Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala: Bringing The Best of the Fringe to Port Adelaide

The Best in International Fringe comedy comes to Port Adelaide!

Featuring a specially selected line-up of top-notch International comedy visitors to Adelaide, all packed into one huge two-hour gala show. There's four world-class comedians performing extended sets, plus a compere, with each of the comedians specially selected from Fringe venues all around town, as some of the top international comedians bringing their shows to this year's Fringe.

This is a night that's guaranteed to give you big laughs and a sure-fire way of having a great Fringe night out - without you having to journey into the CBD.

This show is presented by the team that's brought top rated, sell-out International shows to Adelaide since 2011

★★★★★ Cream of The Fringe, UK 
★★★★ Rip it Up 
★★★★ Clothesline 
★★★★ Broadway Baby, UK

8.30pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Fri 8 Mar & Sat 9 Mar

Kids Can Heckle!

Fun for the whole family, but especially fun for the little ones! Top UK stand-up Ollie Horn ("Ollie Horn is a gifted storyteller" Wee Review) attempts to tell the same clean stand-up that he does around the world.

The only thing that can stop him is the imagination of your kids, who at any point are allowed, no, encouraged to jump in and be as silly as possible! 

★★★★ "The perfect way to introduce your kids to the world of stand-up" — Kids In Adelaide

A chaotic, interactive, wholesome, and hilarious hour of comedy that provides genuine entertainment for everyone in the room. It's a stand-up show that kids control! 

"Fantastic show for both young and old."— Nadine W
"Great show and Ollie handled the kids so well."—Alexander S
"Best kid-friendly act we've been to"— Kellie L

5pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Sat 9 Mar

Filthy Funny Females

A funny (and filthy!) hour served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe.

New York City comedian Katharyn Henson (Ew Girl, You Nasty ★★★★½) presents some of the finest funny female voices at Adelaide Fringe this year. Katharyn, described as "hair-raising stand-up" by the Scotsman, has met a lot of funny women while touring her comedy internationally & she delights in being able to showcase the filthy funny frenzy of funny female voices in an line-up of filthy fun.

★★★★½ "Filthy Funny Females deserves an award. Or possibly two" Fringefeed, 2023

7pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Sat 9 Mar

Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala: Bringing The Best of the Fringe to Port Adelaide

The Best in International Fringe comedy comes to Port Adelaide!

Featuring a specially selected line-up of top-notch International comedy visitors to Adelaide, all packed into one huge two-hour gala show. There's four world-class comedians performing extended sets, plus a compere, with each of the comedians specially selected from Fringe venues all around town, as some of the top international comedians bringing their shows to this year's Fringe.

This is a night that's guaranteed to give you big laughs and a sure-fire way of having a great Fringe night out - without you having to journey into the CBD.

This show is presented by the team that's brought top rated, sell-out International shows to Adelaide since 2011

★★★★★ Cream of The Fringe, UK 
★★★★ Rip it Up 
★★★★ Clothesline 
★★★★ Broadway Baby, UK

8.30pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Fri 8 Mar & Sat 9 Mar

British Comedian Nik Coppin

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The fun, affable and inimitable British comedian comes to Port Adelaide as part of the Fringe, with a one-off special show consisting of hilarious greatest hits, humourous banter and inventive new material.

★★★★ "Amazingly funny stories, wickedly clever insights and a sense of fun that will drag anyone in. Super funny, super fun and charisma up the wazoo, Nik's awesome!" Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

★★★★ "Fast and funny...The audience loved it...Sweetly, wildly hilarious" Rip It Up, Adelaide Fringe.

★★★★ "A rapid fire non-stop act full of energy. His hour went so quick, his charming smile and easy manner had the audience eating out of his hand and wanting more. Go and see him" Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

5pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Sat 10 Mar

Best of Scottish Comedy

A hilarious showcase of top-class Scottish stand-up comedy, with a nightly changing line-up.

This show features the three-time Scottish Comedy award winner Vladimir McTavish, one of the most successful and popular of modern-day Scottish comedian, who's been seen on BBC & Channel 4: "One of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit" (The Guardian)

There's also Gill Cordiner, a Scot who's living the The Perth in West Australia, The Perth Comedian of the Year 2022 who's "Inappropriate, raucously hilarious" (Chortle)

Plus the unique magical comedy of Kevin Kopfstein, another Scottish Comedy Award whinner who's "damn good fun" (Advertiser).

And a Scot on his first ever trip to Australia Ross Leslie, who has an "Easy flow and solid gag rate" (The List).

Plus surprise guests!

A sell-out show every year at Edinburgh Fringe.

7pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Mar 10

Married At First Fight

You are cordially invited to a comedy show! Comedians & married couple Katharyn Henson(USA) and Mark O'Keeffe(IRE) met at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, had a lockdown wedding in Melbourne in 2020 & are in to Adelaide to make you laugh with wedding story chat, share marriage advice and horror stories and each perform a comedy set where you will decide at the end of the show who is the funniest of the night!

8.30pm - At The British Hotel, 13 North Parade, Port Adelaide - Sat 10 Mar