Shows at Big Fork Theatre
Saturday Night Comedy: Queer Show & Crowd Sourced
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Queer Show headlines this banging show. One of our most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ comedians. They absolutely tear the stage apart every time they perform, leaving the audience crying with laughter.
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!
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Get It* Inya (*sketch comedy)
Brisbane's best sketch comedy!
The best sketch comedians and writers test a brand new hour of experimental sketch comedy. Big ideas, wild characters and situations, and hilarious parody are all on the cards for this hour of comedy mayhem. Witness as sketches soar into comedy legend status, while others crash and burn in a blaze of glory – either way, you’ll be having a great time.
Featuring Brisbane's best sketch comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Brisbane's best free improv comedy show!
The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! The stage is set for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.
Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the Montage - a free-flowing improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser Heat 1 (improv comedy competition)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
We are on the hunt to crown Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser.
Special prizes and glory awaits the improviser that can make it through the Heats unscathed and come out on top in the Grand Final.
This competition will have it all: improv games, hilarious scenes and challenges, musical comedy, special guests, expert judges, and you cheering for your favourite improviser.
Grab your tickets and come support Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser. This will be fun!
Heat 1 – Friday 18 September 7pm
Heat 2 – Friday 25 September 7pm
Heat 3 – Sunday 27 September 7pm
Heat 4 – Friday 2 October 7pm
Grand Final – Friday 9 October 7pm
Featuring Brisbane’s best newest improvisers.
If you are interested in competing in Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser, please contact chris@bigforktheatre.com
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals, The Scene and Characters
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Our Improv students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final graduation show!
There are 3 improv classes graduating today:
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals (Imogen's class)
Foundations 2: The Scene (Chris' class)
Foundations 3: Characters (John's class)
Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.
Featuring Brisbane's newest improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: No Loose Threads & Women's Show
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
No Loose Threads headlines this banging show. Our newest show is the most famous improv format in the world, The Harold. 3 beats of huge characters, hilarious scenes and genius heightening. Making absolute comedy gold!
Opening is Women's Show - one of our best shows. Featuring an amazing cast of improvisers, they're a little bit wild, a little bit cheeky, and always deliver killer comedy. They'll have you howling with laughter.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy (improv comedy)
Featuring Brisbane's only four comedians!
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 $15 ONLINE | $20 ON DOOR
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Brisbane's best open mic comedy!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond, plus you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer - musical improv comedy show featuring Brisbane's best musical improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser Heat 2 (improv comedy competition)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
We are on the hunt to crown Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser.
Special prizes and glory awaits the improviser that can make it through the Heats unscathed and come out on top in the Grand Final.
This competition will have it all: improv games, hilarious scenes and challenges, musical comedy, special guests, expert judges, and you cheering for your favourite improviser.
Grab your tickets and come support Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser. This will be fun!
Heat 1 – Friday 18 September 7pm
Heat 2 – Friday 25 September 7pm
Heat 3 – Sunday 27 September 7pm
Heat 4 – Friday 2 October 7pm
Grand Final – Friday 9 October 7pm
Featuring Brisbane’s best newest improvisers.
If you are interested in competing in Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser, please contact chris@bigforktheatre.com
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fork's Big Fun Showcase
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Featuring some of Brisbane’s funniest comedians, Big Fork’s Big Fun Showcase is exactly what make’s Big Fork Theatre Brisbane’s home of improv comedy! Expect a night of laughs, excitement and thrills as you sit on the edge of your seat wondering ‘was that really unscripted?’ Trust us – you couldn’t write this if you tried.
In its 11th year of making audiences laugh and teaching the next generation of comedians, Big Fork Theatre is a Brisbane Institution. This Showcase shows off our purpose built theatre and what makes us one of Brisbane’s best nights out! Featuring funny scenes, musical improv, special guests and more, it’s an event not be missed.
If you are a fan of Dropout TV, Who’s Line is it Anyway? or Thank God You’re Here, this is your gateway show to more hilarious nights at Big Fork Theatre, where every show is hilarious and completely unique.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Student Graduation Show: Improv Fundamentals & Group Mind
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Our Improv students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final graduation show!
There are 2 improv classes graduating today:
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals (Ben's class)
Foundations 4: Group Mind (Cameron's class)
Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.
Featuring Brisbane's newest improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser Heat 3 (improv comedy competition)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
We are on the hunt to crown Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser.
Special prizes and glory awaits the improviser that can make it through the Heats unscathed and come out on top in the Grand Final.
This competition will have it all: improv games, hilarious scenes and challenges, musical comedy, special guests, expert judges, and you cheering for your favourite improviser.
Grab your tickets and come support Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser. This will be fun!
Heat 1 – Friday 18 September 7pm
Heat 2 – Friday 25 September 7pm
Heat 3 – Sunday 27 September 7pm
Heat 4 – Friday 2 October 7pm
Grand Final – Friday 9 October 7pm
Featuring Brisbane’s best newest improvisers.
If you are interested in competing in Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser, please contact chris@bigforktheatre.com
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is The Mixer - several short comedy scenes featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser Heat 4 (improv comedy competition)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
We are on the hunt to crown Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser.
Special prizes and glory awaits the improviser that can make it through the Heats unscathed and come out on top in the Grand Final.
This competition will have it all: improv games, hilarious scenes and challenges, musical comedy, special guests, expert judges, and you cheering for your favourite improviser.
Grab your tickets and come support Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser. This will be fun!
Heat 1 – Friday 18 September 7pm
Heat 2 – Friday 25 September 7pm
Heat 3 – Sunday 27 September 7pm
Heat 4 – Friday 2 October 7pm
Grand Final – Friday 9 October 7pm
Featuring Brisbane’s best newest improvisers.
If you are interested in competing in Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser, please contact chris@bigforktheatre.com
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Join us for a brilliant night of musical comedy. The Tuning Forks will perform an entire Broadway-style musical, made up completely on the spot.
Watch this amazing ensemble sing, dance and joke through the entire show. They will leave you in stitches and also a little bit gobsmacked - they're world-class!
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Brisbane's best open mic comedy!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond, plus you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde - a character driven improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser Grand Final (improv comedy competition)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
We are on the hunt to crown Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser.
Special prizes and glory awaits the improviser that can make it through the Heats unscathed and come out on top in the Grand Final.
This competition will have it all: improv games, hilarious scenes and challenges, musical comedy, special guests, expert judges, and you cheering for your favourite improviser.
Grab your tickets and come support Brisbane’s Best Newest Improviser. This will be fun!
Heat 1 – Friday 18 September 7pm
Heat 2 – Friday 25 September 7pm
Heat 3 – Sunday 27 September 7pm
Heat 4 – Friday 2 October 7pm
Grand Final – Friday 9 October 7pm
Featuring Brisbane’s best newest improvisers.
If you are interested in competing in Brisbane's Best Newest Improviser, please contact chris@bigforktheatre.com
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Get It* Inya (*sketch comedy)
Brisbane's best sketch comedy!
The best sketch comedians and writers test a brand new hour of experimental sketch comedy. Big ideas, wild characters and situations, and hilarious parody are all on the cards for this hour of comedy mayhem. Witness as sketches soar into comedy legend status, while others crash and burn in a blaze of glory – either way, you’ll be having a great time.
Featuring Brisbane's best sketch comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Diagnonsense (improv comedy)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Come see Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment.
We know better than most that laughter isn't actually the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.
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: Big Fork Directors & Friends PLUS Crowd Sourced
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Big Fork Directors & Friends headline 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 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!
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Girl Band (musical comedy)
The songs are made up. The drama is inevitable. The girl group is completely out of control.
Are you ready to spice up your life?
Girl Band is an adults-only improvised comedy concert serving big vocals, bigger personalities, filthy pop bangers and absolutely unnecessary amounts of drama.
Inspired by the iconic girl groups of the ’90s and 2000s — think Spice Girls, TLC, Destiny’s Child and a generous dose of Pussycat Dolls — some of Brisbane’s funniest musical improvisers take to the stage as the greatest girl band that never existed.
With a live band, outrageous costumes and absolutely nothing planned, every song, scandal, breakup, comeback and deeply questionable creative decision is invented on the spot.
Expect catchy choruses, sexy choreography, ridiculous harmonies, dirty jokes, chaotic revelations and entirely made-up pop hits you’ll somehow be singing by the end of the night.
Come ready to laugh, dance in your seat, sing along and get a little bit feral.
Perfect for girls’ nights, hens’ nights, date nights and anyone who believes a night out could benefit from more pop music, more chaos and significantly less dignity.
For the girls, the gays, the theys — and the men brave enough to come along for the ride.
It’s loud. It’s ridiculous. It’s raunchy.
It’s Girl Band.
Student Graduation Show: Finding The Funny
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Our Improv students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final graduation show!
There is 1 improv class graduating today:
Foundations 5: Finding The Funny (Taylor's class)
Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.
Featuring Brisbane's newest improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Improv Comedy Jam Show (FREE)
Brisbane's best free improv comedy show!
The Improv Comedy Jam Show is an improvised comedy showcase extravaganza! The stage is set for a high-stakes collision of rising stars and seasoned pros. Together, they weave spontaneous prompts into pure comedic improvised wildfire.
Witness lightning in a bottle as the quick-thinking comedians bring the house down in totally made-up-on the-spot scenes of hilarity.
FREE EVENT - GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET NOW
Sloth & Disorder: Open Mic with an Improv Twist
Have a laugh and support a good cause!
Sloth & Disorder is an open-mic comedy night with an improv twist, presented by LTDM Doers at Big Fork Theatre.
Expect fresh stand-up from Doers comics, new material, emerging voices and a few moments that cannot be rehearsed. The host has a twist planned for the night—one that will keep the performers on their toes and bring an extra layer of spontaneity to the show.
The details are intentionally under wraps. The comics will find out on the night.
Come along to support people brave enough to step up to the mic, enjoy a relaxed night of local comedy, and be part of a good cause.
All proceeds from this event will go to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund for Nepal.
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Raised By Wolves
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is Raised By Wolves - Brisbane's best improv group are dropping in for a red hot improv set.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Kirsty Webeck: I Hope This Is Funny (a work in progress show)
A WIP show from one of Australia's brightest comedy stars!
Kirsty Webeck's getting ready for a huge 2027 tour and she's back in Brisbane for one night only testing some of her new jokes. Come down to see her working stuff out on the fly. Will her new jokes be genius or ready for the bin? Probably a combination of both but we'll have a blast anyway! As seen on Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, Question Everything and The Oxfam Gala.
Student Graduation Show: Writers Room 2 - Pitch to Performance
Brisbane's best sketch comedy!
Our students have been working really hard writing and rehearsing a sketch show from scratch, and now they get to perform the show as their final graduation!
Today's graduation show features John's Writers Room 2 students.
Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their sketch comedy journey to the next level.
Featuring Brisbane's newest sketch comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fun Show & Women's Show
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Big Fun Show headlines this banging show. It's exactly how it sounds - big and fun! This show takes us back to what we do best, just good funny improv.
Opening is Women's Show - one of our best shows. Featuring an amazing cast of improvisers, they're a little bit wild, a little bit cheeky, and always deliver killer comedy. They'll have you howling with laughter.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Love Street: An Improvised Rom-Com
Brisbane’s best improv comedy!
Swoon, laugh, and cringe in all the right places! Fall in love with the awkward meet-cutes, cheesy puns, and heart-melting moments in this romantic comedy made up entirely on the spot!
See Brisbane’s funniest and sweetest improvisers stumble, blush, and humour their way to give you butterflies.
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Brisbane's best open mic comedy!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond, plus you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown PLUS Musical Comedy
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the Musical Mixer - musical improv comedy show featuring Brisbane's best musical improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy (improv comedy)
Featuring Brisbane's only four comedians!
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 $20 ONLINE | $25 ON DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: Mini Musical & Wer Ya From
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Mini Musical headlines this banging show. Our brand new show sees Brisbane's best up and coming musical improvisers perform a one act musical made up entirely on the spot. It will be dynamite!
Opening the show is Wer Ya From. Our multicultural show. An improvised comedy show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture, performed by the best multicultural performers. They are brilliant!
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Cheeky Moon presents “Lickety Split” (sketch comedy)
Brisbane's best sketch comedy!
One magical night in 2018, Cheeky Moon staged a sold-out sketch show never to be repeated — until now.
This October for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Claire and Alastair will reprise a performance described as “brilliantly clever” by Brisbane Stage, “hilarious” by scenestr, and “the Citizen Kane of sketch comedy” by the blurb you are currently reading.
Newly remixed and remastered, it’s thrumpteen tales of inept secret agents, Wall Street chimneysweeps, bean-based conjuring tricks, pterodactyls, mistress stains, heart-rending personal stakes and LIVE BEES!
Special guests to be announced when Rhys checks his messages.
Date Night (sketch comedy)
Brisbane's hottest couple returns after sold out Brisbane Comedy Festival run!
2026 SOLD OUT BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL
Shave your legs, wash your hair, brush your teeth and do all your farts at work, because it’s DATE NIGHT!
FACT: The greatest aphrodisiacs known to man are chocolate, oysters and hot wild sketch comedy – served on a sexy platter by Brisbane’s best comedy duo, who also happen to be a couple… get a room!
Grab your date and come see a show for couples only* (no single freaks please)
*the sketches will cover a wide range of topics enjoyable for everyone (single freaks welcome!)
"My cheeks ached from laughing by the time I left" – Anywhere Festival
“Date Night is such a delight. High energy and really funny. A great show for couples and singles alike” – Melbourne Fringe
"Date Night is a playful, high-energy sketch show packed with clever ideas and strong comic instincts... this is the kind of date night that could easily become a hot ticket" - Theatre Reviews Perth
Learning Indonesian with Om Tom (comedy show)
Learn Indonesian through a comedy show!
In this show about how (not) to learn a language, Om Tom shares his hilarious language learning journey while giving the audience practical Indonesian phrases for their next trip to Bali.
Om Tom was born in Papua New Guinea, grew up in Australia, studied in Indonesia and worked across Southeast Asia. Along the way he tried every language learning strategy imaginable and eventually turned them all into jokes.
Delivered bilingually, Learning Indonesian with Om Tom is not only a comedy show but an effort to build bridges between Indonesian and English-speaking communities.
Indonesian knowledge not required, this intro class attempts to teach the audience 60 basic Indonesian words for their next trip to Bali.
FOR AGES 15+, Some Adult Themes.
Holographic Charizard (Pokémon cabaret show)
A show about the greatest Pokémon ever!
Every song is about Charizard (the Pokémon), interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar, booster packs, magic and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are Squirtle fans).
PLUS everyone who attends receives a free Pokémon card.
You will hear nostalgic cult classics including A Song About Charizard, I Choose You Charizard and Why Did You Have To Leave Me Charizard, along with a song written entirely in Indonesian: Lagu Lagu Charizard Harus Dangdut La.
Pokémon knowledge is not required, but encouraged. People who arrive curious usually leave as Charizard fans.
ALL AGES and FAMILY FRIENDLY
Holographic Charizard (Pokémon cabaret show)
A show about the greatest Pokémon ever!
Every song is about Charizard (the Pokémon), interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour. The show mixes comedy, acoustic guitar, booster packs, magic and other spectacles alongside positive and uplifting crowd interactions (unless they are Squirtle fans).
PLUS everyone who attends receives a free Pokémon card.
You will hear nostalgic cult classics including A Song About Charizard, I Choose You Charizard and Why Did You Have To Leave Me Charizard, along with a song written entirely in Indonesian: Lagu Lagu Charizard Harus Dangdut La.
Pokémon knowledge is not required, but encouraged. People who arrive curious usually leave as Charizard fans.
ALL AGES and FAMILY FRIENDLY
Diagnonsense (improv comedy)
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Come see Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment.
We know better than most that laughter isn't actually the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.
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
Asian Aunties (improv comedy)
One improvised show. Two sassy Aunties. Infinite judgement.
The 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 12-week winning streak.
Audience members may be judged by the Aunties, but will not be brought on stage (unless you really want to), so you can enjoy the chaos from the comfort of your seats.
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is the La Ronde - a character driven improv show featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
Brisbane's best open mic comedy!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond, plus you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Join us for a brilliant night of musical comedy. The Tuning Forks will perform an entire Broadway-style musical, made up completely on the spot.
Watch this amazing ensemble sing, dance and joke through the entire show. They will leave you in stitches and also a little bit gobsmacked - they're world-class!
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Weird Show (alternative comedy)
Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy!
Chaos show big wild show fun insane show yay!
Clowns, poets, sketch comedy, live music, burlesque! We got it all! It’s going to be weird and that’s exactly what we want! Weird Show is a night of alternative comedy where Brisbane’s best comedians do anything except stand-up comedy.
Presented by Brisbane sketch comedy legend Matt Nunn.
Strictly 18+
Cage Match: Improv Comedy Showdown
Brisbane's best improv comedy!
Every Thursday, the best indie improv teams face off against each other in the ultimate comedy showdown - Cage Match!!!
Each week, the reigning Cage Match champions are challenged by a new team. Both teams get 15 minutes to wow the audience, who pick the winner. This is high octane laugh out loud improv comedy.
Opening the show this week is The Mixer - several short comedy scenes featuring our most experienced and newest improvisers.
Featuring Brisbane's best improv comedians.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Kaju Comedy Show
An absolutely stacked line up of BIPOC comedians!
After our sold out Brissie debut in May, we’re back with an all-new Kaju Comedy Show. It’s the comedy night you didn’t even know you’d been waiting for - with an absolutely stacked line up of all-POC comedians!
Ashwin Segkar is taking the night off ABC Radio to bring us his sharp/silly takes and Bahram Saba is jumping down the coast to make us giggle. Frankie’s Mum will get you squirming in your seat, and the savvy/sassy Asian Aunties are ready to give you their generous advice. Huda the Goddess is also returning with divinely fresh material - so prepare to be severely tickled!
Tickets: $35/30 full/concession (Only 80 seats - grab yours now!)
Date: Sunday Aug 30th, 8.00pm - 9.30pm
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: Queer Show & Big Fun Show
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Queer Show headlines this banging show. One of our most popular shows, featuring the best LGBTQIA+ comedians. They absolutely tear the stage apart every time they perform, leaving the audience crying with laughter. It's a 10/10 would do again comedy show!
Opening is Big Fun Show. It is exactly how it sounds. Big and fun! This show takes us back to what we do best, just good funny improv.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
John Comedy: What's Up Doc? (improv comedy)
Real doctors. Real stories. Really funny!
What's up Doc? The craziest medical stories, combined with the funniest comedians - that’s what's up! Real Doctors. Real Stories. Real Funny.
If you work in the medical or health industry, this show is hereby prescribed to you!
Our real guest doctor is here to tell the wildest tales of their medical career. Then prepare to laugh hard as four of the funniest and quickest thinking comedians instantly come up with the most hilarious jokes and sketches all based on the juicy details, just what the doctor ordered!
This is a special comedy show for medical professionals, and medical voyeurs alike!
Your sides will be splitting but with a house full of medical professionals you are sure to be in good hands. You work hard, and nothing lets off steam like laughing even harder. The names will be changed to protect the guilty, but the stories will stay the same. Our guest doctor has so much to get off their chest, and laughter is the best medicine.
Presented by John Comedy, Brisbane’s most seasoned improvisers, delivering a masterclass of lightning-fast, unscripted theatre built entirely on years of elite comedic chemistry.
Schnitz & Giggles (improv comedy at the Brisbane German Club)
A night of big laughs at the Brisbane German Club!
Quick fire jokes, off the cuff characters, improv games and songs guarantee non-stop laughs. If you’re a fan of the classic improv shows like 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.
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
Saturday Night Comedy: Raised By Wolves & Mini Musical
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.
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
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
Hot Take (improv comedy)
The hottest ticket in Brisbane comedy!
A one-of-a-kind comedy show that'll have you rolling with laughter. A special guest storyteller teams up with a cast of amazing comedians to bring you pure comedy gold.
Our special guest storyteller tells real-life stories inspired by audience and our cast of comedians spin those stories into hilarious scenes.
Previously known as Cool Story Bro, this show has 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
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
The perfect comedy show to wrap up your weekend!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
Saturday Night Comedy: Big Fork Directors & Friends PLUS Wer Ya From
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 Wer Ya From. Our multicultural show. An improvised comedy show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture, performed by the best multicultural performers. They are brilliant!
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR
Chris Martin - Not The Guy From Coldplay (comedy show)
This show has the best Coldplay joke ever told!
Brisbane comedian Chris Martin returns to Big Fork Theatre with his hilarious show.
This show is not about the fact that he has the same name as the lead singer of mega band Coldplay, and how that has shaped every social interaction in his life... AHHH! Nah he's totes chill about that...
He's just funny and wants to do a show, and is armed to the teeth with new jokes and new stories that will leave you in fits of laughter.
Also, if Chris Martin from Coldplay turns up (which is possible), there will be a duel to decide who the best Chris Martin is!
“Hilarious” Scenestr
“Delivered belly-laughing joke after belly-laughing joke” Theatre Travels
“Manages to command the room, who respond with laughter and applause throughout” Theatre Haus
"The best fun and very relatable! Haven't laughed that much in ages!" Adelaide Fringe
"Super funny. Highly recommend Chris Martin" Adelaide Fringe
"Kept the audience laughing throughout. Confident experienced comedian" Adelaide Fringe
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
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
Saturday Night Comedy: Singalong & Crowd Sourced
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!
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
Short & Sweet (improv comedy)
Quick-fire improv games and songs guarantee non-stop laughs!
This is short-form improv comedy at its best. Quick fire jokes, off the cuff characters, improv games and songs guarantee non-stop laughs. If you’re a fan of the classic improv shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway or Thank God You’re Here – this is the show for you!
Featuring the best improvisers in Brisbane. Hosted by the incredible John Garrad.
Every improv scene will be short & sweet.
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
Big Mic (stand-up comedy)
The perfect comedy show to wrap up your weekend!
Featuring the best and brightest up and coming comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in. Cold drinks and a relaxed vibe - you'll be howling with laughter.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 ONLINE | $15 ON THE DOOR
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
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.
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
Saturday Night Comedy: Wer Ya From & Women's Show
Two killer comedy shows for your Saturday night!
Wer Ya From headlines this banging show. 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!
Women's Show is 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.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $20 ONLINE | $25 ON THE DOOR