Shows at Big Fork Theatre
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Schnitz & Giggles (improv comedy at the Brisbane German Club)
A night of big laughs at one of Brisbane’s best establishments!
Quick fire jokes, off the cuff characters, fun improv games and songs guarantee non-stop laughs. If you’re a fan of Whose Line Is It Anyway or Thank God You’re Here – this is the show for you!
Featuring the best improvisers in Brisbane from the award winning Big Fork Theatre.
This show will be in the beautiful main beer hall of the Brisbane German Club. The beer and food is delicious and the entertainment will be worldclass. Come have a Schnitz & Giggle.
“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
Ticket Prices:
General/Conc - $28/$25
Group of 4+ - $25pp
Table of 6 - $150 ($25pp)
This show will be performed in English.
Kaju Comedy Show
An absolutely stacked line up of BIPOC comedians!
It’s the BIPOC comedy night you didn’t even know you’d been waiting for - the Kaju Comedy Show! From the legendary standup sensation Craig Quartermaine to the award-winning Asian Aunties improv duo to the comedy debut of national poetry champion Huda the Goddess, prepare to be severely tickled as our lineup of comics take the stage!
Tickets: $25/20 full/concession (only 80 seats - grab yours now!)
Date: Friday May 1st, 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Big Fork Theatre (Lv 2, 252 St Pauls Ter, Fortitude Valley QLD 4000, Australia)
Organisers: Dylan Prins and Ayesha Ratnayake along with Big Fork Theatre
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Alexi Edwards Presents: I Am Not Okay Live (Brisbane Preview)
A Spoken Word Artist performing at a comedy lounge?
Get ready for an art form so new that a Google search will only provide a single article from a random academic arts journal in Vienna.
An art form so new that the above mentioned artist only knows one other artist that performs it.
We heard you like Standup Comedy, we hope you like Spoken Word Poetry, now get ready for Standup Poetry!
Alexi Edwards is a poet and spoken word performer from Boorloo (Perth), now based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Her work explores mental health, queer identity, and politics through sharp social critique and narrative lyricism. Drawing on the blunt veracity of Catullus, the storytelling tradition of Banjo Paterson, and a touch of Edgar Allan Poe's theatricality, her poetry bridges page and stage while somehow managing to give her audience a good laugh. Alexi self-published her debut poetry book and spoken word album which launched on 4 April and is available both in-person and online via her Ko-Fi shop.
'I Am Not Okay - Live' is the next evolution of the debut album, turning the album into a full length stage experience. 'I Am Not Okay - Live' combines elements of traditional spoken word poetry with standup comedy to create a unique hybrid experience that feels right at home in a theatre, poetry bar, or comedy lounge — taking audiences on Alexi's ten year journey from her lowest to genuinely being okay over an emotional yet hilarious hour.
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Weird Show (alternative comedy)
Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy!
Chaos show big wild show fun insane show yay!
Clowns, poets, sketch comedy, live music, burlesque! We got it all! It’s going to be weird and that’s exactly what we want! Weird Show is a night of alternative comedy where Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy.
Presented by Brisbane sketch comedy legend Matt Nunn.
Diagnonsense (improv comedy) and homeless fundraiser/donation drive
Little spoons for big laughs!
Come see Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment.
We know better than most that laughter isn't actually the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.
Diagnonsense is scheduled at an early evening showtime to help you manage your spoons. Head home early if you're spent or hang around for more hilarious comedy with Big Fork Theatre's regular Saturday Night Comedy programming.
Big Fork Theatre is a fully accessible venue. The corner entrance to the building is stair-free, there's an elevator that will bring you up to the second floor and the flexible seating in our theatre can be adapted to accommodate any needs. Strobe lighting will never be used in a Diagnonsense show.
Personal accommodations (headphones, stimming, etc) are welcome, we just ask that you respect the performers' needs and limit talking/vocal expression while the cast is performing. Laughing is encouraged of course! Please reach out of you have any particular accessibility needs you'd like accommodated. We can't promise everything will be possible but we'll always try.
Diagnonsense is brought to you by a Little Spoons, a group of Big Fork Theatre community members living with disability and chronic illness. Through these shows, we hope to grow the visible representation of disability and chronic illness on Brisbane performing arts and comedy stages. In the process we might just happen to break down some stigmas, challenge some internalised ableism and encourage more inclusive practices across the arts. But no pressure!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
All proceeds for this show will support homeless people in Brisbane (many of whom have disabilities and chronic illness). We are also collecting donations of ready to eat non-perishable food, clothing, sleeping bags, mobile phones and other needed items.
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Queer Show
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Raised By Wolves headlines this banging show. The best improv group in Brisbane are back with a vengeance in 2026. Their shows are total comedy chaos - big energy and non-stop laughs. Come see why they are slowly becoming Brisbane comedy royalty.
Queer Show is 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!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Joshy in Paris: Where Fags Are Chic
A one-night only Brisbane showing that is camp as tits!
Aussie comedian Joshua Hauville blends stand up, theatre and clowny burlesque to share his experience of trying to make it, find love and learn French in the piss-ridden streets of Paris with no money and a whole lotta dream.
After a Melbourne comedy debut in 2025, the show has toured in Paris, London, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and MICF 2026 and is coming in hot for a one-night only Brisbane showing that is camp as tits.
Join Joshy as he braves a slew of ridiculous scenarios. Will he triumph over Paris, or will France smoke this f*g just like every other?"
‘Expect to never be bored in this show and to never be able to predict what comes next.’ Perth Theatre Reviews
‘A high energy hour of non-stop laughter; Joshy in Paris will give you a great ab workout’ ★★★★ Matilda Marseillaise
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Just some improv comedy fun!
The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! Our master MC sets the stage for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.
Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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 Montage - free-flowing improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cool Story Bro (improv comedy)
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Get It* Inya: *Sketch Comedy
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
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fun Show & Crowd Sourced
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Big Fun Show headlines this banging show. It is exactly how it sounds. Big and fun! This show takes us back to what we do best, just good funny improv.
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy (improv comedy)
They take your dumb thoughts and turn them into hilarious scenes!
John Comedy is a tight-knit group of Brisbane's only four comedians*, putting their best game into every scene.
They 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?
Each performance is like your favourite sketch show, except there is no script to fall back on. Think of shows like Portlandia - but done completely on the fly!
This 6 times cage match winning ensemble and 2025 Big Fork Comedy Festival performers focus on finding organic games in their scenes, John Comedy weaves together hilarious scenes as they explore, and often ruin, their character's worlds. John Comedy, Game on!
(*excluding Rove McManus)
TICKETS $10 ONLINE | $15 ON DOOR
Student Graduation Show: Characters
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
Our Characters students having been honing their improv characters for the last 6 weeks. They're going to big, silly and fun!
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: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
And The Winner Is... (improv comedy)
An improvised Hollywood award show in honour of you!
One of Brisbane's best indie improv comedy teams. A star-studded cast of improvisers present a Hollywood Awards Ceremony made up entirely on the spot. See the movie titles you made up get pulled from a hat and brought to life in front of your eyes. Perhaps your film will be nominated for an award as prestigious as "Saddest Clown", "Worst Place to Have Breakfast" or the highly coveted "Biggest Leg in a Film". The only way to find out is of course to come to the show and hold your breath in anticipation for those wonderful words: And The Winner Is...
Saturday Night Comedy: Women's Show & Wer Ya From
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Women's show headlines this banging show. One of our best shows period. Featuring an amazing cast of improvisers, they're always a little bit wild, a little bit cheeky, and always deliver killer comedy. They'll have you howling with laughter.
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Student Graduation Show: The Scene & Intro To Musical Improv
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
The Scene students have been honing their skills on the two-person scene. They will perform a hilarious Montage as their graduation show.
Our Intro To Musical Improv students have been having a great time learning how to improvise songs up on the spot. We hope you're ready for a very funny musical grad show.
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: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Ben Snaith and the people that agreed beforehand to be in the show with them (comedy show)
A night of wild comedy PLUS a dance party!
Ben Snaith (Orlando furious) is doing a second silly comedy show with people who AGREED to be in the show with them beforehand.
At Big Fork Theatre (a home for sketch and improv comedy)
On Friday May 29 at 7pm!
And for the dancerly inclined subject to Big Fork approval: a darkened city-view dancefloor is what will become of our classroom space from directly after the show until 930pm.
The tickets are $15 ($10 if u buy early) and half of the profits will go to Big Fork and the other half into Ben’s coffers!
Saturday Night Comedy: No Loose Threads & Crowd Sourced
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night
No Loose Threads headlines this banging show. Big Fork is finally doing a Harold Show, the most famous improv format in the world. 3 beats of huge characters, hilarious scenes and genius heightening. Making absolute comedy gold! Our amazing cast will try and tie up all storylines at the end - no loose threads - or your money back*!
*No refunds! But seriously, this will be very funny.
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Join us for our monthly stand-up comedy show!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in. You'll be howling with laughter.
Wrap up your weekend with a laugh!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
John Comedy’s Dream Factory (improv comedy)
Join Brisbane’s best Improv Comedians as they make dreams come true!
John Comedy invites special guest comedians to visit their Dream Factory and perform with them their Dream Improv Comedy Show.
The dreams and desires of their special guest will be fulfilled live on stage.
The laughs are guaranteed as they weave together characters, stories and moments. No idea is too ambitious, no dream is too big.
John Comedy’s Dream Factory is more than a show, it is an experience not to be missed. And the world will be better for it.
Dreams really can come true.
Diagnonsense (improv comedy)
Little spoons for big laughs!
Come see Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment.
We know better than most that laughter isn't actually the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.
Diagnonsense is scheduled at an early evening showtime to help you manage your spoons. Head home early if you're spent or hang around for more hilarious comedy with Big Fork Theatre's regular Saturday Night Comedy programming.
Big Fork Theatre is a fully accessible venue. The corner entrance to the building is stair-free, there's an elevator that will bring you up to the second floor and the flexible seating in our theatre can be adapted to accommodate any needs. Strobe lighting will never be used in a Diagnonsense show.
Personal accommodations (headphones, stimming, etc) are welcome, we just ask that you respect the performers' needs and limit talking/vocal expression while the cast is performing. Laughing is encouraged of course! Please reach out of you have any particular accessibility needs you'd like accommodated. We can't promise everything will be possible but we'll always try.
Diagnonsense is brought to you by a Little Spoons, a group of Big Fork Theatre community members living with disability and chronic illness. Through these shows, we hope to grow the visible representation of disability and chronic illness on Brisbane performing arts and comedy stages. In the process we might just happen to break down some stigmas, challenge some internalised ableism and encourage more inclusive practices across the arts. But no pressure!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Girl Band (musical comedy)
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.
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning 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: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Women's Show
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Raised by Wolves (improv comedy)
A red hot improv set by Brisbane's best comedy group!
Raised By Wolves are coming to play. Their shows are total comedy chaos - big energy and non-stop laughs. From Brisbane to Sydney to New York - they've left audiences howling with laughter. Come see why they are slowly becoming Brisbane comedy royalty.
Featuring: Chris Martin, Taylor Edwards, Rosa Sottile, Cameron Watson, Jim Reynolds & Mark Grimes.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Mum's The Word (comedy show)
A heartfelt and hilarious one-woman show!
With singing, storytelling and free parental advise, Mum’s the Word is a heartfelt and hilarious one-woman show that will have you dancing and occasionally squirming in your seat. As Frankie reflects on discovering her own identity within her family and the wider world, the audience can’t help but laugh along and relate to this deeply personal story. Honest and playful, Mum’s the Word is Frankie’s answer to the question, “But where are you really from?”
After a sold out season at Pip Theatre, get in quick!
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fork Directors & Friends PLUS Montage
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Big Fork Directors & Friends headlines this banging show. The comedians that run our comedy club are coming to play AND they're bringing along their favourite performers who are also their best friends (probably). This will be wild, loose and so much fun - strap in!
Opening the show is the Montage - free-flowing improv show featuring our most experienced improvisers. You'll be crying with laugher.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Headline Act (improv comedy)
Comedy hot off the press!
Triumphant magpies, sharks in turmoil, heartbroken giants: Allow these real headlines to inspire Saturday night comedy at Big Fork Theatre as two teams ignore all context and take these headlines about Cats, Saints, Demons and Pies as-is.
HEADLINE ACT is a battle of short, sharp scenes, where anyone in the room can be red-carded, and the video referee is always on hand to inject some chaos.
“Is HEADLINE ACT for me?”, you ask? Yes! It’s a Saturday night crowd-pleaser that will delight all adult audiences, even those who’ve never before seen live improvised comedy. After all, wouldn’t you love to see a scene titled “Knights consider line in the sand” or “Sharks aiming to continue history of sustained success”?
Hosted by Glenn Seaby and Liz Talbot
Best Comedy Nominee - as "SPORTSBALL", Anywhere Festival Brisbane 2025
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Just some improv comedy fun!
The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! Our master MC sets the stage for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.
Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Cool Story Bro (improv comedy)
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Get It* Inya: *Sketch Comedy
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
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fun Show & Mini Musical
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Big Fun Show headlines this banging show. It is exactly how it sounds. Big and fun! This show takes us back to what we do best, just good funny improv.
Opening the show is Mini Musical. Our brand new show sees Brisbane's up and coming musical improvisers perform a one act musical entirely made up on the spot. It will be dynamite!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy (improv comedy)
They take your dumb thoughts and turn them into hilarious scenes!
John Comedy is a tight-knit group of Brisbane's only four comedians*, putting their best game into every scene.
They 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?
Each performance is like your favourite sketch show, except there is no script to fall back on. Think of shows like Portlandia - but done completely on the fly!
This 6 times cage match winning ensemble and 2025 Big Fork Comedy Festival performers focus on finding organic games in their scenes, John Comedy weaves together hilarious scenes as they explore, and often ruin, their character's worlds. John Comedy, Game on!
(*excluding Rove McManus)
TICKETS $10 ONLINE | $15 ON DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Girl Band (musical comedy)
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.
Saturday Night Comedy: Singalong & Queer Show
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Singalong headlines this banging show. Karaoke meets comedy in this high energy party show. We belt out karaoke classics with the audience before improvisers create hilarious scenes inspired by the song lyrics. There is no other show like this in Brisbane. You want a slice of party with your comedy? We've got your back!
Queer Show is 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!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Drag Queen Musical Story Hour (Adults Only)
True stories. Big wigs. Even bigger key changes.
Each show, a legendary drag queen takes centre stage to spill the tea, sharing real and unfiltered stories from their life.
The kind of tales too chaotic for brunch. Too honest for Instagram. Too iconic to stay quiet.
Then a hand-picked team of comedians transforms those confessions into completely improvised musical numbers. Power ballads about messy bottoms. Gospel anthems about chemical enlightenment. Big finishes about… big finishes.
Nothing is scripted. Everything is sung.
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Join us for our monthly stand-up comedy show!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in. You'll be howling with laughter.
Wrap up your weekend with a laugh!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Join us for our monthly stand-up comedy show!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in. You'll be howling with laughter.
Wrap up your weekend with a laugh!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy (improv comedy)
They take your dumb thoughts and turn them into hilarious scenes!
John Comedy is a tight-knit group of Brisbane's only four comedians*, putting their best game into every scene.
They 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?
Each performance is like your favourite sketch show, except there is no script to fall back on. Think of shows like Portlandia - but done completely on the fly!
This 6 times cage match winning ensemble and 2025 Big Fork Comedy Festival performers focus on finding organic games in their scenes, John Comedy weaves together hilarious scenes as they explore, and often ruin, their character's worlds. John Comedy, Game on!
(*excluding Rove McManus)
TICKETS $10 ONLINE | $15 ON DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: Singalong & Wer Ya From
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Singalong headlines this banging show. Karaoke meets comedy in this high energy party show. We belt out karaoke classics with the audience before improvisers create hilarious scenes inspired by the song lyrics. There is no other show like this in Brisbane. You want a slice of party with your comedy? We've got your back!
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
ROLE PLAY (comedy show)
No problem is too big or too small for this comedian to solve!
Let a comedian / corporate trainer solve your problems through the power of roleplay. No problem is too big or too insignificant. From tricky housemates to bosses from hell, he’s here to help.
Marcel is a comedian, improviser, writer, and director. He has won awards for his work on-stage and behind-the-scenes. He has performed in every capital city in Australia as well as NZ, USA, and the UK. Marcel performs alongside his wife in their improv duo, The Newlyweds. He has been teaching a range of performance styles since 2015. His specialties include improvisation and stand-up but he also loves clowning, and character comedy. He has trained with Joe Bill, Dr Brown, Zach Zucker, Patti Styles, Andel Sudek, Steen Raskopoulos, and more. Marcel is an in-demand director and has built several shows with a heap of talented folk including Lizzy Hoo, Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, and Eleanor Stankiewicz.
Frozen Girl Sperm (comedy show)
A funny show about sperm!
Frozen Girl Sperm is comedian Jaye Heather’s hilarious exploration of having her sperm frozen but having no plans for it to become anything more than that. Come see Jaye Heather weave stand up, music, and sketch together to tell this funny personal story.
It's your chance to see the full hour version of the show Jaye debuted in 2025 to much praise.
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Raised by Wolves Muck Around Show - FREE (improv comedy)
Brisbane's best improv group are going to have a little comedy muck around!
Raised By Wolves are coming to play. The best improv group in Brisbane are back with a vengeance in 2026. Their shows are total comedy chaos - big energy and non-stop laughs. Come see why they are slowly becoming Brisbane comedy royalty.
This show is a comedy muck around AND it's going to be a lot of fun!
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Asian Aunties (improv comedy)
These two sassy Asian Aunties think they know exactly what’s best for you — and honestly, they’re shocked you’ve survived this long without their guidance.
Aunty Rani from Sri Lanka (Himali Ratnayake) and Aunty Maria from the Philippines (Janette McBride) are shimmying in with their signature blend of brutal honesty, invaluable wisdom, and unstoppable Aunty energy that can both bless you and roast you in the same breath.
Write down your problems and put them in the rice cooker, so the Aunties can serve you their most generous advice. They’ll then improvise scenes inspired by your juicy dilemmas.
The Asian Aunties are an improv comedy duo that was part of the sold out BrisAsia Comedy Gala at the Brisbane Powerhouse, they had a sold out show in Melbourne and a full house in Sydney, and they are the reigning champs in Big Fork Theatre's Cage Match with their 12week winning streak.
Audience members may be judged by the Aunties, but will not be brought on stage, so you can enjoy the chaos from the comfort of your seats.
Get It* Inya: *Sketch Comedy
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
Cool Story Bro (improv comedy)
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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 Montage - free-flowing improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Just some improv comedy fun!
The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! Our master MC sets the stage for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.
Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning 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
Saturday Night Comedy: Women's Show & Crowd Sourced
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Women's show headline this banging show. One of our best shows period. Featuring an amazing cast of improvisers, they're always a little bit wild, a little bit cheeky, and always deliver killer comedy. They'll have you howling with laughter.
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Lifestory (improv show)
A spontaneous biography of a real fake person!
LifeStory celebrates an unique and fascinating life. The only catch is the life is of a completely fictional person - and it’s created spontaneously on stage.
The show follows a fictional hero from birth to death - through all the wide and varied changes, challenges, loves and losses they face.
Each performance is completely unique and original, with the audience inspiring the performers to follow an extraordinary life of a (mostly) normal person. You’ll laugh. You might even cry. But you’ll never forget this Lifestory!
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Drag Queen Musical Story Hour (Adults Only)
True stories. Big wigs. Even bigger key changes.
Each show, a legendary drag queen takes centre stage to spill the tea, sharing real and unfiltered stories from their life.
The kind of tales too chaotic for brunch. Too honest for Instagram. Too iconic to stay quiet.
Then a hand-picked team of comedians transforms those confessions into completely improvised musical numbers. Power ballads about messy bottoms. Gospel anthems about chemical enlightenment. Big finishes about… big finishes.
Nothing is scripted. Everything is sung.
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Sunday Mic (open mic comedy)
Wrap up your weekend with a laugh!
Join us for our monthly open mic comedy show!
Featuring experienced comics showcasing their newest jokes, stories and ideas. PLUS newer comics earning their stand-up comedy stripes. You'll have plenty of laughs - the perfect comedy show to help wrap up your weekend.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Headline Act: Big Fork Showdowns (comedy show)
Best Comedy Nominee - Anywhere Festival Brisbane 2025
Triumphant magpies, sharks in turmoil, heartbroken giants: Allow these real headlines to inspire Saturday night comedy at Big Fork Theatre as two teams ignore all context and take these headlines about Cats, Saints, Demons and Pies as-is.
HEADLINE ACT is a battle of short, sharp scenes, where anyone in the room can be red-carded, and the video referee is always on hand to inject some chaos.
“Is HEADLINE ACT for me?”, you ask? Yes! It’s a Saturday night crowd-pleaser that will delight all adult audiences, even those who’ve never before seen live improvised comedy. After all, wouldn’t you love to see a scene titled “Knights consider line in the sand” or “Sharks aiming to continue history of sustained success”?
Hosted by Glenn Seaby and Liz Talbot
Best Comedy Nominee - as "SPORTSBALL", Anywhere Festival Brisbane 2025
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised by Wolves & Queer Show
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Raised By Wolves headline this banging show. The best improv group in Brisbane are back with a vengeance in 2026. Their shows are total comedy chaos - big energy and non-stop laughs. Their 2025 shows were bonkers good, so come see why they are slowly becoming Brisbane comedy royalty.
Queer Show is 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!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Get It* Inya: *Sketch Comedy
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
Cool Story Bro (improv comedy)
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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
Student Graduation Show: Characters & Group Mind
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
Our Characters students having been honing their improv characters for the last 6 weeks. They're going to big, silly and fun!
Our Group Mind students have been learning how to work together as an ensemble, one of the most important and difficult parts of any successful improv group. They're ready to showcase their brand new skills!
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
Umm.. What Else? (Second Show Added) SOLD OUT
The Debut Show of Mitch Dale aka Money Mitch!
Mitch Dale aka Money Mitch brings his beloved Aussie storytelling to the stage for the first time with his debut show Umm.. What Else! His fast paced, dry humour that has garnered millions of views online provides the perfect foundation for a night of hilarious tales, and some outrageous one liners. High energy, big laughs, and as unfiltered as it gets.
Second show added due to demand - grab your tickets before they disappear.
Umm.. What Else? SOLD OUT
The Debut Show of Mitch Dale aka Money Mitch!
Mitch Dale aka Money Mitch brings his beloved Aussie storytelling to the stage for the first time with his debut show Umm.. What Else! His fast paced, dry humour that has garnered millions of views online provides the perfect foundation for a night of hilarious tales, and some outrageous one liners. High energy, big laughs, and as unfiltered as it gets.
One show only - grab your tickets before they disappear.
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
High octane laugh out loud improv comedy!
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 15 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 Montage - free-flowing improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers. It's a lot of fun!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals & The Scene
Our newest improvisers perform their graduation show!
Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you!
The Scene students have been honing their skills on the two-person scene. They will perform a hilarious Montage as their graduation show.
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