The newly announced Hobart Festival of Comedy will run from 22–24 March, with headliners including a mix of international and mainland acts including South African-raised, New Zealand-based Urzila Carlson, Irish comedian Ed Byrne and Victoria’s Geraldine Hickey, winner of the award for most outstanding show at the 2021 Melbourne Comedy Festival.
The Festival is presented by DarkLab, the team behind Dark Mofo (which is on hiatus in 2024) and will take over the whole In The Hanging Garden precinct (The Odeon Theatre, Altar and Cathedral, the latter operating as a free-entry festival hub featuring pop-up performances) in central nipaluna/Hobart across its three-day run.
