[ 10 January, 2013; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

A stand-up comedy show featuring one of the UK’s most acclaimed and experienced comedians and 3 of Australia best up-and-coming comedic talent will hit Canberra in January.

The Must See Comedy tour features the UK’s Jeff Green, known by many for his appearances on television shows such as Good News Week and Spicks and Specks.

“The funniest [...]

[ 3 October, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

El Jaguar (Canada) dropped in for a short guest spot at Comedy Club at The Civic Pub in 2011 and blew audiences away. We’re all intrigued to see what El Jaguar has in store for us for this headline set.

A retired and washed up former WWF luchador, (a masked Mexican wrestler), and emotionally broken, single [...]

[ 5 September, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Bart Freebairn has been around the comedy scene for a little while with appearances on Triple J, Abc and The comedy channel. No stranger to the Australian Comedy circuit Bart has brought his fresh left of centre style to Melbourne comedy festival and Adelaide Fringe Festival. People who work at [...]

[ 1 August, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Since winning the prestigious national Raw Comedy Competition in 2010, Luke Heggie has gone on to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and on national television, and sold out runs of shows at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals. Heggie will be performing his festival show, “Master of None”, as part of the next Comedy [...]

[ 6 June, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Ex-Canberran comic Toby Halligan headlines Comedy Club at The Civic Pub on June 6.

Toby Halligan is one of Australia’s most exciting young comedians and improvisers. A NSW Raw Comedy semi-finalist, and winner of the Worlds Debating Comedy Award in 2003, he’s performed at the Midsumma Festival, LOL Comedy at Melbourne Fringe, on [...]

[ 1 May, 2012 8:00 pm to 2 May, 2012 10:00 pm. ]

Jay Sullivan is the drunk monk. Well, almost. He is a bald semi-Buddhist and, by his own admission, “has no sex or possessions.” Sounds like a monk to me. Not for the faint hearted but with wisdom to impart, Jay’s new show: “I Am the Drunk Monk” shows why he is not only Canberra’s favourite [...]

[ 18 January, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. 19 January, 2012; 12:00 am to 10:30 pm. ]

A stand-up comedy show featuring one of Australia’s most acclaimed and experienced comedians and a host of the country’s best up-and-coming comedic talent will hit Canberra in January.

The Must See Comedy tour features Bob Franklin, known by many for his appearances on television shows such as The Librarians, Thank God You’re Here and The Jimeoin [...]

[ 7 December, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

It’s the last Comedy Club at Civic Pub for the year and almost Christmas time so in the festive spirit we’re letting heaps of local comedians get up for short sets. Should be a fun night.

Hosted by Jay Sullivan, the night will feature short sets from Marcus Amann, Jasper Burfoot, Kale Bogdanovs, [...]

[ 2 November, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Michael Connell began getting laughs at the age of three in his back yard with the Hills Hoist acting as stage and curtain, and he hasn’t stopped performing since.

Over the years Michael has had great success within the Comedy Industry. He has performed several shows in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [...]

[ 22 September, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

This should be a really fun night. 6 rounds of trivia hosted by Jay Sullivan, interspersed with short comedy performances from Emo Parsonson and Hamish Hudson. Trivia topics include Music, Science and Technology, Sports, Film and Television, Trivial Trivia, History and Geography.

The night is being run by CIT 1st year Music Technical Production students as [...]

[ 7 September, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

On Wednesday 7 September, Comedy Club at the Civic will be featuring Jimmy James Eaton, a rising star in Australian standup comedy and improvisation. He’s performed extensively across Australia’s live comedy and theatre industry, the corporate and mining industries, as well as touring overseas to London and Edinburgh. He has also presented for and appeared [...]

[ 3 August, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

August Comedy Club at Civic Pub features Paul McMahon, an ex bank manager come comedian who lives in the Byron Shire.

Paul has been performing stand-up since 2008 and has grown in confidence and gained success with his laid back style of observational humour that we can all relate to. He has been a Triple J [...]

[ 6 July, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Comedy Club at Civic Pub on Wednesday 6 July will feature a headline set from ex-Canberran Marie Helou.

Marie is a Sydney based comedian who has worked the comedy circuit for over six years. Marie says, “Be yourself. Don’t change for anyone, that is if you have found yourself, but if [...]

[ 1 June, 2011; 8:00 pm; ]

Comedy Club at Civic Pub will be entering it’s 3rd year of being the best regular comedy club night in the capital on June 1, with a huge line-up featuring interstate and international guests.

Headling the night will be one of the country’s freshest up-and-comers, Karl Chandler, who is touted as one of the best writers [...]

[ 4 May, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Melbourner Mick Neven has been a regular performer at Stand Up Comedy venues around the country for the last 7 years. In that time he’s opened for Meatloaf, auditioned for Puppetry of the Penis and worked in a Cheese Factory, truly experiencing life’s highs and lows. From sharp observations to engaging [...]

[ 2 February, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

The first Comedy Club at Civic Pub night for 2011 featuring a headline set from ex-Canberran Mat Kenneally. Hosted by Jay Sullivan, with sets from Rafe Morris, Greg Kimball, Ben Harris and Marie Helou.

Upstairs at Civic Pub, 8 Lonsdale Street, Braddon. Doors open at 7:30pm. Show starts at 8pm. Tickets $10 at the [...]

[ 18 November, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Comedian Daniel Townes has been seen on Good News Week, Stand Up Australia and the NRL Footy Show, and this Thursday night he will appear in the flesh at Civic Pub in Braddon.

Daniel Townes began performing comedy in late 2003 and since emerging on the scene as one of the countries hottest comedy [...]

[ 6 October, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Canberra comic Dayne Rathbone will be headlining Comedy Club at Civic Pub this Wednesday night October 6.

A Canberra crowd favourite who performed in the Green Faces final and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year, Rathbone has thrilled audiences with unpredictably bold performances and hilariously awkward character pieces. His act frequently includes audience interaction, [...]

[ 1 September, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Comedy Club at Civic Pub is on this Wednesday night 1st September with a headline slot from Sydney comic Amelia Jane Hunter.

Hunter’s unique brand of energy filled character comedy provides hilarious insights into the wicked and wily workings of a well bred, lateral thinking mind. Her humour is both confronting, sensitive and intelligent, a hearty [...]

[ 4 August, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Kale Bogdanovs will be hosting this month’s edition of Comedy Club at Civic Pub. The night will feature sets from winner of last week’s Green Faces heat Emo Parsonson, as well as Tom Gibson, Dayne Rathbone, Pat Hornby, newcomer Marcel Green, and a couple of special guests.

Please note that Herbie and the Coleslaws will not [...]

[ 7 July, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The monthly Comedy Club at Civic Pub show is on tonight (Wednesday 7 July) and will feature a swag of local comedic talent.

Tom Gibson will be hosting and we will see sets from Marie Helou, Emo Parsonson, Kale Bogdanovs, Rafe Morris, Simon Tolhurst and Jordan Windley.

Shows starts at 8pm. Upstairs at Civic Pub in Braddon. [...]

[ 2 June, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Comedy Club at Civic Pub will be celebrating 12 months of successful monthly comedy shows on Wednesday 2 June.

Headlining the June show will be respected Sydney-based comedian Brett Nichols. Nichols has knocked them dead on the Comedy Channel’s “Stand Up Australia” and is soon to appear on the Nine Network’s “Footy Show”. Since winning Australia’s [...]

[ 25 September, 2009 6:00 pm to 26 September, 2009 2:00 am. ]

HARD ACT TO FOLLOW is a compilation CD of of live tracks from some of the best rock, punk and metal bands from the ACT region featuring:

Bent Hen, Boonhorse, The Chuffs, Corgi Crisis, Earwig Mantra, Escape Syndrome, Friend Or Enemy, Futility, Lamexcuse, Loud So Clear, Moots, Na Maza, Penguin, Reign of Terror, Stigmata, System Addict, [...]

[ 1 May, 2009 to 2 May, 2009. ]

Canberra hard rock band Earwig Mantra will be launching their debut album “Nested” on Friday May 1 at ANU Bar. Supported by other locals Escape Syndrome and Loud So Clear as well as Serenik from Sydney.

Canberra bands’ sets will be recorded for possible inclusion on the Hard ACT to Follow live compilation CD which is [...]

[ 22 March, 2009; 3:00 pm; ] Vanuatu’s Acappella Union will be performing their gospel a cappella music in Canberra this weekend.

The group, made up of some of the best young singers from their hometown of Port Vila, has been performing around Vanuatu and other Pacific nations for the past few years.

The Vanuatu Acappella Union have strong ties with the Canberra area, [...]