The host of The Gruen Transfer is heading on tour with his brand-new show.

Here are some things people said about his 2009 show 'Wilosophy':

"Surprisingly heartfelt, regularly courageous and consistently funny…brilliant." - The Age.

"Superbly crass, irreverent, smart, manic, soulful and consistently hilarious." - The Sun-Herald.



Sydney
Venue: Sydney Comedy Store
Address: Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Dates:
1 - 26 July (no show Mon - Wed or Sun 4 July),
5 -8 Aug and 12-15 Aug
Time: 7pm
Ticket Prices: Thu/Sun $30 & Fri/Sat $35
Booking: comedystore.com.au or 02 9357 1419














Dave always thought his family was pretty normal and typefaces were mundane, until everything changed when he was nineteen. In 2009 Dave performed in Singapore, New York and around Australia. Now he’s back at the Fringe and guaranteed to be ‘razor sharp and very funny’ (Inpress, Melbourne). ****The List

Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot, Bristo Square (Billiard Room)
Dates: Wed 4 – Sun 29 August
Time: 20:30
Ticket Prices:
Preview (4, 5 & 6 August) £5
7-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 August -
Full £10.50, Concession £9.50
9-12, 17-19, 23-26 August -
Full £9.50, Concession £8.50
Bookings: www.gildedballoon.co.uk or 0131 622 6552

















WINNER Piece of Wood (peer’s choice) Award & WINNER Golden Gibbo Award, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2010. Sam Simmons is back. “a cult in the making” Scotland On Sunday. “Simmons is a genius” Chortle.

“the most original comic concepts and laugh out loud moments of any Edinburgh show in the past 20 years” ***** Herald

“This bloke‘s Best Newcomer nomination obviously got lost in the post because as Edinburgh debuts go, this is a stormer! This is the comedy of weird, of puzzlement, of endearing eccentricity and it is glorious...an hour that will tickle your soul and make it giggle like a child again...one of the most entertaining and fascinating hours I have had” **** Kate Copstick, The Scotsman

Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot, Bristo Square (Dining Room)
Dates: Wed 4 – Sun 29 August
Time: 21:15
Ticket Prices: Preview (4, 5 & 6 August) £5
7-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 August -
Full £10.50, Concession £9.50
9-12, 16-19, 23-26 August -
Full £9.50, Concession £8.50
Bookings: www.gildedballoon.co.uk or 0131 622 6552
 
















Australia's triple Perrier nominee returns with something a little different. Adam's throwing the script out the window and devoting an hour to ad-libbing with the audience. No script, no plan, no idea.

***** (Scotsman).


Venue: Assembly Rooms, George St (Rainy Hall)
Dates: Thurs 5 – Sun 29 August
Time: 19:00
Ticket Prices: Full price £10.00
Bookings: www.assemblyfestival.com or 0131 623 3030

























WINNER FESTIVAL DIRECTORS’ AWARD – Melbourne Comedy Festival
Before her Assembly Rooms debut last year, Hannah walked across England. It was a really bad idea.  In a world obsessed with perfecting youth, beauty and achievement, Hannah clearly missed the boat. This show is about preparing for a graceful downhill shuffle.

“deadpan, cutting wit…an assured performer” **** Scotsman

“a self-depreciating, likeable and endearingly flawed narrator” The Age 2010


Venue: Assembly Rooms, George St (Drawing Room)
Dates: Thu 5 – Sun 29 August
Time: 20:30
Ticket Prices: Preview (5 & 6 August) £5
13-15, 20-22, 27-29 August -
Full £12, Concession £11
7-12, 17-19, 24-26 August -
Full £10, Concession £9
Bookings: www.assemblyfestival.com or 0131 623 3030


















Australian cult comedians Simmons (“glorious…will tickle your soul” Scotsman) and Quirk ("blunt, brazen and brilliant" The Age) join forces creating an emotional roller-disco of the mind. Godot meets Point Break…in a shop. The rise and fall of an entire relationship in one hour.

“this production fuses Simmons' absurdist humour with Quirk's pitch-black observational comedy, to great success” **** The Age


Venue: Assembly Rooms, George St (Drawing Room)
Dates: Thu 5 – Sun 29 August
Time: 16:45
Ticket Prices: Preview (5 & 6 August) £5
13-15, 20-22, 27-29 August -
Full £12, Concession £11
7-12, 17-19, 24-26 August-
Full £10, Concession £9
Bookings: www.assemblyfestival.com or 0131 623 3030


















Australia got to know Josh Thomas in 2009 as the Gen Y team captain on the Network Ten's megahit Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. We all felt we got to know him a little bit better when we watched him fall victim to an uncooperative meringue on episode one of Celebrity MasterChef. We saw him shine on Good News Week and take on whatever assignment the The 7PM Project set for him.

But there was something else that everyone else seemed to know about Josh that Josh didn't know about Josh… that was until he got a boyfriend. And Josh seems to be the only one who’s surprised.



Venue: Octagon Theatre, University WA
Address: 601 – 700 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands
Dates: Fri 20 – Sun 22 August
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket Prices: Friday preview show online price $32.50. Full $40.00, Conc $35.00, Student Guild $32.50
Bookings: www.bocsticketing.com.au or (08) 9484 1133