Maire Barron
“home grown”
Maire Barron is a Nimbin home grown local that has attended nearly every MardiGrass since the beginning of time. These past few years she has been creating a name for herself as a MC that gets the crowd going with her stories and piss takes. Brett Blake
“Comedian/Reckless champion/Beer enthusiast“
“Blake has talent and skill…a lot of good belly laughs” ★★★★ stars – Melbourne Arts Fashion 2015
★★★★ stars ” Hilarious” The Australian Times
Marty Bright
“loves love”
Over the past 6 years Marty Bright has taken his individual brand of physical and observational hybrid comedy across Australia and is a regular on the top stages in the country, sharing microphones with the likes of Dave Hughes, Fiona O’Loughlin, Matt Okine ,Steve Hughes , Luke Heggie and Neel Kolhaktar to name a few. He has been part of Sydney Comedy Festival , Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as being hand picked for the prestiguous Breakout Showcase, FRESH (Artists to Watch) and Sydney Comedy Festival Roadshow. A self professed hippy-ish silly billy, Bright has his quirky view on the world to international stages as far and wide as Los Angeles , New York, Las Vegas, Toronto, Montrea, and New Zealand. Marty Bright has crafted out is own niche performing at alternative music festivals such as Nimbin Mardi Grass, Burning Seed, Festival of the Sun and many more. Performing with no shoes , in the woods seem to be one of his strong suits.
Lachlan Brooks
“dances on the darker side of life”
Lachlan is a perfect example of a strict religious upbringing completely backfiring. Totally irreverent, but also very relevant.
Jennifer Burke
“Recovering kombuchaholic”
Jennifer Burke has shared the stage with many a comical legend such as Judith Lucy, Dave Hughes and Cal Wilson (just to name a few). She is a Triple J RAW Comedy state and grand finalist from Queensland, recovering kombuchaholic, and full-time mother of two beautiful faux-ferns. Following dreams as big as the shoes she wears to look taller, Jenni hopes to one day marry into bitcoin and start a social media family. Weaning herself off caffeine would also be an acceptable achievement.
Glover & Sorrensen
“Twice as funny!”
Two-handed stand-up comedy – where two comedians are onstage at the same time – is a bit of a trick. It takes a special relationship. With Glover & Sorrensen you get two blokes and comedy tailored to the festival audience. It’s unpredictable, hilarious and excitingly live comedy – in stereo. This makes every show unique. The audience is a big part of the fun. They help create the show. Glover & Sorensen have performed their shows at the National, Illawarra, Cobargo, Woodford, Port Fairy, Yackanadandah, Yungaburra, and Kangaroo Valley Folk Festivals as well as clubs and pubs all over this wide, drying land.
Ruven Govender
“creme de la chocolate”
This cheeky darky has been a regular fixture on the comedy scene since the early 00’s. Having toured every major comedy festival this side of the hemisphere he also has had a number of television & radio appearances. Using his wit & mischievous smile he’ll be sure to have you in hysterics. “Punchline Power” The Music. “..the creme de la chocolate of NZ Comedy” Theatreview NZ. TedX – How Racism Made me Funny
Sam Kissajukian
“shmokin’!!”
Nominee Best Comedy 2016 Fringe World Sam (NSW) has been crushing stand-up as of late. So, come join Sam for a shmoke and an hour of non-stop laughter. Sold out all 23 shows – 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Selected by 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival for “Breakout showcase”. ‘One of the best comedy acts I’ve ever seen.’ Scoop Magazine ‘Electrifying and hysterical performance, undeniable festival highlight.’ Perth Press ‘Sam is an amazing story teller, he draws so much life and humour out of each of his stories.’ The Art of Story Telling ‘Downright funny. ★★★★’ The Music
Kyle Legacy
“Bigger than Hip Hop”
The loveable Brit Kyle Legacy is back for his 4th year in a row to host weed laughs! Making his T.V debut on Russell Brand’s hit show ‘Brand X’ in 2012, Legacy has been onstage ever since. Born & raised in Liverpool, UK he now resides in Australia and tours with the popular comedy collective ‘Laugh Mob’. More commonly known as ‘The crowd work King’ Legacy has been crushing the Australian Comedy circuit and making appearances at every major festival around the world. His credits include opening for Erik Griffin (Workaholics) and is also a regular at the comedy store, Sydney. Most recently Sold Out Edinburgh fringe festival 2017!
“The Lebrun James of comedy” – the Australian times
Patrick Melton
“Nobody Likes Onions”
Patrick Melton has always used his unique observations coupled with a quick, biting wit to make those around him laugh. With a skewed world view, a wry smile and an unapologetic delivery, he weaves real-life stories with raw crowd interaction to give audiences a performance that is uniquely hilarious. Patrick has performed and written for some of the biggest names in comedy, and in 2013 was named a national Semi-Finalist in Comedy Central’s Up Next competition. He has appeared on Sirius XM satellite radio, Spike TV, VH1, and The Bob & Tom Show, in addition to entertaining military men and women in the Middle East an Africa traveling with the USO. Patrick is the creator and host of the award-winning comedy podcast Nobody Likes Onions, available at nobodylikesonions.com. One of the longest-running comedy podcasts still going, Patrick and comedian guests from around the world have been making listeners laugh since 2005.Gavin Scott
“Lost for words”
“Comedian” from “Sydney”.Greg Sullivan
“Have ute will perform”
Greg Sullivan has performed at the famous Improv Comedy Club in Los Angeles, at major festivals such as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala and has appeared on television shows such as Good News Week, Home Delivered Humour, O’Loghlin on Saturday Night, The Today Show and A Current Affair. He has also performed to small groups of disinterested tradesmen while standing on the back of a ute.
