You can read about the new venture in an articles from The West here and from Chortle here.

Perth International Comedy Festival (PICF) is a whole brand spanking new festival for Perth, and tickets are on sale now!

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MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PERTH INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

Perth International Comedy Festival – First announcement of acts for 2012

With over 40 events and 140 performances in 19 days, the Perth International Comedy Festival will launch into Perth in May 2012. Local, national and international comedians will perform at the Astor Theatre, the Jack High Comedy Club and the Velvet Lounge where there will be stand-up, musical acts, spoken word and special events.

The 19 days of hilarity will begin with the Opening Night Gala on May 2^nd. Included in the first announcement is Tripod with their new show Men of Substance, Fiona O’Loughlin, Greg Fleet, Dave Callan and, the first of many International acts, Henry Rollins (USA) with his show The Long March. The entire Festival will conclude with the Festival Finale on May 20^th.

Perth International Comedy Festival will raise the bar for comedy in Perth. The first announcement also includes shows by Joel Creasey, Werzel and Robertson, John Conway and the musical Tropical Parodies. With only a quarter of the entire program on sale now, this is just the beginning.

‘We’re delighted to have so many headliners to announce this early,’ says Festival Director Jo Marsh, ‘it’s fantastic that the Festival can offer so many high-profile comedians in Perth simultaneously.’

With all the venues just a five-minute walk from each other, audiences will be able to see up to three different shows at three different venues each night. The iconic Astor Theatre will be the main hub of the Festival.

The Perth International Comedy Festival will run from May 2^nd-20^th, 2012 and will provide 19 days of fun and hilarity with laughs, chuckles and guffaws galore.

The first announcement shows are on sale now! Book your tickets through BOCS or from the website www.perthcomedyfest.com.au

You may have noticed a few changes around the Bootleg website of late. Odds are you’ll be noticing a lot more changing around Bootleg over the coming weeks and months. Starting with our weekly comedy update – which will list all the regular comedy nights and as many of the one-off comedy events we can find delivered straight to your inbox (or your Facebook wall).

Just ‘like’ the Bootleg Fanpage for updates or if you prefer more direct communication, join our mailing list to be kept in the loop.

We are pretty excited to welcome stacks of new talent to the Perth scene including two Eastern state residents who now call Perth home (Janelle Koenig - from Melbourne and Emma Zammit – from Sydney) and the American Cornelius P. Ganders (comedy brainchild of Werzel Montague).

Plus a few more up ‘n coming local comedians to be added over the next month… oh the suspense…

Now is a great time to check out some of the comedy rooms in Perth as many comedians return from Edinburgh tours and overseas jaunts to spend summer in their hometown in WA.

To see some top local talent we particularly recommend checking out Joel Creasey’s tour, the Barefaced 2011 Story Battle and Shapiro Tuesdays (Perth’s experimental playground for comedians trying out new stuff!).

Happy giggling!

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Presented by Cut Snake Comedy in association with Shakespeare WA

From the people that brought you The Big HOO-HAA and Improvilicious comes The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – a hilarious romp through the wonderful world and words of Shakespeare (with some minor cuts along the way) this June at Subiaco Arts Centre.

Condensing all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in to an hour and a half, this is a side-splitting rollercoaster ride with splashes of improvisation, pop culture and audience participation – and the fastest and funniest Hamlet you’ll ever see.

Join favourites Sam Longley, Damon Lockwood and Sean Walsh as they blend the Bard with the absurd.

CHEAP AS CHIPS TUESDAY!
We know sometimes jaunts to the theatre can be expensive, so we’ve reduced ALL tickets to the Tue 14 June performance to just $15.
These won’t last – snap them up today!

The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (Abridged)
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

Dates: Fri 10 & Sat 11 June, Tue 14-Sat 18 June
Time: 8pm (all shows)
Where: Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hamersly Road, Subiaco

Tickets & bookings
Standard: $26 +bf
Concession: $23 +bf
Groups 10+: $23ea plus 1 FREE for every 10 booked +bf

To book tickets online now, click here. If you prefer to speak to a real human, call BOCS Ticketing on 9484 1133.

With over 40 comedy Acts in 11 venues, Wild West truly has something for every taste and budget!

Don’t miss out on the best seats in the house! Tickets to the Wild West Comedy Festival Opening Gala, Critical MASS Debate and The Bulmer’s Last Laugh (and WA ha ha Awards) are on sale now for the comedy faithful.

The Astor Theatre plays host to Tim Ferguson with his World Premiere “Cane and Able”, international sensation Tom Rhodes Live, Australia’s naughtiest hypnotist Marc Anthony, The Scared Weird Little Guys with their farewell tour “Enough Already”, MICF award winners Sammy J and Randy and if you can handle it Heath Franklin rides Chopper into town.

Dave O’Neil, Tom Ballard and Hannah Gadsby head up the Hellenic Centre, with Australia’s adopted Irish son Dave Callan and Fat Pizza’s Tahir bringing the laughs to Rosie O’Gradies.  Add to that a legion of local and national comedy shows at venues all within laughing distance of one another and you have all the makings of a comedic crusade.

Free events, Funny Sculptures and the iconic Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival return in 2011 along with new additions the Stand-up Comedy Stagecoach, The Little Hoo-Haa @ The Astor, and much, much more!
Join Wild West on Facebook or visit the website for more big announcements!

Tickets on sale now at BOCS or for more info head to www.wildwestcomedy.com.au

Presents

ZACK ADAMS: Love Songs For Future Girl

FEB 18 – 20, 7pm

Venue – Orchard Open – Fringe World

For bookings link click here

For more information on Fringe World  www.fringeworld.com.au

3 NIGHTS ONLY! LAST PERTH SHOWS!

What happens if the girl you think is “The One” turns out not to be? Dumped, depressed and slightly drunk, actor/comedian Zack Adams figures that if you can’t laugh at yourself, you may as well let an audience do it.

A cross between a rock concert and group therapy, LOVE SONGS FOR FUTURE GIRL is a powerful new Comedy Cabaret about love, loss, heartbreak, growing bad ginger beards and everything in between.

Following critical and public success in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney in 2010, the Fringe World season marks the start of a 2011 world tour of LOVE SONGS which includes the 2011 Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Canadian Fringe Circuit.

“Laugh? I nearly Died…This is a consistently funny, professionally executed show from one of Perth’s most industrious comedians”
-The West Australian

“A one-man musical comedy that tells a hilarious but heart-wrenching tale of Zack’s lost loves in a narrative reminiscent of Nick Hornby’s magnificent rock comedy novel High Fidelity.”

-5AA Radio Adelaide