The Launch of the The Brisbane Comedy Festival, produced and curated by
the young and talented comedian Josh Thomas. It will run for 2 weeks, March 6 – 29, 2009.
The program is being announced in stages – Danny Bhoy and Tim Minchin are set to perform and just announced is Adam Hills and Dave Hughes, who will be staging shows also.
In 2007 Josh Thomas’ inaugural one man show ‘Please Like Me’ had him honoured with critical praise at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) Awarded as Best Newcomer.
Appearing at both Edinburgh and Montreal in the only two comedy festivals in the world that are bigger than Melbourne, he has also established a regular comedy room in Brisbane, showcasing original and entertaining comedy acts.
…”MICF brings out the most names, we put our festival before theirs in the hope that we can pick up some of the International comedians. There is such a huge run of back to back festivals now with Adelaide, MICF, Sydney Cracker our festival”…he said.
…”Comedy at the Brisbane Powerhouse is so well respected, I grew up watching comedy there, being able to work with them is just nuts. I am really anxious to see if anyone will actually like my new show”. ‘The Adventures of Josh Thomas’ and the ‘Worlds Greatest Love Machine’ performing at the Adelaide fringe and MICF.
…”All I can say is it (The Brisbane Comedy Festival) will be funny, with national and International acts. It is the first thing like it Brisbane has ever seen”…reports Annette Slattery.
The Brisbane Comedy Festival is presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and www.brisbanetimes.com.au.
For further information visit the website at: www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
