Hannah Gadsby News

Darlinghurst Theatre Company will present Malthouse Theatre’s world premiere production of Stay Woke, written by Aran Thangaratnam and directed by Bridget Balodis. 

Kennedy Center has announced events and performances for the months of March – April 2022!

Hannah Gadsby, world class, award-winning funny person, has a brand-new live show - Body of Work – and it's arriving in the UK in March 2022!  

 Live at the Eccles presents Hannah Gadsby Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at the Capitol Theatre downtown Salt Lake City. ArtTix is the official source for tickets for Live at the Eccles events. Please note that all fans must present proof of COVID vaccination or a negative test to attend this show. 

The Kennedy Center announces programming expanding its 2022–2023 Comedy season.

Rub shoulders with some of New York’s legendary politicians, mobsters, molls, and showgirls under the very roof that brought them all together during the Prohibition Era. Tammany Hall, a new, site-specific, immersive theater experience created and directed by Darren Lee Cole (Fleabag, Killer Joe) and Alexander Wright (The Great Gatsby)

When it comes to video specials, the game has changed. The rules are different. It’s no longer acceptable for comedians to have a few cameras in the audience and call it good. There is now a heightened sense of performance, and endless possibilities to make comedy more than a man pacing the stage asking “Have you ever noticed…?”

Gilded Balloon have announced the ten incredibly talented new comedians who have made it through to this year's Grand Final of So You Think You're Funny?

Darwin Festival 2021 is bringing big ideas and unique perspectives to stages and venues across Darwin from 5-22 August. The Festival’s 2021 program of 84 events is out now! Learn more here.

Today, Montreal-based comedy festival Just For Laughs unveiled the concept and lineup for their first-ever curated travel experience, Just For Laughs Escapes - Cancun, taking place November 3-7, 2021. 

The Old Vic today announces the writers and performers for HOME?, the next in the One Voice series of monologues presented for free as part of Your Old Vic. Curated by actor and refugee-child Noma Dumezweni, HOME? brings together global voices, stories and experiences to mark Refugee Week 2021 across three new commissions, created in collaboration with refugee artists.

Hannah Gadsby, world class, award winning funny person, has a brand new live show - Body of Work -hitting stages across Australia and New Zealand from July 2021. 

Gilded Balloon will be bringing the UK's longest running comedy newcomer competition back for its 33rd year! After a one-year hiatus, the So You Think You're Funny? competition will take place online for the first time in its history.

SoHo Playhouse has announced the launching of $10,000 in grants to fund four dynamic Las Vegas theatre artists. They will distribute the Martin Bergman and Rita Rudner Grant, the Kaufman Family Grant, the Karen Camp Grant, and the Victoria Bradshaw Family Foundation Grant as we review applications in the coming months.

 The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the series nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards.  The winners will be revealed LIVE on The CW on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from 7-10pm ET/PT, with acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs returning to host for his third consecutive time.

Adelaide Festival Centre's star-studded Walk of Fame will feature three new names of accomplished performers in recognition of their artistry and hit shows presented in 2019.

Live at the Bowl will bring live music back to the city of Melbourne with a series of open-air concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl beginning in January 2021.

Accomplished Australian and international performers are on the shortlist for the next star to shine bright on Adelaide Festival Centre's Walk of Fame.

Due to implications of COVID-19 and the current international border restrictions, we regret to announce that the 2020 edition of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival scheduled for this November will not take place. 

Last night, the fifth night of the Creative Art Emmys wrapped up this year's virtual ceremony.