Big Fork is Brisbane’s home of comedy
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Improvised comedy
Improvised comedy is made up on the spot. Big Fork has Brisbane’s funniest and best improvisers performing every week, including in our flagship show Cool Story Bro featuring local Brisbane legends telling true stories. Big Fork’s improvisers have trained at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, New Zealand Improv Festival and iO Chicago.
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Sketch comedy
Sketch comedy, like Saturday Night Live or Full Frontal, is bite sized comedy scenes. Big Fork Theatre have been performing live sketch comedy since 2014, and we have the finniest writers and actors in Brisbane bringing you regular hilarious sketch comedy including in our show Get It* Inya. (*live comedy).
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Stand up comedy
Stand up comedy is a core part of any comedy lineup - one person, a mic and finely honed jokes. Big Fork Theatre presents some of the best stand up comedians Brisbane has to offer, with a guarantee of quality and entertainment. Come have a laugh and see comedians performing new and tried and tested work.
See a show at Big Fork Theatre!
FINAL SUNDAY STAND UP OF 2024!
The perfect evening of side-splitting stand up comedy. Each show features a brilliant MC, alongside the best comedians from Brisbane and beyond - you never know who might drop in!
Round out your night by enjoying a drink from our stacked bar, serving an awesome selection of beers from the Newstead Brewing Co range.
Finish your weekend with a laugh. Every Sunday.
I'm back in Brisbane for a show before I tape my special in Melbourne.
Expect:
● My 2024 show Please Clap but new and improved and a lot shorter
● An interval
● 45+ minutes of work-in-progress material and messing around.
If you saw me do Please Clap in March or May there is a reduced ticket price for you.
Under 18s allowed if accompanied by a guardian.
The freaks are out of the box. This is character comedy at its wildest!
Host and comedian Taylor Edwards has called on Brisbane's best and boldest character comedians for a stuffed showbag of their hilarious creations. From the clever to the bizarre and everything in between, Freak Box brings to life the best/worst people you've never met, from comedians you need to know.
Presented by Big Fork Theatre & Taylor Edwards
Wish you could have been a character in Middle-Earth or Westeros? Have you played fantasy games on the screen, and want more depth? Do you like to sit with friends and tell stories? Then learn to play Dungeons & Dragons!
This event is for absolute beginners. No prep, nothing to bring. No previous gaming experience needed. Hundreds of beginners have first learned D&D at this event—join them!
Find this event at Big Fork Theatre, Lv 2, 252 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley.
Parking available at garages nearby but pricey—consider starting your adventure on the train instead, a 5-minute walk away.
This event is free, but we ask for donations. For 15+ only -- it can get violent and profane, like Game of Thrones from a first-person perspective. We follow all health guidelines stringently. If symptomatic in any way, please do not attend -- we don't want to catch a cold, flu, or Covid. We actively include people of all kinds and promote a respectful attitude among all our players. We especially take pride in gender diversity—both in and out of character.
BrisAsia Festival and Big Fork Theatre present: BrisAsia Stands Up
Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughs at BrisAsia Stands Up – the ultimate showcase of Brisbane’s top Asian-Australian comedy talent!
Presented by Big Fork Theatre, this show brings together the sharpest local voices lighting up stages nationwide and making waves on TV, radio, and online. Our comedy legends have shared stages with world-class acts and are primed to unleash their hottest material yet.
After two sold-out years, tickets are flying – so secure yours now to catch Brisbane’s finest comics in action. With past guests like Ting Lim, Sandeep Totlani, Ashwin Segkar, and Jo Gowda, this year’s lineup promises to be just as electric. Don’t miss out – join us at BrisAsia Stands Up for a night of punchlines, perspective, and pure comedy gold!
Suitable ages 15+, may contain adult themes and strong language. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Presented by Big Fork Theatre
BrisAsia Festival and Big Fork Theatre present: BrisAsia Stands Up
Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughs at BrisAsia Stands Up – the ultimate showcase of Brisbane’s top Asian-Australian comedy talent!
Presented by Big Fork Theatre, this show brings together the sharpest local voices lighting up stages nationwide and making waves on TV, radio, and online. Our comedy legends have shared stages with world-class acts and are primed to unleash their hottest material yet.
After two sold-out years, tickets are flying – so secure yours now to catch Brisbane’s finest comics in action. With past guests like Ting Lim, Sandeep Totlani, Ashwin Segkar, and Jo Gowda, this year’s lineup promises to be just as electric. Don’t miss out – join us at BrisAsia Stands Up for a night of punchlines, perspective, and pure comedy gold!
Suitable ages 15+, may contain adult themes and strong language. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Presented by Big Fork Theatre
BrisAsia Festival and Big Fork Theatre present: BrisAsia Improvised.
Get ready for a madcap fusion of comedy, culture, and language in this improvised show featuring some of Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural performers! Through true stories of growing up BrisAsian and wild, on-the-spot characters inspired by audience suggestions, this show promises a unique comedic experience where anything can happen. Improvised comedy means no scripts and no safety net – just hilarious scenes, characters, and stories created right before your eyes.
"I haven’t been to anything like this before," says Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane. "It was fun, it was loose, it was cool... I laughed a lot and felt right at home."
Don’t miss the chance to meet your new best friends in comedy!
Suitable ages 15+, may contain adult themes and strong language. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Presented by Big Fork Theatre
BrisAsia Festival and Big Fork Theatre present: BrisAsia Improvised.
Get ready for a madcap fusion of comedy, culture, and language in this improvised show featuring some of Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural performers! Through true stories of growing up BrisAsian and wild, on-the-spot characters inspired by audience suggestions, this show promises a unique comedic experience where anything can happen. Improvised comedy means no scripts and no safety net – just hilarious scenes, characters, and stories created right before your eyes.
"I haven’t been to anything like this before," says Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane. "It was fun, it was loose, it was cool... I laughed a lot and felt right at home."
Don’t miss the chance to meet your new best friends in comedy!
Suitable ages 15+, may contain adult themes and strong language. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Presented by Big Fork Theatre
Brisbane's best comedy duo are back for 1 night only!
Shave your legs, wash your hair, brush your teeth and do all your farts at work, because it’s DATE NIGHT!
FACT: The greatest aphrodisiacs known to man are chocolate, oysters and hot wild late night sketch comedy – served on a sexy platter by Brisbane’s best comedy duo, who also happen to be a couple... get a room!
A hilarious sketch show from Chris Martin & Taylor Edwards. Grab your partner, mate, neighbour, anyone, and come have the greatest Valentine's Day date night of all time!
"My cheeks ached from laughing by the time I left" – Anywhere Festival
"Better than headline acts at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival" – Brisbane Stage
"Cried laughing - loved the karaoke sketch, if you get a chance to see these two, you have to check out Date Night!" – Melbourne Fringe
What to expect:
Their hilarious sketch show they are taking to Adelaide Fringe (50mins)
20-30mins of new material after the intermission
Work In Progress Show
Chris Martin (Coldplay) has it all – money, fame and my name! And Chris Martin (me), one of Brisbane’s best comedians, is sick of it!
I’m challenging Chris Martin (Coldplay) to a duel at Big Fork Theatre on Friday 21st February 730pm. Show up if you dare mate! If he doesn’t show up I’ll probably just do a sick comedy show because I’m really good at that sort of thing. Hey Chris Martin (Coldplay) - GIVE ME BACK MY NAME!
“Hilarious” – Scenestr
“Delivered belly-laughing joke after belly-laughing joke” – Theatre Travels
“Manages to command the room, who respond with laughter and applause throughout” – Theatre Haus