Class clowns show your faces

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt for Australia’s funniest secondary school students, aged between 14 and 18 years, for its annual Class Clowns comedy competition.

Class Clowns encourages teenagers with a talent for comedy to unleash their comic voice. Participants register their stand-up, sketch, physical or musical comedy act and work on their performance with a professional comedian in a free workshop and rehearsal, before performing their act in front of a live audience.

Each year, hundreds of teens across the country participate in the competition, discovering and refining skills in writing and performing comedy. Patti Fawcett (Castlemaine, Vic) took out the national gong in 2019, and previous participants also include Joel Creasey, Rhys Nicholson, Aaron Chen, and William McKenna.

National finalists have the opportunity to perform in the National Grand Final at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2020. The final is an incredible showcase of the next generation of Australian comedy royalty, giving finalists the chance to win $1,500 for themselves and a $1,000 comedy workshop package for their school.

To register for a free heat, or for more information on when Class Clowns will be in your area, visit: classclowns.com.au

“How are these kids so damn good? I better enjoy the spotlight while it lasts because in a few years they will be taking my job!” said Joel Creasey.

2020 national workshops and heats

ACT
Canberra
Workshop: Wed 18 Mar, 2-4pm
Canberra Theatre Centre
Show: 5pm

NSW
Wollongong
Workshop: Wed 26 Feb, 4-6pm
Wollongong Town Hall
Show: 7pm

Sydney
Workshop: Wed 27 Feb, 4-6pm
Monkey Baa, ARA Darling Quarter Theatre
Show: 7pm

NSW Final
Workshop: 4-6pm Tue 17 Mar
Riverside Parramatta, Lennox Theatre
Show: 7pm

NT
Darwin
Workshop: Tue 25 Feb, 4-6pm  |  Happy Yess
Show: 7pm

Qld
Sunshine Coast
Workshop: Sun 1 Mar 1-3pm
Sienna Catholic College
Show: 4pm

Gold Coast
Workshop: Tue 3  Mar 11am-1pm
HOTA, Home of the Arts
Show: 2pm

Brisbane
Heat 1: Workshop: Wed 4 Mar 11am-1pm
Brisbane Powerhouse, Turbine Studio
Show: 2pm

Heat 2: Workshop: Thu 5 Mar 11am-1pm
Brisbane Powerhouse, Turbine Studio
Show: 2pm

Cairns
Workshop: Wed 11 Mar 11am-1pm
Cairns State High
Show: 2pm

Qld State Final
Workshop: Sun 15 Mar 12pm-2pm
Brisbane Powerhouse, Visy Theatre
Show: 3pm

Vic
Warrmambool
Workshop: Wed 26 Feb 430-6.30pm
Warrnambool College Auditorium
Show: 7.30pm

Geelong
Workshop: Wed 11 Mar 4pm-6pm | Potato Shed
Show: 7pm 

Melbourne
Heat 1: Workshop: Thu 12 Mar 2-4pm | The Channel
Show: 5pm

Heat 2: Workshop: Fri 13 Mar 2-4pm | The Channel
Show: 5pm

Heat 3: Workshop: Sat 14 Mar 10am-12pm
The Channel

Show: 1pm
Heat 4: Workshop: Sat 14 Mar 3-5pm | The Channel
Show: 6pm

SA
Adelaide
Workshop: Sat 29 Feb, 1-3pm  | Rhino Room
Show: 4pm

Tas
Workshop: Fri 6 Mar, 4-6pm | Jokers Comedy Club
Show: 7pm