Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala 2026

Schedule

Sat Jul 18 2026 at 09:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Civic Theatre Newcastle | Newcastle, NS

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Newcastle’s biggest month of comedy kicks off in grand style with the Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala. A celebration of non-stop comedy with an amazing line-up of the festival’s funniest international stars, homegrown legends and next-big-things in comedy.
1st announcement:
Tom Cashman MC
Brett Blake
Kirsty Webeck
Lizzy Hoo
Nick Cody
Luke Heggie
Chris Ryan
Dan Muggleton
Wil Anderson
Luke McGregor
Plus more to be announced.
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Civic Theatre Newcastle, Newcastle Permanent, 375 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle

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