The full line-up for the 2019 Perth Comedy Festival is here!
It sees Mark Forward (CAN), Jason Leong (MYS) and the return of the South African Comedy All Stars (RSA), joining Aussie comics Charles Firth and James Schloeffel, Cassie Workman, Steve Hughes, Daniel Townes, and local yokels Tor Snyder, Umar Azad, Glenn Grimwood and Jez Watts and on what is an impressively long list of over 50 comedians presenting a world-class programme.
The laughs will be felt all the way down to Freo this year, where the Perth Comedy Festival Showcase will split sides and the ever-popular South African Comedy Allstars returns to the Heath Ledger Theatre.
With a Federal Election approaching, it's only natural that 'The Chaser''s Charles Firth will be teaming up with 'The Shovel''s James Schloeffel and some of Australia's best television satirists including Mark Humphries, Victoria Zerbs and Jena Owen in 'The War On The F*#king Election 2019', which will take over the Astor Theatre. Don't worry... Although it will recreate all the drama of election night, you don't have to sit through any boring speeches!
Jez Watts
Dr Jason Leong will bring his razor-sharp wit in 'Ambitious' to Perth after sell-out Melbourne and Sydney seasons in 2018.
Another Perth debut comes from Canada’s Mark Forward who is set to deliver ‘Wins All The Awards’. Death, bees, death, puppets, death and cows in heaven (who are dead).
Multi-award winning Australian comedian Cassie Workman’s ‘Giantess’ is a story of self-acceptance interweaving music, comedy, storytelling and illustration. Cassie’s one-person-show explores the anguish of coming to terms with a gender identity that doesn’t match your body.
Steve Hughes is known the world over for hard-hitting stand-up, with 'Are You Serious?' being aptly-titled and no exception. Prepare yourself for a hilarious look at PC politics.
Cal Wilson
Sydney’s Daniel Townes returns to Perth stating ‘The World is Amazing And Everyone’s A Winner’– a show exploring the current divide in our society, equality, fear-mongering, offence and Batman.
Umar Azad delivers an encore performance of his recent Fringe World show which took the gong for Best Comedy WA – ‘Halal?.. Is It Meat You’re Looking For?’... And if you’re looking for something super offensive, Perth’s Jez Watts and Glenn Grimwood present 'The Nasty Show'. A masterclass in smut, these shows completely sold out in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Perth Comedy Festival 2019 Line-Up
Aaron GocsAkmal
Alex (Shooter) Williamson
Alice Fraser
Biggest Comedy Show On Earth
Cal Wilson
Cameron McLaren
Cassie Workman
Charles Firthand James Schloeffel with The War on the F*#king Election 2019
Christian Hull
Colin Ebsworth
Craig Hill (SCO)
Craig Quartermaine
Daniel Sloss(SCO)
Daniel Townes
David O’Doherty(IRE)
Fiona O’Loughlin
Glenn Grimwood
Ivan Aristeguieta(VEN)
Jamali Maddix(UK)
James Acaster(UK)
Jason Leong(MYS)
Jimmy McGhie
Jez Watts
Kanan Gill (IND)
Lawrence Leung
Luke Heggie
Mark Forward(CAN)
Matt Storer
Nazeem Hussain
Neel Kolhatkar
Nick Cody
Nicola Macri
Paul Foot(UK)
Perth Comedy Festival Gala
Perth Comedy Festival Showcase
Phill Jupitus (UK)
Rhys Nicholson
Ron Funches(USA)
Simone Springer
South African Comedy Allstars (RSA)
Stephen K Amos (UK)
Steve Hughes
Superwog
Tahir
The Motherhood
The Nasty Show
The War on The F*#cking Election 2019
Tommy Little
Tor Snyder
Umar Azad
