There is a particular moment on Friday evening when Perth begins to change pace. Office lights go out, James Street wakes up and the question shifts from what happened during the week to where the night should begin.
This Friday, the answer might be waiting inside Curate.
Speakeasy Comedy Club is Perth’s newest intimate comedy room, bringing a weekly stand-up showcase to the heart of Northbridge. Presented by Grassroots Comedy, the club gives audiences an easy way to move from after-work drinks into an hour of live comedy without surrendering the rest of the evening.
The show returns on Friday 4 September 2026, running from 7pm to 8pm at Curate in Northbridge, with tickets listed from $25. The format brings an MC and a rotating showcase of hand-picked comedians into a small lounge setting where the performers and audience share the same immediate atmosphere.
For this particular Friday, the lineup features Xavier Michelides, Nola Bliss, Mick Gledhill, Xavier Susai, Roz Kiamko, Jack Smith and a few more guest surprises.
It is a strong bill for anyone following comedy in Perth, but also an inviting entry point for people who simply want a good night out. There is no need to know the comedy circuit, arrive with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Fringe shows or commit to a late theatre finish. You can come directly from work, order a drink and settle into the room before the first act steps up to the microphone.
A new comedy club in Northbridge
Speakeasy Comedy Club occupies a useful place in Perth’s Friday night landscape.
Large theatres can create spectacle, but an intimate comedy room offers something different. The audience can hear every pause, watch a comedian respond to the room and feel the atmosphere change as each new act takes the stage. The evening becomes less distant and more conversational, even when the audience is doing most of its talking through laughter.
The rotating format also gives the club room to move. A Friday night might bring familiar Perth performers, interstate visitors, touring comedians or established acts trying something new. The structure remains consistent, but the personality of the show can change from week to week.
That makes Speakeasy Comedy Club particularly well suited to people searching for what’s on in Perth on a Friday night, live comedy in Perth or things to do in Northbridge after work. It offers a proper event without consuming the whole evening.
After-work drinks with somewhere to go
The setting is part of the appeal.
Curate sits inside DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Northbridge at 100 James Street, placing the comedy club within easy reach of the city, Perth Cultural Centre and the wider Northbridge dining and nightlife precinct. The venue trades until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, with cocktails, wine and food available around the show.
Arrive early and the evening begins as after-work drinks. By 7pm, the lights turn towards the performance. At 8pm, the show is finished and Northbridge is still unfolding outside.
That rhythm makes it an easy option for a date, a group catch-up or a spontaneous Friday plan. There is time to have dinner afterwards, continue at the bar or head further along James Street without feeling as though the evening has been scheduled within an inch of its life.
Grassroots Comedy’s latest Perth room
Speakeasy Comedy Club joins the wider network of Grassroots Comedy events held across Perth. The organisation also presents regular shows including Experimental Comedy Club, Leederville Comedy Club and Cap Off Comedy at the Bassendean Hotel, alongside other local, regional and festival productions.
The new Friday room carries that experience into a different kind of setting. It is polished enough to feel like a destination, relaxed enough to suit the end of the working week and close enough to the audience for the unexpected parts of live comedy to remain intact.
For anyone wondering what to do in Perth this Friday night, this week’s lineup makes a persuasive case for arriving on James Street before seven.
Speakeasy Comedy Club – Book Tickets
Date: Friday 4 September 2026
Time: 7pm to 8pm
Venue: Curate, DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Northbridge
Address: 100 James Street, Northbridge
Featuring: Xavier Michelides, Nola Bliss, Mick Gledhill, Xavier Susai and Roz Kiamko
Presented by: Grassroots Comedy
Tickets: From $25 through Eventbrite
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