Sydney Comedy Festival

SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL PREVIEW NIGHT. Fri 19 March 2010

The free BBQ on arrival was a real hit and it gave a taste of how the Factory site will look during the festival with a buzzing crowd assembled in the courtyard and smell of the barbie in the air! The Factory’s rear courtyard this festival will be re-skinned into it’s new guise as ‘Funny Little Creatures’ and on weekend mornings, music and DJ’s in the courtyard, and a bunch of cool late night shows where you can rub shoulders with comedy royalty and the adventurous alike. And of course as the name suggests, you can expect your palette to be tickled by the to-die-for range of beers, ales and ciders from Little Creatures too!

The Preview Night was full of surprises; from the sabotage of the Festival Director’s opening speech, to the surprise hits of the night. New comics Umit Bali, Rhys Nicholson and RAW comedy winner Michael Workman were all stand-outs, as were the potty mouthed smutty cast of Princess Cabaret! Australia’s favourite son of TV comedy Tom Gleeson put in a rocketing set, with Australia’s favourite long lost son Steve Hughes re-affirming that he is simply one of the finest stand-ups in this country.

 Ireland’s Dead Cat Bounce were also a big hit in their Sydney debut, especially with the ladies it seems who swooned at the tight-panted musical comedy super-group! Cameron Knight was the perfect charming host of the night and weaved the night together with magical threads of comedy.

 The essence of preview night is to get a taste of the festival to come. If you weren’t there, fear not…! We have similar gala like shows featured in our line-up of shows this year. You can see Comedy Festival Showcases throughout the festival at Parade Theatres, The Lair at Virgin Mobile Metro Theatre, and The Comedy Store. These bargain priced tickets are the best way to get a taster of the festival when you’re unsure of whose shows to go and see. Go discover your new favourite acts!

Click on the links below for more information on your favourite comedians of the night.

Tom Gleeson

Cloud Girls

Umit Bali

Steve Hughes

Princess Cabaret

Rhys Nicholson

Peter Berner

Theatresports Nationals

Michael Workman

Dead Cat Bounce

To see more pictures on the night click here….