Shows at Big Fork Theatre

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Dec
22

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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.

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Reuben Solo Returns
Jan
10

Reuben Solo Returns

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.

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Freak Box - Character Comedy Showcase
Jan
17

Freak Box - Character Comedy Showcase

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

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Dungeons & Dragons introduction for absolute beginners
Jan
21

Dungeons & Dragons introduction for absolute beginners

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.

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BrisAsia Stands Up
Jan
31

BrisAsia Stands Up

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

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BrisAsia Stands Up
Feb
1

BrisAsia Stands Up

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

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BrisAsia Improvised
Feb
7

BrisAsia Improvised

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

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BrisAsia Improvised
Feb
8

BrisAsia Improvised

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

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Date Night
Feb
14

Date Night

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

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Chris Martin - Not The Guy From Coldplay
Feb
21

Chris Martin - Not The Guy From Coldplay

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

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Confessions of a Comedian w/Thao Cao
Feb
22

Confessions of a Comedian w/Thao Cao

Would you like to know:

*How to narrow the dating pool and find your right match through a personality test?

*How to be OK with emotionally avoidant parents that have never said ‘I love you’?

*How to get a woman to relax without telling her to “Just Relax”?

If you answered Yes to one or all of these questions, than this show is for you!

A comedy show filled with jokes, stories, confessions and tips that may be great life hacks or terrible advice. Either way there’s guaranteed laughs!

“Always surprising, Thao laced cheeky one-liners through poignant moments with ease. A compelling storyteller” - Upside Adelaide

“Unique and refreshing humour” - Sydney Arts Guide

“Natural and honest, Thao has a fascinating way of intertwining issues of today in creative ways” - Fringe Review

“Thao had us laughing from the get-go” - Upside Adelaide

"She has an interesting tale to tell – and the audience are enraptured" - Chortle

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Square Pegs
Mar
9

Square Pegs

Square Pegs is a split bill stand-up comedy show by Georgie Row and Louisa Jones.

As two (neurodivergent) thirty-somethings, Louisa and Georgie each bring their own take on the decade. The show addresses the highs and lows of new motherhood, tales from a career in HR, dating, and an addiction to health fads that promise quick fixes with minimal effort. This show brings the laughs with a mix of the strikingly relatable and utterly unhinged.

Louisa is a comedian, writer and improviser based in Brisbane who has written and performed in the Anywhere Festival, Brisbane Fringe Festival and Brisbane Comedy Festival. She spent two months in the United States in 2023, training at iO Theatre and Second City as well as performing stand-up comedy in Chicago and New York. Louisa appears regularly on the Big Fork Theatre stage and Brisbane stand-up scene.

Georgie is a comedian and writer from Brisbane. An ex-lawyer with a background in theatre performance and direction, she has also written and produced sketch comedy. Georgie has undertaken training with the National Institute of Dramatic Art and the Cours Florent theatre school in Paris. She appears regularly on the Brisbane stand-up scene.

Together, Georgie and Louisa bring you a comedy hour that will keep you wildly entertained, whether you're preparing for, living in or fondly remembering the exciting (and often confusing) ride that is your thirties.

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Ridiculous Human Being w/Stuart Foreman
Apr
13

Ridiculous Human Being w/Stuart Foreman

I’ve always known I’m a ridiculous human being—clumsy, absent-minded, and one bad decision away from being a walking PSA. But then I became a parent, and the universe threw me a curveball: a daughter who seems destined to follow in my chaotic footsteps.

This show is about my desperate, hilarious attempt to break the cycle and give her a fighting chance at normalcy. Can I teach her the life skills I’ve never mastered? Or am I doomed to raise the next generation of lovable disaster?

Come laugh at my misadventures, and find out if chaos really does run in the family

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Grand Final
Dec
19

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Grand Final

The 2024 Cage Match Championships are HERE!

Grand Final

The 3 best Cage Match teams from 2024 will go head to head, with the winner grabbing the title of BEST CAGE MATCH TEAM 2024.

About Cage Match:

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Dec
15

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Friday Improv Comedy: Raised By Wolves & Singalong
Dec
13

Friday Improv Comedy: Raised By Wolves & Singalong

OUR FINAL FRIDAY IMPROV COMEDY OF 2024!

And we're going out with a BANG!

Brisbane's longest running improv team weave a show out of a single word. These hilarious performers have over 60 years of improv experience between them, and have performed in New York at the Del Close Marathon. Come on a wild, hilarious journey with Raised by Wolves!

To bring us home is crowd favourite Singalong. We sing classic karaoke bangers and make hilarious comedy inspired by their lyrics. Expect a few Christmas songs BUT not Wham!

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 3
Dec
12

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 3

The 2024 Cage Match Championships are HERE!

HEAT 3

Two of the best Cage Match teams from 2024 will go head to head, with the winner grabbing a spot in the Cage Match Grand Final on Thursday 19 December.

About Cage Match:

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Dec
8

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Jeromaia Detto: MUSH
Dec
8

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024

Nominated Best Physical Theatre & Circus, Sydney Fringe 2023

Nominated Best Comedy, Sydney Fringe 2022

Award winning expert in play Jeromaia Detto is back from a raucous run of sell out shows at Edinburgh Fringe!

MUSH is a one of a kind 'kids show for adults' physical comedy experience like no other, giving you the chance to learn to play again, unlocking your inner child in a nonstop hour of very silly proportions!

"Silly and extremely playful...definitely a must-see" ★★★★★ Glam Adelaide

"his comedic stylings are bordering genius levels!" ★★★★★ See Do Eat Review

★★★★½ Mix 102.3 Adelaide

★★★★½ The Student Edinburgh

★★★★½ Xpress Mag

★★★★½ Perth Happenings

★★★★½ The Clothesline

★★★★ The List UK

★★★★ Theatre Thoughts

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Freak Box Up Late: Character Comedy
Dec
7

Freak Box Up Late: Character Comedy

Host and comedy hero 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 Up Late brings to life the best / worst people you've never met, from comedians you need to know.

FAQs about our shows & venue here: bigforktheatre.com/big-fork-faqs

Big Fork Theatre is Brisbane's home of improv & comedy, located centrally in Fortitude Valley. With great shows on Thursday to Sunday every week, we have something for everyone. Improvised comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, and more! Arrive early and grab a drink at our bar.

“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival

“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane

"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus

Venue information bigforktheatre.com/about-our-theatre

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Saturday Night Comedy: Christmas Bit Show
Dec
7

Saturday Night Comedy: Christmas Bit Show

OUR FINAL SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY OF 2024! We're going out with a BANG!

It's time for the Christmas Bit Show!

To celebrate Christmas we are throwing a massive comedy party featuring some loose, fast-paced, wild and downright hilarious shows.

Featuring the best improvisers and comedians in Brisbane this is going to be HUGE!

This is the HOTTEST comedy ticket in town – snap them up!

FAQs about our shows & venue here: bigforktheatre.com/big-fork-faqs

Big Fork Theatre is Brisbane's home of improv & comedy, located centrally in Fortitude Valley. With great shows on Thursday to Sunday every week, we have something for everyone. Improvised comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, and more! Arrive early and grab a drink at our bar.

“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival

“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane

"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus

Venue information bigforktheatre.com/about-our-theatre

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Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR - Champion of Champions
Dec
6

Friday Improv Comedy: IMPROV SURVIVOR - Champion of Champions

Champion of champions. Our 6 previous Improv Survivor winners go head to head!

Inspired by the thrilling twists of 'Survivor,' our comedians face off in a series of elimination rounds and quick-witted games. Watch as they scheme, strategize, and improvise their way to the top, all while making you laugh. Join us for an evening of unpredictable hilarity where only the funniest survive!

“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival

“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane

"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 2
Dec
5

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 2

The 2024 Cage Match Championships are HERE!

HEAT 2

Two of the best Cage Match teams from 2024 will go head to head, with the winner grabbing a spot in the Cage Match Grand Final on Thursday 19 December.

About Cage Match:

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Dec
1

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Student Graduation Show - Improv Fundamentals, The Scene & Intro To Musical Improv
Dec
1

Student Graduation Show - Improv Fundamentals, The Scene & Intro To Musical Improv

Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun as our newest improvisers take to the stage - some for the first time!

Tonight's graduation show includes performances from these Term 4 classes:

Improv Fundamentals - Chris’ Class
The Scene - Imogen’s Class
Intro To Musical Improv - Mark’s Class

Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you!

The Scene students have taken their improv skills to the next level and have been working really hard on the 2 person scene. They are ready to roll!

Our Intro To Musical Improv students have been learning musical improv comedy under the guidance of their amazing teacher Mark Grimes. They are ready to sing, dance and laugh in their graduation show.

Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.

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Queen and Friend
Nov
30

Queen and Friend

A CHRISTMAS CAPER COMEDY SHOW YOU CONTROL! Join comedy improvisers Mark Grimes and Imogen Behan-Willett for a wild comedic adventure.

Vote on your phone and make the comedy show you want to see; you decide what happens next! Choose who lives, who dies, and who has to speak with an outrageous French accent for the rest of the show.

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Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks
Nov
30

Saturday Night Comedy: An Improvised Musical from the Tuning Forks

A totally improvised musical from Brisbane's best musical improv troupe the Tuning Forks!

See these talented performers sing, dance and joke through a Broadway-style musical made up on the spot. Watch the heroes journey, see them meet and interact with their world and their classic rivals and villains, and the whole time enjoy incredible spontaneous music accompanied by incredible musician and director Mark Grimes.

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Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Crowd Sourced
Nov
29

Friday Improv Comedy: Musical Improv & Crowd Sourced

This Friday night, have a belly laugh with us as we bring you the best improvised comedy in Brisbane. This show features Big Fork Theatre's best musical improvisers who are ready to rock the audience with hilarious comedy songs made entirely up on the spot!

Also featuring the Crowd Sourced, where the improv comedy comes thick and fast in this non-stop laughathon.

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 1
Nov
28

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down - 2024 Semi-Final HEAT 1

The 2024 Cage Match Championships are HERE!

HEAT 1

Two of the best Cage Match teams from 2024 will go head to head, with the winner grabbing a spot in the Cage Match Grand Final on Thursday 19 December.

About Cage Match:

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Nov
24

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Saturday Night Comedy: Get It Inya 10 Year Anniversary Show
Nov
23

Saturday Night Comedy: Get It Inya 10 Year Anniversary Show

Brisbane's only monthly experimental sketch comedy night is celebrating it's 10th birthday!!!

Come see Brisbane's best comedy writers and performers do wild characters, scenes and bits you'll never see the like of again. Featuring some old classics from the last 10 years and brand new sketches from our newer sketch comedians.

This is the biggest sketch comedy event of the year AND you're invited!

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Nun Slut
Nov
22

Nun Slut

Convent. Clown. Communion.

Hot off the back of a Sydney Comedy Festival sell-out season and encore, don’t miss this critically acclaimed hour of non-stop laughs.

Nun Slut is an absurd journey through religion, the body and Barnaby Joyce. A delightfully silly mashup of sketch, clown and live keyboard, join “fearless” performer Claire Robin for an evening like no other.

Nun? Slut? It’s a spectrum. We’re all on it.

w/ Claire Robin

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Friday Improv Comedy: Wer Ya From (feat. Improvised Great South East)
Nov
22

Friday Improv Comedy: Wer Ya From (feat. Improvised Great South East)

We have two great shows this Friday!

First up, explore a an absurd, funny and charming version of South East Queensland in the improvised parody of the classic Queensland lifestyle show, Improvised Great South East.

Then see Wer Ya From, an improvised show based on hilarious true stories of heritage and culture from some of Big Fork Theatre's best multicultural performers!

“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival

“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane

"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Nov
21

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

Every Thursday at Big Fork Theatre, see improvised comedy teams compete for the Cage Match title belt.

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Nov
17

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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Student Graduation Show - Improv Fundamentals and Characters
Nov
17

Student Graduation Show - Improv Fundamentals and Characters

Join Big Fork Theatre for a night of celebration and fun as our newest improvisers take to the stage - some for the first time!

Tonight's graduation show includes performances from these Term 4 classes:

Improv Fundamentals - Bek’s Class
Characters - Janette’s Class

Our Improv Fundamentals students have been working hard learning all the basics of improv comedy, and now they get to showcase these new skills in a final class performance for you!

The Scene students have taken their improv skills to the next level and have been working really hard on the 2 person scene. They are ready to roll!

To finish the night our Characters students will take the stage. These students having honing their characters for the last 6 weeks - they're going to big and fun!

Calling on friends, family, partners, work colleagues, and anyone else - come support this new crop of students as they take their improv journey to the next level.

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Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro
Nov
16

Saturday Night Comedy: Cool Story Bro

This Saturday night, have a good laugh with this smash hit improv comedy show. Cool Story Bro mixes true life stories from our special guest storytellers with the fast-paced comedic minds of Brisbane’s best improvisers. This is a one-of-a-kind show that’ll leave you in stitches. Every show features a new storyteller and stellar cast guaranteed to have you laughing your socks off. This show sold out at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Wynnum Fringe Festival and Brisbane Improv Festival.

FAQs about our shows & venue here: bigforktheatre.com/big-fork-faqs

Big Fork Theatre is Brisbane's home of improv & comedy, located centrally in Fortitude Valley. With great shows on Thursday to Sunday every week, we have something for everyone. Improvised comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, and more! Arrive early and grab a drink at our bar.

“Deeply entertaining” - Anywhere Festival

“Chaotic hilarity” - Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane

"[the audience] exited the theatre with tears of laughter still streaming down their face." - Theatre Haus

Venue information bigforktheatre.com/about-our-theatre

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Friday Improv Comedy: Big Fun Show (feat. Women’s Show)
Nov
15

Friday Improv Comedy: Big Fun Show (feat. Women’s Show)

This Friday, join us for Big Fun Show, where the jokes come fast and thick. This premise based format is Big Fork Theatre’s bread and butter AND no one does it better! Featuring the best improvisers in Brisbane - you’ll laugh ya socks off! Also featuring Women's Show, one of Brisbane's best improv shows featuring some of Big Fork Theatre's women & non-binary performers.

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Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down
Nov
14

Cage Match: Improvised Comedy Show Down

Every Thursday at Big Fork Theatre, see improvised comedy teams compete for the Cage Match title belt.

Each week our reigning champions are challenged by a new team. Each team performs a hilarious 20 minutes of improvised comedy, and you the audience get to vote on who continues to next week. This raucous, fun show will get you through to Friday with a spring in your step. The show is opened by a different improv format each week as well, so it’s 3 shows for the price of one in a neat 80 minute package.

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Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show
Nov
10

Sunday Stand Up - Comedy Show

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 (except the 1st Sunday of the month).

Tickets only $10+ booking fee - Snap them up here!

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MELT FESTIVAL: Burnt It.
Nov
9

MELT FESTIVAL: Burnt It.

Two queers. Camping. Post traumatic break-up.
Do they engage in wholesome, healthy processing? Or drinking, denial and making fun of trauma?

This dark, comedic play explores mental illness, abuse, unrequited love, and the complications of a friendship that acts more like a relationship. But it’s funny, we promise.

"A show that is both incredibly uncomfortable at times and ridiculously funny." Australian Stage

"Raw and powerfully emotional." The Theatre AU

Created by an entirely queer team and written with all gender non-specific characters. The show is shaped differently by different actors and has been restaged with a non-binary, AFAB duo after it’s 2023 premiere showcasing a masc and fem-presenting cast.

Director: Jacqui Martin
Cast: Sian Dowler, Lydia Kuelsen
Writer and Producer: Lydia Kuelsen

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MELT FESTIVAL - Big Fork Queer Improv Comedy Hour!
Nov
9

MELT FESTIVAL - Big Fork Queer Improv Comedy Hour!

This MELT Festival, come and see a different improvised show each night and have a belly laugh with us as we bring you the best improvised comedy in Brisbane. Brisbane's only dedicated Improv Comedy theatre is bringing their side-splitting shows to MELT! Featuring top LGBTQI+ improvisors, every hilarious moment is made up on the spot.

Prepare for a night full of spontaneous laughter and unforgettable fun with some of Brisbane's best queer comedy talent. Don't miss out on this unique, vibrant, and utterly entertaining experience. Come and laugh the night away with the best of Brisbane's improv comedy scene!

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