iD Comedy × Kookaburra’s Comedy present
Stand Up 101.
Sydney’s newest comedians. One room. $1,750 on the line.
Be there when someone’s career starts — and get to say you saw them first!
- When
- Four Friday nights · 28 Aug – 25 Sep
- Where
- Carousel Bar & Ballroom, Darlinghurst
- $1,750 in cash prizes
- 4 Friday nights
- 5-minute sets
- Tickets $20
A proper Friday night out
A full lineup of Sydney’s newest comedians doing their sharpest five minutes in a ballroom on Oxford Street, and a professional headliner to close the night before the winners are revealed. You’ll see Sydney’s next wave before anyone else knows their names.
Up for grabs
- 1st place$1,000
- 2nd place$500
- 3rd place$250
The top 3 also get:
- A one-on-one writing session with a professional comedian
- Guaranteed monthly spots in iD Comedy and Kookaburra’s shows
- Professional headshots, paid for
Three heats. One final.
All four nights at Carousel Bar & Ballroom, 169 Oxford St, Darlinghurst.
Grand Final
Fri 25 Sep 2026
7PM · Carousel Bar & Ballroom · from $20
The heats
Heat 1
Fri 28 Aug 2026
7PM · Carousel Bar & Ballroom
Through to the final: Emmet O’Dwyer, Helio Borges, Izzi Boustead, Tom Sheridan
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Fri 4 Sep 2026
7PM · Carousel Bar & Ballroom
Through to the final: Billie Miles, Charles Wong, Charlotte Casey, Evan Howard, Louis Sinclair
DoneDetailsHeat 3
Fri 11 Sep 2026
7PM · Carousel Bar & Ballroom
Through to the final: Adam Campbell, Jessy Heath, Miki, Sam Bellwood
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How it works
Five minutes
Sets are up to five minutes, in front of a real Friday-night room. A professional headliner closes each show before the winners are revealed.
Filmed and edited
Every performance is filmed and professionally edited, so competitors walk away with footage they can actually use — whether or not they take the trophy.
Booked after
We keep booking the ones who impress us long after the final. Getting noticed is the hardest part of starting out — this fixes a bit of that.
2026 applications
closed
The finalists are locked in. Come watch them battle it out at the Grand Final on Fri 25 Sep!
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Who’s behind it
iD Comedy
Eight years of igniting laughter across Sydney, built on a comedian-first mentality — championing top-tier professional talent and the next generation of rising stars alike.
