SOME of the best acts from the 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival have packed up the Kombi and hit the nation's highways and freeways to take the show on the road.
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The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase boasts some of the best up-and-coming talent in Australian comedy and is coming to the Central West this month.
The showcase will be live on stage at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on Saturday, June 25 and tickets are available now.
This is the fourth year the showcase tour has been around Australia and organisers are promising another huge show.
A highlight will be the appearance of internationally-renowned headline act Steve Hughes, known in the business as Australia's "heavy metal comedian".
Hughes was previously a drummer in a heavy metal band who has performed his comedy act to rave reviews in Europe, Australia, the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
Promoters call him a "convict wizard with worldly insights into the bleeding obvious ... armed with more issues than an occupy movement".
Convict wizard with worldly insights into the bleeding obvious ... more issues than an occupy movement.
- Steve Hughes
MC for the showcase tour will be the quick-witted and sharp-tongued Andrew Barnett, a fixture on the Sydney comedy scene since 2010.
Barnett has established himself as a crowd favourite in comedy rooms throughout Sydney and across the country, supporting international and local acts including Dom Irrera (USA), Ian Bagg (Canada) and Akmal Saleh.
Others on the bill include:
- Daniel Townes: A comedy festival regular who has performed at the prestigious invite-only Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.
- Rebecca De Unamuno: World improv champion who has supported the likes of Seinfeld's Jason Alexander.
- Al Del Bene: LA Comedian of the Year and one of Los Angeles' greatest exports.
- Ben Lomas: A comic on the rise who has already won a loyal following.
- Jared Jekyll: An experimental and bizarre comedian whose antics will have you in stitches.
The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase is recommended for audiences aged 15 and over.
- For more information, phone Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on 6333 6161.
