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The Best Comedy Rooms in Perth
- Grassroots Comedy
- Mar 18, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 14, 2024
With over 600 comedians on varying levels, Perth is home to a lively and growing comedy scene! With a range of venues and rooms offering up-and-coming comedians a chance to showcase their talents, purposebuilt comedy rooms, to cabaret style shows, there's quite a lot of entertainment to choose from on any given night.
Good thing is many performers are recognising the trajectory of the scene, and second guess the need to move to the East Coast Comedy Rat Race, having to restart their careers again hoping to have a future in free to air television.
Perth has been a somewhat lucrative and excellent location to foster and nurture talent. Working comics like Xavier Susai, Jon Pinder, Andrew Wolfe, Matt Storer and Simone Springer base themselves in Perth for a very good reason. Plus for Grassroots Comedy's operations, this is closer to Asia and Africa where we've set our sights.
And as long as we're around, this city is going to be a world class hub. The vision is shared across the scene, and if you're visiting Perth, we have all the shows on offer for you!
Experimental Comedy Club
When: Tuesdays
Where: Lynott's Lounge - 100 Melbourne Street, Northbridge
Price: $10 + Booking Fee or $15 at the door
How to Purchase tickets: At the door or online
Number of acts: 10-12
Accolades: The only comedy show to get two 5 star reviews at FringeWorld
Website: www.experimentalcomedy.com.au
Advice: get tickets online as this show sells out nearly every week
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "It is better than any ‘best of’ show at FRINGE" - FringeFeed 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This is an experimental night, and not all material hits home first time, but this is what makes this show so special. You feel part of the creative process where the passion these guys have for their art is visceral." - FringeFeed 2022
All hail the Open Mic for professional comedians testing new material! Sure we get reviews during Fringe festival but rest assured we run the Experimental Comedy Club throughout the year!
This is the most fun you'll have on a Tuesday night. It can be an emotional rollercoaster of a night but you'll come out really getting a taste of what it's like for comics to build their jokes up BEFORE you see the final product. Hosted every week by an MC who will be consistently hilarious with their tried and tested gags to keep you amped for the night. This room represents the true spirit of the Perth comedy scene with 30-40 comedians coming to hang out. The vibe is unbelievable and there's no surprises here that we've had acts like Mark Normand, Stephen K Amos, Tom Ballard, Sami Shah, Ivan Aristeguieta, Dave Callan, Luke Kidgell, Lewis Spears, Harley Breen, Waka and Dane Simpson drop in to do spots.
Guildford Comedy Club
When: Last Wednesday of every Month
Where: Guildford Hotel, 159 James St, Guildford WA 6055
Price: $25 (Online or at the door unless sold out
How to Purchase tickets: At the door or online
Number of acts: 8
Advice: Best to get tickets online.
Make your way down to the Guildford Hotel
Leederville Comedy Club
When: Every Saturday
Where: The Red Room - Upstairs at the Leederville Hotel, 742 Newcastle St, Leederville
Price: Starting from $20
How to Purchase tickets: At the door or online
Number of acts: 4-6
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - "A New York comedy club experience in the suburbs of Perth"
- Comedy Central
Welcome to Grassroots Comedy's flagship room! Hundreds of hours were spent working with the good folks at the Leederville Precinct to assemble the layout, technical components, and ensure this is a world class room. Similar vibe to the Comedy Store in LA's "Main Room". Enjoy acts from International and National touring comics and amazing pro locals who represent the backbone of the Perth comedy scene.
AS A BONUS ONCE A MONTH - Enjoy the Traffic Light Game! Get involved - We have a gameshow segment on our nights! Raise your paddles to decide if the Comedian deserves to get PAID or NOT!
BRUTAL! But also, if they don't get paid, funds get donated to the Black Dog Institute to support mental health research!
These photos don't do it justice. You'll have to see it for yourself. The amount of attention to detail we paid is off the charts. Hell, we even figured out the right floral scent for the room, and wait till the popcorn machine comes and you get that smell of hot butter circulating the air while you tune in on Andrew Wolfe exposing the fallacy of 3rd world problems. Bourgeois indeed, but we promise to try to keep the prices low!
Tickets, lineups and cocktails all on www.leedervillecomedy.com.au
Speakeasy Comedy Club
When: Fridays
Where: Lawson Flats, 4 Sherwood Ct, Perth WA 6000
Price: $25 (Members) , $30 (Non Members)
How to Purchase tickets: TBA
Number of acts: 5
We're bringing this great room in July 26th. Tickets will open soon. Enjoy 1920s style themes and cocktails in this wonderful vibe we've made up. This has been a dream of us to bring an intimate room setting for comedians to drop in and entertain audiences in downtown Perth!
Dark Horse Comedy Club
Tuesday - Experimental Comedy Club
Wednesday - Guildford Comedy Club
Thursday - Comedy Roast Battle Royale at the Leederville Comedy Club
Friday - Speakeasy Comedy Club
Saturday - Leederville Comedy Club / Dark Horse Comedy Club
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