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Raunchy rides and cliffside concerts – five must-see events at BLEACH* Festival 2021 — Comedy

Raunchy rides and cliffside concerts – five must-see events at BLEACH* Festival 2021

15 Jul 2021

Ready your glad rags – BLEACH* Festival is back and she's ready to party! This year, the city's pre-eminent multi-day arts and cultural event is celebrating its impressive ten-year milestone with a jam-packed program of art, live music, cabaret, theatre, dance and stories across three main hubs including Burleigh Heads, Southport and Mudgeeraba. As an extra-special treat, there will also be performances in the cultural corridors of HOTA and Dust Temple in Currumbin. This year's festival runs from August 12–22 and whilst we firmly believe the entire festival program is well and truly worthy of the spotlight (you can check that out here), we’ve cherry-picked some of our must-see events for your viewing pleasure. more

Giddy up for a night of decadent debauchery with adults-only circus cabaret show INFAMOUS — Comedy

Giddy up for a night of decadent debauchery with adults-only circus cabaret show INFAMOUS

03 Jun 2021

Get ready to enter the pleasure dome, Gold Coast – INFAMOUS is back and it's bigger, cheekier and even more jaw-dropping than ever before! Shaking up an intoxicating elixir of circus and risqué cabaret, the saucy adults-only stage show and its delightfully extravagant Spiegel Big Top is rolling into the Broadwater Parklands from Friday June 18 to Sunday August 8 to deliver night-after-night of wild debauchery, sass and even a Wheel of Death. Intrigued? You definitely should be. Read on for all of the juicy details ... more

Cliffside concerts and escapist experiences – BLEACH* Festival unveils its jam-packed program for 2021 — Comedy

Cliffside concerts and escapist experiences – BLEACH* Festival unveils its jam-packed program for 2021

28 May 2021

Unless you’re new to the coast or you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably well familiar with BLEACH* Festival. For those who aren’t, well, allow us – BLEACH* Festival is our premier arts and cultural festival that is proudly and passionately Gold Coast. In 2021, BLEACH* Festival will not only celebrate its ten-year milestone but will once again transform the city's esplanades, vacant blocks and hinterland hideaways into backdrops for awe-inspiring, thought-provoking, and exhilarating experiences from August 12–22. Intrigued? You should be! Here's what BLEACH* Festival 2021 has in store ... more

Hannah Gadbsy is coming back to Brisbane so round up your funny friends — Comedy

Hannah Gadbsy is coming back to Brisbane so round up your funny friends

12 May 2021

Great news, Brisbane folk! Beloved comedian Hannah Gadsby has just announced a brand-new show called Body of Work and in even better news – it's coming to QPAC this November. more

This ain't your grandma's bingo – go for the win at Drag Queen Bingo at Aviary Rooftop Bar — Comedy

This ain’t your grandma’s bingo – go for the win at Drag Queen Bingo at Aviary Rooftop Bar

08 Mar 2021

If there's one thing we love about bingo, it's the game's ability to bring out the competitive side in almost anyone. What makes the number-calling entertainment even better is when it's Drag Queen Bingo – with all of the competition but a whole lot more hilarity. more

Comedy's finest are uniting for the knee-slapping GC Laughs Festival — Comedy

Comedy’s finest are uniting for the knee-slapping GC Laughs Festival

18 Feb 2021

After the year we've had (surely it's not nearly March again?!), we could all do with a few laughs. Thankfully for us giggle-guts, the week-long GC Laughs Festival is making a triumphant return to HOTA this March and it's armed with a stacked bill of comedic heavyweights. Held from March 13–21, the knee-slapping event will bring eight days of non-stop laughs from some of the biggest names in the industry. more

HOTA's new Fireside events series to light up your winter nights this July — Comedy

HOTA’s new Fireside events series to light up your winter nights this July

22 Jun 2020

After months of virtual concerts, live-streamed ballet lessons and 80s-themed lounge-room workouts, we're thrilled to bring you news of Fireside, a month-long series of events happening at HOTA this July. Yes, we're talking actual events with actual people, real performers, live music, food, drinks and a helluva lot of fun. It's time to pack away the loungewear, folks – July just got a whole lot better. more

From big ideas to big Brazilian beats – OUT LOUD Festival is coming to HOTA — Comedy

From big ideas to big Brazilian beats – OUT LOUD Festival is coming to HOTA

14 Jan 2020

If you thought summer finished at the end of February, think again, because things are set to get hotter at HOTA as OUT LOUD Festival rolls out from March 6–15. The massive ten-day event combines big ideas with cutting-edge technology, family sing-a-longs and huge Brazilian beats, so go ahead and clear your calendar because you won't want to miss a minute. more

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Get ready for a night of laughs – Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is coming to HOTA! — Comedy

Get ready for a night of laughs – Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is coming to HOTA!

24 Apr 2019

Is your funny bone in need of a tickle? The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is hitting HOTA on Thursday May 9 and it's bringing with it a bill of hilarious funny makers that will surely make you chuckle, chortle and cackle like never before. more

Bleach* Festival celebrates the Gold Coast's unique artistic culture with a jam-packed 2019 program — Comedy

Bleach* Festival celebrates the Gold Coast’s unique artistic culture with a jam-packed 2019 program

21 Feb 2019

Giving us something truly awesome to look forward to, the crew behind Bleach* Festival have unveiled a 2019 program that promises to be the premier arts and cultural event’s most captivating yet. The eighth annual festival runs from April 17–28 and celebrates the Gold Coast's unique culture with a schedule that spans large-scale opera, award-winning dance, eye-popping cabaret, free live music, a thought provoking political swimming carnival and a thrilling drive-in with a difference – and it doesn't stop there! more

Five unmissable events happening at The Star Gold Coast that you need to know about — Comedy

Five unmissable events happening at The Star Gold Coast that you need to know about

15 Nov 2018

It's time to start planning your social calendar for 2019 – and trust us, the first half will fill up very quickly. There's a lot of action happening at The Star Gold Coast in 2019, so we hand picked some killer events coming up that you really need to know about. World-class shows like this sell out, so consider this a friendly warning (you're welcome) to sort tickets out sooner rather than later. more

Five unmissable events at Jupiters Hotel & Casino — Comedy

Five unmissable events at Jupiters Hotel & Casino

13 Oct 2016

From sake pairing to knee-slapping comedy, boy band hits and Melbourne Cup festivities, Jupiters Hotel & Casino is keeping the good times rolling this month. Here are our top five picks of must-see events. more

Five must-see events at The Arts Centre Gold Coast this month — Comedy

Five must-see events at The Arts Centre Gold Coast this month

01 Sep 2016

This month, The Arts Centre Gold Coast is dishing up a smorgasbord of entertainment, from comedy through to cultural festivals and fabulous celebrations. Here are our top five picks of must-see shows. more

Get a giggle on at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow — Comedy

Get a giggle on at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

12 May 2016

If you’re on struggle street after the five-day working week, a good belly laugh is sure to cure your woes. Lucky for you, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is rolling in to town on Friday May 13. more

Laugh untill it hurts at Ross Noble's Brain Dump — Comedy

Laugh untill it hurts at Ross Noble’s Brain Dump

14 Apr 2016

Adored the world over for his utter randomness and sheer hilarity, Ross Noble has a lot of things bubbling away in that brain of his and he needs to let it all out. Join Ross at The Arts Centre Gold Coast on Sunday April 17 for Brain Dump. more

Be entertained at the Australian Street Entertainment Championships — Comedy

Be entertained at the Australian Street Entertainment Championships

17 Mar 2016

The streets of Surfers Paradise will be alive with activity on the Easter long weekend for the Australian Street Entertainment Championships. The annual event kicks off on Friday March 25 and runs through to Monday March 28. more

Doug Anthony Allstars prepare for death at The Arts Centre — Comedy

Doug Anthony Allstars prepare for death at The Arts Centre

12 Nov 2015

Comedy legends Doug Anthony Allstars (D.A.A.S), Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Paul ‘Flacco’ Livingston, bring their special brand of naughty humour to The Arts Centre Gold Coast on Friday November 13. more

Laugh out loud with Suntan: Art Simone and Philmah Bocks — Comedy

Laugh out loud with Suntan: Art Simone and Philmah Bocks

01 Oct 2015

Brace yourselves, the drag queens are coming! One of Australia’s most fabulous drag duos, Philmah Bocks and Art Simone, is coming to The Arts Centre Gold Coast on Saturday October 3 for an evening of glitz, glamour and pure gold. more

Giggle so hard it hurts at Laugh Your Pants Off — Comedy

Giggle so hard it hurts at Laugh Your Pants Off

17 Sep 2015

If you couldn’t possibly bear to sit through another Adam Sandler movie on Netflix this weekend, there is an alternative. Laugh Your Pants Off is coming to Jupiters Hotel & Casino on Friday September 18. more

Get a giggle on at the Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase — Comedy

Get a giggle on at the Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase

30 Jul 2015

Promising a rip-snorting, knee-slapping good time, the Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase is taking over The Arts Centre Gold Coast on Friday July 31. more

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