While we can’t guarantee that one of these comedy shows in Sydney will leave you red in the face or a little wet in the pants, we can say that there are few places better suited in the city to make you laugh and have a good time. Thankfully, we’ve got comedy shows coming out of our everywhere and nearly on every night of the week too. There’s plenty to choose from and no two weeks are the same, either, so you can make it a weekly or monthly outing.
And remember: laughter might not be able to cure us of every ill and ailment, but it sure does make us feel great—even when you laugh so hard it hurts and you’re struggling for breath and you begin to hyperventilate but what you’re laughing at is still so funny you get caught in this loop of laughing and trying not to laugh and catching your breath but then laughing again. And on, and on, and on. It’s one of life’s great pastimes.
1. Harry’s Comedy, Surry Hills
The new home of comedy in Surry Hills, Hotel Harry does comedy shows every Monday where some of Sydney’s best and brightest show up to stand up. They make you giggle, laugh, guffaw and have you in stitches.
The only two-room comedy club in Sydney is also doing a schnitzel and drink deal for just $15, which is just added incentive to start your week on an endorphin-induced high.
Get your tickets to Harry’s Monday Night Comedy here.
The show starts at 7:30pm on Mondays.
Find Hotel Harry at 40-44 Wentworth Avenue
2. Magic Mic Comedy, Potts Point
Another of Sydney’s best stand-up comedy shows takes place every Wednesday at the Potts Point Hotel. For two years, the Magic Mic Comedy night has broken up the week with a laugh and featured a mix of local legends as well as international stars including Tony Woods, Steve Hofstetter and James Smith.
It’s been tried, it’s been tested, and this humpday comedy show regularly sells out or comes close to making it difficult to find a seat.
Get your tickets to Magic Mic Comedy Night here.
Magic Mic Comedy nights take place every hump day (Wednesday).
Find the Potts Point Hotel at 33-35 Darlinghurst Road
3. Neel Dan & Friends Comedy Night, Potts Point
If Wednesdays are a no-can-do night for you and if Thursdays you’re free and in the clear to head out for a laugh, then comedians Neel Kolhatkar—who you might recall from his Australia in 2 Minutes sketch or YouTube series Crossing The Line —and his partner in crime, Daniel Cawthorne, are coming in hot.
They’ve got jokes, they’ve got improv, they’ve got the lot. They’ll also be joined every Thursday night with a lineup of the city’s best up-and-coming comedians for a comedy show that’s on point.
Thursday night comedy is on with Neel Dan & Friends.
The laughs start at 7pm on Thursdays.
Find the Potts Point Hotel at 33-35 Darlinghurst Road
4. iD Comedy Club, Darlinghurst
From the producers of Harry’s Comedy and Magic Mic comes iD Comedy Club, a Friday and Saturday night of comedy in Darlinghurst that is not to be missed if you’re keen on a weekend giggle.
Kinselas is hosting the best comedians in the city every weekend for two hours of laughs. And with table service, you won’t miss any punchline when ordering drinks at the bar.
Save your seat to iD Comedy Club in Darlinghurst.
iD Comedy Club takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 7:30pm.
Find Kinselas at 383 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst
And, Talk and Tease at The Bamboozle Room, Potts Point
More burlesque show than comedy night, Talk and Tease at the Bamboozle room is one of Sydney’s best nights out that’s a little sexy, funny and a tad weird—the three things every variety show needs to succeed.
The vaudevillian variety show combines stand-up, cabaret and burlesque with dinner for a night unlike any other. Things are bound to get out of hand as your vaudevillian host and his playful friends get up to no good to entertain and delight not just each other, but you and the rest of the audience as well.
Reserve your seat for Talk and Tease now.
Find the Bamboozle Room at Level 1/ 33-35 Darlinghurst Road