It has been an uncertain time, and we thank you for sticking by us - watching online shows, performing on livestreams, submitting sketches, and being part of online jams. Big Fork’s directors are watching carefully as the public health advice changes in Queensland and rest assured, as soon as it is safe and permitted we will be back with shows and classes.

Like everyone, we are very concerned to make sure our community and the broader community is safe. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the advice and the spread of the virus, we are taking the step of cancelling all Big Fork public events until further notice.

Big Fork is excited to announce some amazing new merch that is coming our way over the next couple of months.

Big Fork Theatre are returning to the Brisbane Comedy Festival in 2019 after a sell out run in 2018 with our family friendly improvised show Around the Campfire.

Do you want to snag yourself a cool $50 to spend on delicious food and beverages at Brisbane Powerhouse’s Bar Alto? We’re giving one lucky audience member a $50 voucher, and this could be you if you book before the 10th of February to see our Cool Story Bro show at the 2018 Brisbane Comedy Festival.

Entering is easy in two simple steps:

1.      Purchase your tickets by 10 Feb.

2.      Send proof of purchase to contact@bigforktheatre.com

Check out the Ts and Cs after the jump, if you're into that kind of thing

They say laughter is the best medicine; so if you’re going to have treatment, you want it to be the best you can get. Big Fork Theatre was thrilled recently when a leading dental insurance company, Bup, featured us as one of Australia’s most fun nights out, with smiles and laughter guaranteed!

Brisbane’s sketch sweetheart David Massingham is packing up his costumes and mime-throwing them over his shoulder to move to the bitter streets of Melbourne. Before Dave leaves us for the soggy bottom of Australia, Big Forker Taylor sat down to chat about his time with Get It* Inya.

It’s Bris Funny Fest time and Big Fork Theatre can’t wait to play its one-off Cool Story Bro at Metro Arts – ooh la la! Our storyteller, comedy cool guy Ashwin Segkar, took some time out to talk to us about comedy and life:

Big Forker Jim is currently in Chicago for five weeks, where he is undertaking some intensive training at iO, the theatre that is widely considered to have invented the Chicago style of improv. The intensive program at iO brings together over 150 improvisers from around world to spend five weeks immersed in the improv and comedy world. This blog is the fifth and final in a series where he talks about his experiences in Chicago.

It's week 5! The final week of the program means that we're spending the week getting ourselves ready for our graduation show on Thursday night and generally trying to squeeze the most out of the last few days we'll all spend together as a group. Something I haven't written much about on these blogs is the depth of connection and friendship I feel with my section after only five short weeks. The intensive program is designed to bond you together as a team, and it's very successful at doing just that. I've made deep bonds with my section 8 friends, and we're already making plans for when we're all going to see each other again. 

Big Forker Jim is currently in Chicago for five weeks, where he is undertaking some intensive training at iO, the theatre that is widely considered to have invented the Chicago style of improv. The intensive program at iO brings together over 150 improvisers from around world to spend five weeks immersed in the improv and comedy world. This blog is the second in a series where he talks about his experiences in Chicago.

Week four begins with a class at the Annoyance Theatre which was set up by someone in the summer intensive cohort to give us an idea of the style at that theatre. The Annoyance is helmed by Mick Napier, who has written several great books on improvisation, including Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out. The Annoyance approach to improv is to say that improvisers should take care of themselves, and not their scene partner, first on stage at all times. The rationale being that if you are confident in what you are doing, the offers you're making to your scene partner by proxy will be stronger. 

Big Forker Jim is currently in Chicago for five weeks, where he is undertaking some intensive training at iO, the theatre that is widely considered to have invented the Chicago style of improv. The intensive program at iO brings together over 150 improvisers from around world to spend five weeks immersed in the improv and comedy world. This blog is the second in a series where he talks about his experiences in Chicago.

Apologies for being a week behind on this blog - week 4 has seen me come down with a wicked case of the flu.

Week 3 Classes

Our teacher for week 3 is Shad Kunkle, a longtime iO and Second City vet. Week 3 revolves around the fundamentals of scenework. It involves a lot of two person scenes where we really try and drill into the relationships between the characters. Shad takes the time on Day 1 to really try to get to know us as people, which really helps build the trust in the room as we dive into the more focused scenework component of the course.

Big Forker Jim is currently in Chicago for five weeks, where he is undertaking some intensive training at iO, the theatre that is widely considered to have invented the Chicago style of improv. The intensive program at iO brings together over 150 improvisers from around world to spend five weeks immersed in the improv and comedy world. This blog is the second in a series where he talks about his experiences in Chicago.

Week 2 Classes

This weeks classes focus on group work, and we're being taught by Rance Rizzuto, a renowned improviser here in Chicago, who tours the world performing a two-person improvised musical with his wife, Tara.