A month-long season of comic relief approaches thanks to the 2023 Perth Comedy Festival.
A slew of international and local guests will hit the stages of the Regal Theatre, Astor Theatre, Rechabite Hall, and Riverside Theatre through April and May.
Fresh from the UK is Sh!tfaced Shakespeare delivering their hilarious, award-winning interactive show which has grown a cult following from sell-out shows in Edinburgh to the US, and London’s West End. It’s a blend, of course, of classic theatre and alcohol. Entirely serious Shakespeare, with an entirely inebriated cast member.
Scotland’s Daniel Sloss will deliver his eagerly anticipated solo show ‘Can’t’, and one of South Africa’s most exciting talents, Schalk Bezuidenhout, brings his comedy chops to The Rechabite with ‘Feeling Good’, based on his lockdown videos which kept the nation entertained during the most difficult days of the pandemic.
English comedians Sara Pascoe, Troy Hawke and Joe Lycett will also grace Perth shores for the first time. Joe once changed his name by deed poll in 2020 to Hugo Boss, in protest of the fashion brand’s heavy-handed legal action against small businesses and charities that use the word ‘boss’ in their name’. Troy Hawke is the latest character alter ego from comedian Milo McCabe, which has seen him become a TikTok and Instagram sensation.
Plus, audiences may recognise multi award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe from appearances on the popular panel show ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’ presented by Jimmy Carr.
Top Aussie bloke Luke Heggie joins the line-up too, as does Italian-Australian comedian Joe Avati.
Perth Comedy Festival is on from 24 April-21 May.
