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GET ready for an evening of hilarity when an all-star cast of female stand-up comedians hit Bendigo for the 2024 edition of Women of Wit.

Since 2018 the showcase has put a spotlight on the best new, emerging and established women in comedy, and this year is no different.

Leading the lineup will be Alex Ward, who many would know from her appearances on Have You Been Paying Attention? and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala.

Also appearing will be He Huang (Melbourne Comedy Festival All-Stars), Prue Blake (RAW Comedy winner 2021), and local comic and 2019 Class Clowns winner Patti Fawcett.

Fawcett said having the opportunity to be on an all-female lineup is a “different vibe.”

“There’s a type of understanding that might not happen at other gigs,” she said.

“If they experience the world as a woman as you do, or have those types of similar experiences within that industry, it can be quite refreshing to have that type of safe space to work within.”

Fawcett said the opportunity to see such a star-studded lineup in a regional town is a rare and exciting thing.

“Opportunities like this don’t come around all that often,” she said.

“I can’t speak for all of them, but I know some of the people like me on the lineup have grown up in rural places where you don’t really see comedy, let alone women comics.

“There’s quite a diverse range of styles. It’s all stand-up but everyone does it in their own way. We’re bringing a really fun, rare show to you.”

Women of Wit 2024 is happening at the Engine Room in View Street on Friday 5 July.

Tickets for the show can be purchased through the Bendigo Venues & Events website, with a discount available for groups of five or more.