Comedy

Christmas crackers at The Joan

The Joan’s final monthly stand-up event in the 2022 comedy season is on this Friday, December 16, and promises a night of cracking Christmas comedy.

The show so funny your face will hurt

Having revolutionised the ventriloquism scene in the 1980s, David Strassman is no doubt one of the biggest names in the industry.

Taking Penrith to the Comedy Festival

This weekend, Penrith comedian Kieran Daughton is bringing a piece of the west to Sydney Comedy Festival.

From TikTok to The Joan: Luke Kidgell coming to Penrith

With 1.6 million TikTok followers and counting, Australian comedian Luke Kidgell is no stranger to the spotlight.

Ahn Do happy to be back at The Joan

Ahn is back with his hit stage show, ‘The Happiest Refugee – Live!’.

The Moonman lands in Penrith: Lawrence Mooney to play Panthers

From class clown to one of Australia’s top stand-up comedians, it’s no secret that Lawrence Mooney knows how to put on a show. After starting...

Effie’s out of lockdown and funnier than ever

Since stumbling into comedy almost by accident with ‘Wogs Out of Work’ in 1987, Mary Coustas has become one of Australia’s most well-known funnywomen – but not by her own name.

Get ready to laugh at The Joan

Get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt, because next Friday February 18, ‘Comedy @ The Joan’ is back and better than ever in Penrith!

The laughs must go on… to help veterans doing it tough

Comedian Rob Andrews is encouraging comics worldwide to put their best jokes forward in support of Soldier On, as part of his online comedy contest, Larrikins Worldwide.

Share a laugh with Alice Fraser

With no major comedy festivals happening right now, we have to settle for getting our laughs via our TV's and devices for a while.

From laughter to tears: Comedian’s special show at Penrith cafe

Comedian to share emotional story of his mum’s death in September 11 attacks.

Take a night off from the world

Comedian Heath Franklin will be bringing his infamous criminal character Chopper back to Penrith with his new show ‘Welcome the Silencer’.

Strassman’s new show takes the cake

Comic genius David Strassman has shocked and surprised audiences from London to New York and now it’s the people of Penrith’ s turn.

Super night of laugh out loud fun

Comic duo Theodore Saidden and his brother Nathan are the forces behind the YouTube series ‘Superwog’. Their edgy videos have landed them with 195 million...

Kitty wants you to laugh all night

Much-loved comedian Kitty Flanagan is performing a special encore of her smash hit show, ‘Smashing’, at The Joan in Penrith to give audiences one...

League’s misfits together on stage

Join some of rugby league’s biggest names for a night of laughs as they bring their outrageous over 18s live show to Panthers. Featuring ‘fake...

Get ready to laugh

After sold out shows through the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, funnyman Ben McCarthy is bringing his Australian tour to Penrith. His brand new show ‘Nevermind’...

Fall under Peter’s spell at the Band Club

There’s something highly amusing about watching a person pretend to be a chicken while under a hypnotic spell. And when it comes to the hilarious...

Akmal throws political correctness out the window

With today’s political climate it’s not easy to make light of controversial topics like religion and terrorism. But Akmal Saleh does just that in...

Serial funsters back at The Joan

It’s that time of year again folks. The hilarious satirical minds of Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott – aka The Wharf Revue...