A Good Laugh – Comedy Festival
The inaugural A Good Laugh, South Australia’s only comedy festival, heads to the Adelaide Hills from
Friday 1 May to Saturday 16 May – three weekends, 20+ comedians, and seven unique venues including
Tin Shed Distillery, Prancing Pony Brewery, and Mount Barker Town Hall.
Headlined by superstar Australian comedians – Claire Hooper, Damian Callinan, Dilruk Jayasinha,
Melinda Buttle, Alex Ward, Michael Hing, and Kevin Kropinyeri – A Good Laugh is presented by
Bamboozled Productions with support from Mount Barker District Council.
With seven events in the Mount Barker District Council area, A Good Laugh is all about delivering world
class comedy to some of the Mount Barker region’s most popular landmarks.
A Good Laugh Program
Friday 1 May — Tin Shed Distillery, Nairne
Festival opening night. MC: Kiki Bittovabitsch. With Dilruk Jayasinha, Jay Michael, Jono Makai, Eloise
Green and Nona Mona.
Saturday 2 May — Macclesfield Institute, Macclesfield | Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
MC: Vida Slayman. With Claire Hooper, Jay Michael, Jono Makai and Kiki Bittovabitsch.
Sunday 3 May — The Big Giggle, Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf | 11am–4pm | FREE
Family comedy day. Performers include BAM WOW, Miss Kiki, The Nitwits, and The Swag Muppets.
Comedy workshop.
Friday 8 May – Echunga Community Institute | Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Fabien Clark, Mr Spin, Jazz King, Clay McMath, Bobby Macumber. Headliner to be revealed soon
Saturday 9 May — The Cheese Factory, Meadows | Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
MC: Kel Balnaves. With Melinda Buttle, Clay McMath, Jazz King and Fabien Clark.
Friday 15 May — Prancing Pony Brewery, Totness | Show 8pm
MC: Kevin Kropinyeri. With Michael Hing, Lori Bell, Vida Slayman. More names TBA.
Saturday 16 May — Mount Barker Town Hall, Mount Barker | Show 8pm
Gala closing night. With Kevin Kropinyeri, Alex Ward, Damian Callinan, Nona Mona, Granny Flaps (Lori
Bell). Street Party from 5pm with live music and outdoor bar on Stephens Street. More artists TBA.
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