedy Show Cost Me $500
Let's get one thing straight. This is not a joke. This is not a hook. This isn't some out of the box idea to sell tickets, no sir. This Comedy Show Cost Me $500. Really.
Armed with a NIDA summer course and an accounting degree, Drew Buchanan goes where no comedian has ever dared: a comedy show that provides both laughs and line-by-line expenditure reports that show you just how much money went into them.
They say comedy isn't an exact science. But it is a business. And you're finally gonna figure out why. Because there's nothing like throwing money at an artistic endeavour to make it better.
Bold? Yes!
Stupid? Maybe.
Fiscally irresponsible? No. Because you've got to spend money to make money.
And I spent $500.
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's favourite improvised comedy showdown every Thursday night at Big Fork Theatre!
Each week our reigning Cage Match 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. This is comedy at its competitive best. This is mate vs mate. This is Cage Match!
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde.
2025 is Big Fork Theatre's 10th year! To celebrate ALL tickets to Big Fork Theatre produced shows will only be $10 + booking fee for the time being.