RAW Comedy 2016
Australia’s biggest and most prestigious annual open mic comedy competition is back, kickstarting in January until April! Produced by Melbourne International Comedy Festival, RAW Comedy continues to grow in popularity as more and more people try their chances to get up stage.
It’s survival of the funniest in RAW Comedy, when the nation’s comedy thrill seekers swing headfirst into the spotlight. There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline rush of performing in front of a live audience. Who knows, you could become the next Ronny Chieng, Hannah Gadsby, Josh Thomas, Celia Pacquola or Matt Okine. And even if not, you’ll definitely be conquering your fears and reaching new heights.
RAW Comedy 2016 heats and state finals schedules:
Heats:
Sydney
Adelaide
Perth
Melbourne Qualifying
Brisbane
Geelong
Wollongong
Nowra
Hobart Heat 1
Hobart Heat 2
Northern Tasmania
Byron Bay
State Finals:
South Australia
Northern Territory
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
Queensland
Victoria
There will be two Melbourne Preliminaries happening in Fitzroy and Brunswick, plus a Perth Wildcard. The Semi Finals takes place in Perth while the National Final will be held in Melbourne’s Town Hall.
The ultimate RAW Comedy National Champion jets off to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the world's largest and most awesome annual comedy fun time to perform in “So You Think You're Funny?”.
Comedy adventurers – are you fierce, focussed and funny enough to conquer the comedy jungle in Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic competition? Welcome to the jungle! Registrations for the 2016 RAW Comedy competition are now open.
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