City roars with laughter

THOUSANDS of people descended on Geelong’s top entertaining venues for the third annual Geelong Comedy Festival last week.

Across four days, the region played host to over 100 shows – from sharp stand-up and musical comedy to improvised craziness and family friendly fun.

Comedy favourites Tom Ballard Dilruk Jayasinha, Dave O’Neil and Sonia Di Lorio dazzled on headlining duties, while local artists PJ White, The Laughter Party and Tyson Popplestone also brought their A-game.

Geelong Comedy Festival co-organiser Blaise White said the event far exceeded expectations.

“It went really well; we were just rapt with how year three went.

“We always endeavour to put a great lineup which ultimately helps us get people through the door.

“There was an absolutely great crew of comedians who just killed it, both locals and those from afar like Takashi Wakasugi all the way from Japan.

“We also had a fantastic volunteer crew, the weather was incredible, and the venues were amazing too.”

Mr White said all eyes were on making the festival even bigger and better in 2026.

“Geelong is a small town and you can spend as much money and advertising as you want, but there is nothing more important here than word of mouth.

“It’s been a great success over the first three years, and we are pumped up for year four.”

For more information, head to geelongcomedyfestival.com