The Grand Masters of Comedy
Peter Berner is without a doubt one of Australia’s most respected comics and broadcasters, having performed his unique brand of comedy across Australia for nearly three decades and hosted iconic television and radio programs. His intelligent humour has always set him apart as a performer who can comfortably straddle comedy styles as disparate as satire, observational comedy, and reactive comedy with ease.
Peter’s major TV hosting roles have been ABC TV’s Back Berner, The Einstein Factor, The Loaded Brush, The Comedy Channel’s You Have Been Watching, Sky News Live’s The B Team with Peter Berner, and the Australian Film Institute Awards. All up he has presented more than 500 hours of national television program content in varying genres including comedy, news, and documentary in live and taped environments.
On FM radio, Peter was co-host of Triple M’s breakfast show, The Cage, which was networked live each day along the East Coast, and has also hosted his solo radio show, The Peter Berner Experiment.
Steve Philp Finalist for Time Out comedian the year. Actor, comedian, and radio host Steve Philp has been touring the world with the best in the biz for over 20 years.
Steve’s big break came in 2008 when he was selected as one of 14 Australian comedians to travel to Miami and compete in NBC’s top rating show “Last Comic Standing” in which he made the Quarterfinals and got to perform in a sold-out Miami improv and an American TV audience of well over 20 million.
Getting a start with Merrick and Rosso on Nova 969 Steve then went on to tour the country with the likes of The Umbilical Brothers, Arj Barker and just last year supported Carl Barron at the Newcastle Ent Cent in front of 7000 people. Steve revved up the crowd at the NRL Footy Show for 15 years and appeared on The Best of The Footy Show comedians DVD. Steve also appeared on Kinne TV on Ch 7 where his hidden camera sketch “Can you get in anywhere with a Ladder” has now had over 40 million views.
Bruce Griffiths– Bruce is so good your other favourite comedians tell his jokes – he writes for them! Australia’s most awarded and in-demand comedy and animation writer, Bruce has had his output consumed by a Who’s Who of local and international laughter, from Emmy-award winners Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Rich Hall (The Late Show with David Letterman) to Noel Fielding, Adam Hills, Andrew Denton, Wil Anderson, Justine Clarke, Bette Midler, Paul McDermott, Doug Mulray, Raymond Crowe, Amanda Keller, Adam Spencer, Anh Do, Elle McFeast, Kamahl (!) and Artist Services’ and The Comedy Channel’s sketch comedy ensembles. He is about to commence Script Editing Season 3 of Kitty Flanagan’s award-winning Fisk. But live, Bruce is a one-liner genius that has to be seen to be believed. DO NOT MISS HIM! Trust us you will talk about him for days…
Fady Kassab – Currently on ABC TV’s ‘So Sorry for Your Loss’. Lebanese-born, Sydney-based Fady Kassab is the 2019 winner of Australia’s most prestigious comedy competition, triple j’s RAW Comedy. His show-stopping performance, televised on SBS TV, saw him subsequently flown to that year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe where he was selected to feature in the Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show.
Whilst in Edinburgh Fady made the grand finals of the Gilded Balloon’s long-running “So you Think You’re Funny?” comedy competition, putting Fady in the company of previous finalists including Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Graham Norton, Hannah Gadsby.
A childhood spent with 17 years of the Lebanese war as the backdrop, and his migration to Australia give Fady a unique perspective to draw from, and he credits the traumas of war with fuelling his optimistic approach to life.
Riv Narak Aussie stand-up Riv Narak has been on a tear. Riv’s been a club comedian for over 5 years, performing in Sydney, Tokyo and even Campbelltown. His comedy has been described as raw, which is another way of saying he is incoherent, but to his credit – english is his second language. Riv was once tipped $50 by an audience member for “following his dreams”.
His debut at the Sydney Fringe in 2023 was a sold-out run (Class Browns), where he was featured on the Sydney Fringe ‘Fresh Cuts’ showcase. His 2024 shbow “Currymunch” Unpacks what currymuncher means and jokes about stereotypes, relationships, and the great voyage of assimilation. (BYO curry)
He is also a regular opener for internationally touring comedians such as Jaspreet Singh, Vipul Goyal, and Amit Tandon.
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