Shows at Big Fork Theatre

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
May
23

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

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Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Queer Show
May
24

Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Queer Show

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

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Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro
May
25

Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
May
26

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
May
30

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

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Friday Improv Comedy: Improvised Great South East & Wer Ya From
May
31

Friday Improv Comedy: Improvised Great South East & Wer Ya From

We have two great shows this Friday!

First up, explore a an absurd, funny and charming version of South East Queensland in the improvised parody of the classic Queensland lifestyle show, Improvised Great South East.

Then see Wer Ya From, an improvised show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture from some of Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural 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

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Student Graduation Show - The Scene
Jun
1

Student Graduation Show - The Scene

Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun with the graduates of Term 1 2024 Foundations 2: The Scene & Foundations 3: Characters.

Our students have been working hard over the last 6 weeks, learning how to do long-form improvised comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you! This is guaranteed to be a great night of comedy.

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.

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Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Jun
1

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 performers sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up on the spot. Watch the heroes journey, see them meet and interact with their world and their classic rivals and villains, and the whole time enjoy incredible spontaneous music accompanied by incredible musician and director Mark Grimes.

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Student Graduation Show - Group Mind
Jun
2

Student Graduation Show - Group Mind

Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun with the graduates of Term 2 Group Mind.

Our students have been working hard over the last 6 weeks, learning how to do long-form improvised comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you! This is guaranteed to be a great night of comedy.

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.

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Get It* Inya: *Experimental Sketch Comedy
Jun
2

Get It* Inya: *Experimental Sketch Comedy

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.

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Jun
6

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

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Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League
Jun
7

Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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? The Bin Chickens? The Brown Snakes? The Kookaburra Queens? The City Cats? Find out across four shows from May to July. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Jun
9

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Jun
16

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Jun
23

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League
Jun
28

Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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? The Bin Chickens? The Brown Snakes? The Kookaburra Queens? The City Cats? Find out across four shows from May to July. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Jun
30

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League
Jul
19

Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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? The Bin Chickens? The Brown Snakes? The Kookaburra Queens? The City Cats? Find out across four shows from May to July. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
May
19

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Nighty Night Comedy Hour
May
18

Nighty Night Comedy Hour

Brisbane's brand new late night variety show: stand-up, sketch & music collide!
Nothing to do on a Saturday night? Stay up late-lin with Rhys and Caitlin!
Stand-up, sketch and music collide in this brand new late night variety show starring a selection of Brisbane’s favourite comedians, and hosted by your new best friends, Caitlin and Rhys!

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Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
May
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 performers sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up on the spot. Watch the heroes journey, see them meet and interact with their world and their classic rivals and villains, and the whole time enjoy incredible spontaneous music accompanied by incredible musician and director Mark Grimes.

View Event →
Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League
May
17

Friday Improv Comedy: Brisbane Improv League

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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? The Bin Chickens? The Brown Snakes? The Kookaburra Queens? The City Cats? Find out across four shows from May to July. Choose your team and cheer them through to the finals. No fence sitters allowed.

View Event →
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
May
16

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

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Reuben Solo - Please Clap
May
12

Reuben Solo - Please Clap

Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2024 Perth Fringe
Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2023 Adelaide Fringe

Every show I've ever done has been unanimously enjoyed. Also, nothing has ever gone wrong. This time, I can only presume, will be no different.

'admire the chaos' ★★★★★ Isolated Nation
'a unique style all of his own' ★★★★½ The Barefoot Review
'almost indescribable' ★★★★ The List
'egotistical delusions' ★★★★ The Scotsman

Big Fork Theatre is a licenced venue. Patrons under 18 years MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Reuben Solo - Please Clap
May
11

Reuben Solo - Please Clap

Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2024 Perth Fringe
Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2023 Adelaide Fringe

Every show I've ever done has been unanimously enjoyed. Also, nothing has ever gone wrong. This time, I can only presume, will be no different.

'admire the chaos' ★★★★★ Isolated Nation
'a unique style all of his own' ★★★★½ The Barefoot Review
'almost indescribable' ★★★★ The List
'egotistical delusions' ★★★★ The Scotsman

Big Fork Theatre is a licenced venue. Patrons under 18 years MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Reuben Solo - Please Clap
May
11

Reuben Solo - Please Clap

Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2024 Perth Fringe
Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2023 Adelaide Fringe

Every show I've ever done has been unanimously enjoyed. Also, nothing has ever gone wrong. This time, I can only presume, will be no different.

'admire the chaos' ★★★★★ Isolated Nation
'a unique style all of his own' ★★★★½ The Barefoot Review
'almost indescribable' ★★★★ The List
'egotistical delusions' ★★★★ The Scotsman

Big Fork Theatre is a licenced venue. Patrons under 18 years MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Friday Improv Comedy: Cool Story Bro (feat. Women’s Show)
May
10

Friday Improv Comedy: Cool Story Bro (feat. Women’s Show)

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This Friday 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. Also featuring the always funny Women’s Show!

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
May
9

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

View Event →
Get It* Inya: *Experimental Sketch Comedy
May
5

Get It* Inya: *Experimental Sketch Comedy

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.

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Student Graduation Show - Beginners Take to the Stage!
May
5

Student Graduation Show - Beginners Take to the Stage!

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.

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Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves
May
4

Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR
May
3

Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR

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

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
May
2

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

View Event →
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Apr
28

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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My Vagina Tried to Kill Me - Annisa B
Apr
27

My Vagina Tried to Kill Me - Annisa B

"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

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Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro
Apr
27

Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Queer Show
Apr
26

Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Queer Show

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

View Event →
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Apr
25

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

View Event →
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Apr
21

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

View Event →
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves
Apr
20

Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves

  • 252 Saint Pauls Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4000 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

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Friday Improv Comedy: Wer Ya From & Women’s Show
Apr
19

Friday Improv Comedy: Wer Ya From & Women’s Show

This Friday, see a double feature of two of Brisbane's best improv shows: Wer Ya From & Women's Show!

Wer Ya From is an improvised show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture from some of Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural performers!

And Women's show featuring Big Fork Theatre's best women & non-binary performers who create incredible scenes and stories with their improvisational comedy stylings.

“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

View Event →
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Apr
18

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

View Event →
Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Apr
14

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

View Event →
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Apr
13

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 performers sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up on the spot. Watch the heroes journey, see them meet and interact with their world and their classic rivals and villains, and the whole time enjoy incredible spontaneous music accompanied by incredible musician and director Mark Grimes.

View Event →
Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR
Apr
12

Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR

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

View Event →
Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Apr
11

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

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.

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SKETCH FEST 2024: Best Ever Video Sketch Comedy Competition
Apr
7

SKETCH FEST 2024: Best Ever Video Sketch Comedy Competition

Part of Sketch Fest 2024, a celebration of sketch comedy and a platform for new work 5-7 April.

Best Ever Video Sketch Comedy Competition

Step into the world of bite-sized hilarity with the Sketch Fest Video Sketch competition! Join us as we sift through a treasure trove of comedic gold, showcasing the best and brightest sketches from talented creators. From quick-witted quips to laugh-out-loud scenarios, each minute packs a punch of entertainment. Vote for your favouite to help us crown the winner!

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SKETCH FEST: N̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ A̶v̶e̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ , Low Expectations Variety Show
Apr
7

SKETCH FEST: N̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ A̶v̶e̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ , Low Expectations Variety Show

Part of Sketch Fest 2024, a celebration of sketch comedy and a platform for new work 5-7 April

The N̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ A̶v̶e̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ , Low Expectations Variety Show (John Garrard and friends)

Hold onto your butts and prepare for an off-kilter sketch comedy revue, full of heart, that explores awkward truths, and surprise songs! Explore the meaning of life through a yellow hat, and maybe relate a little too well to the absurd situations that unfold. It’s all what happens when you're a simple flawed human being trying to make it in this big bad world. Written and starring a troupe of seasoned Brisbane sketch artists and comedians and made for all good folks and fans of heartfelt surrealist sketch comedy, comedic songs and alternative experiences.

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