Sydney Comedy Festival

In 2012 Amelia was lured from the rocky shores of England and travelled to the Philippines to take up a position with a television production company. Never one to knock back adventure, she was sold a story of crystal waters and creative freedom but entered a tax haven guarded by guns, malice and a formaldehyde beer called Red Horse. Giddy up. Adventures are defined as an exciting experience or bold undertaking; nowhere does it mention life threatening, mind altering or spiritually incapacitating. Similarly there is no mention of weapons manufacturing, corruption and kidnapping or emotionally defective management intent on world domination within a square kilometre of their creative limitations. No, none of that was in the job description! A Philippines love story. In her sixth solo show, Amelia Jane Hunter charters the past year of her life living abroad, allowing the audience a unique insight into the machinations of her decision making and the measure of her madness. You just can’t make this shit up! Riveting, ribald and completely uncensored, Amelia is a powerful storyteller with a penchant for the theatrical. Never short of a story or afraid to pepper the air blue, sit back and enjoy the story of a carnival ride that should have been closed down the day Michaels Jackson hair caught fire.

Wendy Harmer is in your newspapers, on your interwebs, over the radio, on the tv and generally having opinions all over the place. She has one here - on women in comedy.

George McEncroe was performing as part of the Rights! Comedy! Action! Frocking Hilarious fundraiser for Action Aid during the Sydney Comedy Festival.

Watch Seaton answer life's greatest questions in his existentialist romp, "Where? Why? Where?" Be amazed by Jazz's dissection of human conquest and failure in, "Earth: May Contain Traces of Human." Two comedians, two acts, 70 minutes of, "Thought provoking, original, intense and a snifter of the bizarre." - Jemima Carroll (Sydney Fringe Festival)

Tom Walker has one ambition in life and that is to be everything that anyone has ever wanted to be ever. So far he has won the Cranston Cup, been a NSW finalist in the Raw Comedy Competition and had his debut stand-up show, Funemployable, open at the Sydney Fringe Festival to great acclaim. This is a show about being a man.

Daniel Townes is back for another comedy festival in Sydney with the best jokes he's ever told: just jokes, no fat, pure stand-up comedy. Don't miss out. A festival regular, Daniel Townes was nominated for the 2011 Sydney Comedy Festival Time Out Magazine People's Choice Award, and has just released his first live DVD, "Previously", a collection of his favourite bits of material from his years performing both in Australia and overseas. Join Daniel for a night of fun and pure stand-up as he brings the laughs back to Sydney.

Disappointed with people… Impressed with cats? We should talk. Steele has just realised that perhaps cats aren’t the greatest; it’s that humans have really lowered his expectations. Join a favourite of the Melbourne stand-up comedy live circuit and host of the cult hit podcast 'I Love Green Guide Letters' for his Sydney Comedy Festival début. A show that’s for cat fanatics and human cynics alike. "Profound, candid, uproariously hilarious." Beat Magazine "Funny & original." The Age “Keeping the crowd in stitches with his self-depreciating style, Saunders stands out as one to watch. See him before everyone else does.” Herald Sun "A sharp wit and deadpan delivery that holds the audience in the palm of his hand." Crikey

Singapore’s hottest new comics visit Australia together for the first time ever in this very special show. Featuring: Fakkah Fuzz - "A young, talented Malay stand up comedian" 8 Days Rishi Budhrani - "hilarious material” The Online Star Jinx Yeo - "One of Singapore's freshest young comic stars in the making" The Comedy Club Asia Sons of Singapore is an exciting troupe of young Singaporean comedians under the guidance of Singapore based, veteran Aussie comic JONATHAN ATHERTON. Jonathan, a former presenter of Lonely Planet and Globetrekker, is founder and CEO of THE COMEDY CLUB ASIA which produces international comedy shows in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Cambodia. (The Comedy Club Cambodia was the first ever English language comedy club in that nation). One Indian, one Chinese and one Malay reflect the ethnic diversity of Singapore and the addition of an Australian MC makes it so much more like the real thing- it couldn’t be a Singaporean venture without some degree of foreign outsourcing... SONS OF SINGAPORE promise an irreverent look at the inner workings of the Lion City and what it means to be Singaporean in this globalized age... and, of course, some damn good laughs!

SMH's Top 10 Rising Comedians 2012, are a quirky musical comedy duo, whose original songs and sketches are infectious and irreverent. ' A naughty match made in comedy heaven'. Time Out 'Kelfi and Fikel are one of the most energetic and talented comedy duos I have ever seen.' Australian Stage

It's Underground! It's Awesome! It's a Quest! "a joy to watch" The Age **** "turns ordinary tales into wonderful adventures" Adelaide Advertiser ****

SHOWS INFO Tweet EVIN DONOHOE Game Changer Barack Obama and My Part in His Victory ABOUT REVIEWS MEDIA VIDEO In 2012, politics junkie and Aussie-American comic Evin Donohoecampaigned for Barack Obama in Virginia, USA – where the voters are passionate, the stakes are high, and the guns are extra, extra legal. With thrilling stories straight from the trail, Evin gives a unique insight into presidential campaigning and hot hot American politics. Have you ever wanted to know... What's it like being trapped in the VIP section at a Mitt Romney rally? Why is the official White House swing set thirty metres from the Oval Office? And why are all the sexy presidents Democrats? (except Jimmy Carter) Game Changer is a show for everyone: the politically engaged, the curious initiates, the rabid Obama fans, and anyone who's ever seen an episode of The West Wing. The son of an Australian and an American with a lot of love for both countries, Evin is the perfect man to unpack this historic election in a way you'll never forget.

Action and adventure abound as archaeologist Montana Max and his entourage travel the globe to recover priceless artefacts and explore the unknown, all the while fighting the communist threat that looms ever-present in this 1950's radio play piss-take written by David Williams and starring Cameron Knight and Susie Youssef. http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/single-event?show_id=90

Sol Bernstein is performing in the Sydney Comedy Festival in many of the showcases around town. He is also appearing at The Sydney Comedy Store during the festival.

Lead singer of world beating comedy rock band Dead Cat Bounce returns to Sydney with a brand new solo show. Expect guitar wielding comedy of the highest order. Winner People's Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival 2011 and The Jury Prize 2010. "So good that pointlessness doesn't matter." **** The Age