All Shows
Behind that cooked looking facade is a mind that works like no other.
Dave Hughes - Cooked
Saturday 13 June 2026, 7pm
If you’ve ever thought ‘If one thing goes wrong, we’re all dead meat’ or ‘What the hell was I thinking?’ then this is the comedy show for you!
Bron Lewis - Chaos
10-13 June 2026
Hard Quiz host. Taskmaster Australia host. Gold Logie winner. 5 times AACTA winner.
Tom Gleeson is completely out of touch. His head is up his arse.
Come along to the show and take him down a...
Tom Gleeson - Out of Touch
3 & 6 July 2026, 7pm
After trauma dumping to 18,000 ticket holders across the country, Abbie Chatfield returns with a brand-new show dedicated to men.
Abbie Chatfield Loves Men
Tuesday 14 July 2026, 7pm
Nazeem Hussain returns with a brand-new show.
Nazeem Hussain – I’d Like To Tell You About Some Jokes
Saturday 18 July 2026, 7pm
A celebration of non-stop comedy with an amazing line-up of Newcastle Comedy Festival’s funniest international stars, homegrown legends and next-big-things in comedy.
Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala
Saturday 18 July 2026, 7:30pm
This July, The Drag Roast takes over theatres across Australia — where queens swap sequins for savage shade.
Drag Roast 2026 Burnt to Perfection
Sunday 19 July 2026, 8pm
After a huge 2025 Australian tour, Kirsty is back to show you that the words just keep flowing and that they’re always hilarious.
Kirsty Webeck
Friday 24 July 2026, 7:30pm
Says Hoo? is a brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from your fave comedian Lizzy Hoo.
Lizzy Hoo - Says Hoo?
Saturday 25 July, 5pm & 7pm
Geraldine Hickey is a regular on our screens, appearing on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Spicks & Specks, The Cheap Seats and Have You Been Paying Attention?
Geraldine Hickey - A Weight Off My Chest
Saturday 25 July 2026, 7pm
Newcastle Comedy Festival is excited to announce a second Gala performance on July 25, featuring a brand new lineup of comedians.
Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala 2
Saturday 25 July 2026, 7pm
This is a story of the importance of second chances, the hypocritical expectations we have of young people, and how your number one enemy might just end up being your biggest champion.
Brett Blake - Little Turd
Thursday 30 July 2025, 7pm & 8:30pm
Anisa Nandaula (Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen) dives headfirst into the chaos of her life
Anisa Nandaula - No Small Talk
31 July & 1 August
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Dave is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up, focusing on the small things that frustrate him and the large things that get on top of him…. more or less.
Dave Thornton - More or Less
Sunday 2 August 2026, 5pm
A bereaved family is brought to the brink after the arrival of a charming young stranger in The Whisper, a new black comedy for the Digital Age.
The Whisper
6 - 15 August 2026
When Frank and Colin launch into space, the stage will come alive with an hour of sublime, inventive and ridiculous comedy.
Lano & Woodley In Space
Saturday 29 August 2026, 4pm & 6.30pm
Addicted to Love is Em Rusciano at her most unfiltered, romantic, feral, and finely tuned.
Em Rusciano - Addicted To Love
Friday 4 September 2026, 8pm
