THE much-loved Bendigo Comedy Festival will return in just a few short months after a forced two-year interlude, with a close-knit community of crack local comedians and producers behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
The uniquely Bendigo-style jamboree of jokes will be held over five days in October across the Capital Theatre Engine Room in View Street, the Discovery Science & Technology Centre, and the Cambrian Hotel in North Bendigo, which has hosted the cult-favourite Cambrian Comedy Lab open mic night since 2018.<\/p>\n
Festival committee member and local funny man Ash Greblo said despite the recent unfortunate pause in proceedings, he and his fellow organisers \u201cnever really stopped working\u201d to prepare for the forthcoming edition.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe put all the energy and enthusiasm from the cancelled festivals into planning and working on this one so it can be bigger, better and funnier than ever before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019ve ever been to a Bendigo Comedy Festival you know you can expect to laugh a lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a diverse line-up with big name headliners, the return of Women Of Wit, a Pride show, a hilarious show for all ages and a workshop for teenagers looking to get into performing comedy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also see the return of the Bendigo Comedy Festival Gala and of course a mix of Bendigo\u2019s funniest local comics.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the fact that we have been off for two years, there hasn\u2019t been as many live gigs and how good this lineup is, I think these shows are probably going to sell out and be pretty packed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greblo said apart from just the fact that \u201cwe\u2019re back\u201d, the most exciting part of this year’s festival for himself is the new Pride show.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe line up for that is insane, with not only award winners on the bill but one of the hottest acts on the internet right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is actually a clue scattered in there somewhere, but I can\u2019t say anything else!\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bendigo Comedy Festival 2022 will be staged between 12 and 16 October, with the full schedule to be unveiled closer to the dates.<\/p>\n
Sign up to the festival’s newsletter to be the first to hear the latest details and announcements by visiting bendigocomedy.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE much-loved Bendigo Comedy Festival will return in just a few short months after a forced two-year interlude, with a close-knit community of crack local comedians and producers behind the wheel. The uniquely Bendigo-style jamboree of jokes will be held over five days in October across the Capital Theatre Engine Room in View Street, the […]<\/p>\n