WA Comedy

🚀 NEXT GEN COMEDY returns this June 😂

WA’s live audience-voted comedy competition is back — with rising comedians battling it out for a spot in the Grand Final and a share of $2,250 prize money 💰

🔥 NO judges
🔥 NO industry panels
🔥 The audience decides

📍 Heat 1 & 2 — June 13 @ Inglewood Community Centre
📍 Heat 3 & 4 — June 20 @ Osborne Park Bowling Club
🏆 Grand Final — June 27 @ Stirling Leisure Centres – Hamersley

Expect:
😂 Big laughs
🎭 Future comedy stars
🗳️ Live audience voting

🚨 Early Bird tickets end May 18 — prices increase after that 🚨

🎟️ Tickets & info: WA Comedy – Next Gen Comedy

A full Heath Ledger Theatre backing WA comedians. 🎭

At this point, it’s not a question of whether WA comedy can perform at this level.

Now it’s doing it. 🚀

Appreciate everyone who backed this 🙌

Excited for what’s next. 🔥

💪Produced by WA Comedy

📸 Photography by B & G Photography

The first review from last night's big ⭐ WA COMEDY ALL-STARS @ PERTH COMEDY FESTIVAL ⭐ is in.

"The WA Comedy All-Stars lit up the Heath Ledger Theatre with a night that felt equal parts polished and playfully chaotic—in the best way possible. From the moment host Luke J Ryan hit the stage, the tone was set: relaxed, cheeky, and ready for a seriously good time."

We'll be posting official photos soon. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting what we've been building over the past years.

2026 Perth Comedy Festival Review: WA Comedy All-Stars - Perth Happenings The WA Comedy All-Stars lit up the Heath Ledger Theatre with a night that felt equal parts polished and playfully chaotic—in the best way possible. From the moment host Luke J Ryan hit the stage, the tone was set: relaxed, cheeky, and ready for a seriously good time. The line-up delivered a little...

We’re down to the final seats at the Heath Ledger Theatre this Saturday. This is our third time presenting WA Comedy All-Stars in this venue and every show has grown. Now, we’re just a handful of tickets away from a sell-out.

That matters.

Because a full theatre backing WA comedians isn’t just a great night out, it’s proof of concept. It shows that locally produced comedy can stand alongside theatre, music, and the visual arts as a serious, scalable part of Western Australia’s creative industries.

To everyone who’s already bought a ticket, thank you. Your support is what makes moments like this possible.

And to those who’ve backed what we’ve been building, this is the result: a room of this size, filled for comedy, with WA talent.

FYI: Simone McGurk MLA / Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport