HOBART'S FIRST WEEKLY, PROFESSIONAL COMEDY CLUB
Jokers Comedy Club launched in May 2015 as Hobart's first weekly live stand-up comedy club, and apart from a couple of weeks off each Christmas (and a few disruptions thanks to that damn virus), we've brought brilliant line-ups and massive laughs to the Polish Corner in North Hobart every single Wednesday night. Over the years we've also presented a huge range of Special Event shows.
In 2021 we moved further afield and launched Comedy at the Casino, bringing the laughs to Wrest Point on Friday nights until June 2022.
Jokers Comedy Club had its final regular Wednesday night show on 29 June, 2022 with special guests Jeff Green, Damian Callinan, Tracy Cosgrove and host Gav Baskerville.
Jokers Comedy Club launched in May 2015 as Hobart's first weekly live stand-up comedy club, and apart from a couple of weeks off each Christmas (and a few disruptions thanks to that damn virus), we've brought brilliant line-ups and massive laughs to the Polish Corner in North Hobart every single Wednesday night. Over the years we've also presented a huge range of Special Event shows.
In 2021 we moved further afield and launched Comedy at the Casino, bringing the laughs to Wrest Point on Friday nights until June 2022.
Jokers Comedy Club had its final regular Wednesday night show on 29 June, 2022 with special guests Jeff Green, Damian Callinan, Tracy Cosgrove and host Gav Baskerville.
Jokers Comedy is produced by comedian Gavin Baskerville and Jane Christie-Johnston at Ta-Daa! Professional Entertainment, in collaboration with The Polish Corner. Comedy at the Casino was produced by Jokers Comedy in collaboration with Wrest Point Hobart.
Gavin and Jane have many years experience running professional comedy nights and venues including Three Degrees Comedy at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2007-2013), Laugh-Aid Comedy Gala Fundraisers (2008-2010), Impro-Vice (2007-2010), The Lower House Comedy Lounge (2010-2013), Kingston Comedy Bar (2011-2012) plus the Tasmanian RAW Comedy state heats and finals (2012-2015, 2020-21) and Class Clown competition (2020-22).
Acts who have performed at Jokers:
Aaron Gocs
Aaron Maxwell
Adam Richard
Alanta Colley
Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall
Al Del Bene
Amrita McNeil
Alex Johnston
Alex Mackenzie
Alex Ward
Alice Fraser
Amanda Bergmann
Amanda Gray
Amelia Jane Hunter
Amy Cunningham
Andrew Dawson
Avenue Q (cast)
Andrew Harper
Andrew McLelland
Andy Collings
Andy Matthews
Andy Saunders
Angus Reynolds
Anna Kidd
Anna Piper Scott
Annie Harvey
Annie Louey
Anthony Morgan
Ari Shaker
Arnie Pie
Asher Treleaven
Ashlee Cairns
Bart Freebairn
Bec Melrose
Ben Darsow
Ben Klingberg
Ben Kochan
Ben Lomas
Ben McKenzie
Ben Payne
Ben Richardson
Bev Killick
Bhavika Sharma
Birdmann
Blake Everett
Bluey Von Steiger
Bob Franklin
Bonnie Tangey
Brad Oakes
Brent Watkinson
Brett Blake
Brittany Szlezak
Brodi Lucas
Cal Wilson
Cameron Duggan
Cassie Workman
Catherine McClintock
Charisa Bossinakis
Charley Rico
Chloe Black
Chloe Escott
Chris Franklin
Christian Elderfield
Christine Basil
Chris Wainhouse
Ciaran Lyons
CJ Fortuna
Claire Hooper
Claire Stewart
Clinton Haines
Concetta Caristo
Damian Callinan
Daniel Connell
Daniel J Townsend
Danielle Walker
Daniel Townes
Daniel Walker
Danny McGinlay
Dan Willis
Darren Casey
Darren Sanders
Daryl Peebles
Dave Callan
Dave O'Neil
Dave Thornton
David Bakker
David Devito
David Ja
David Moore
David Pryde
David Quirk
David Rish
David Rose
David Tulk
DeAnne Smith
Denise Scott
Des Dowling
Desh
Dilruk Jayasinha
Dion Dijon
Doug Schindler
Dylan Hesp
Elisa Ryan
Elliot Goblet
Elizabeth Davie
Emalisa White
Erin Michelle
Ethel Chop
Evan Hocking
Firdi Billimoria
Frank Findlay
Frankie Rowsthorn
Gavin Baskerville
Gerard McGowan
George Youngman
Georgie Carroll
Geraldine Hickey
Gillian English
Gordon Southern
Greg Fleet
Greg Sullivan
Hamish Levis
Harley Breen
Heath Franklin's Chopper
Helen Shield
Ian McCarthy
Iona Colville
Isaac Jones
Isabella Roldán
Ivan Aristeguieta
Jack O'Sullivan
Jacqueline Mifsud
Jacques Barrett
Jake Baylis
James Donald Forbes McCann
James Scheibner
James Thurstans
James G Warren
Jane Hamilton-Foster
Jane New
Jared Duggan
Jarryd Goundrey
Jason Leong
Jay Wymarra
Jeff Green
Jen Carnovale
Jenny Wynter
Jen Smith
Jez Watts
Jodie J Hill
Joe Shaffer
John Cruckshank
John Menezies
John Lynn
Johnny Kats
Jonathan Schuster
Jon Bennett
Jono Mastrippolito
Joseph Green
Josh Earl
Judith Lucy
Jules Zimmerman
Julia Wilson
Justin Hamilton
Justin Herman
Kate Boden
Katie Burch
Kaycee Sharp
KC Martin-Stone
Kel Balnaves
Kelly Fastuca
Kerri Gay
Kevin Glidden
Kevin Kopfstein
Kevin Kropinyeri
Kevin Lim
Kieran Menagh
Kirk Smith
Kirsty Webeck
Kyle Wisniewski
Lars Callieou
Laura Davis
Laura Dunemann
Lauren Foot
Lawrence Leung
Lehmo
Lewis Garnham
Liam Donnelly
Lisa Gatenby
Liz Miele
Louisa Fitzhardinge
Lucy Ewing
Luke Heggie
Luke Joseph Ryan
LuLu LaMarr
Mad Cowley
Madi McShane
Maedi Prichard
Mamma Rosa
Marcel Blanch de Wilt
Marcus Ryan
Marcel Lucont
Mark Williamson
Martine Delaney
Matt Elsbury
Matt Grey
Matt Klein
Matt Stewart
Matt Young
Mel Buttle
Mel K
Merrick Watts
Michael Chamberlin
Michael Connell
Michael Tancredi
Michael Williams
Mick Davies
Mickey D
Mick Lowenstein
Mick Meredith
Mick Neven
Mike Cain
Mike Goldstein
Mikey Robins
Morgan Meehan-Lam
Nath Roye
Nath Valvo
Ned Townsend
Nellie Ryan
Nelly Thomas
Nick Cody
Nick Sun
Nick Quon
Nicky Wilkinson
Nikki Britton
Oliver Clark
Oliver Hunter
Paul Savage
Perri Cassie
Peter Berner
Peter Jones
Peter Rowsthorn
Peter Szumowski
Pierre Joubert
Rachel Berger
Randy Feltface
Raj Chopra
Rebecca Collins
Richard Stubbs
Riley McDougall
Rob Braslin
Ro Campbell
Rod Quantock
Russell Redmond
Rusty Berther
Ryan Coffey
Ryk Goddard
Sallie Don
Sally Rose McShane
Sami Shah
Samora Squid
Samwise Hemmings
Santa Claus
Sara Cooper
Sarah Bennetto
Seymour Mace
Shaun Eli
Sharnie Stimm
Showko
Simon Palomares
Sonia Di Iorio
Stella Kinsella
Steph Tisdell
Steve Hoskins
Steve McNees
Steven J Whiteley
Stewart Bell
Sue-Ann Post
Suzy Cooper
Suren Jayemanne
Tanya Losanno
Tash York
The Birdmann
Tien Tran
Tim Clark
Tim Logan
Tom Ballard
Tommy Dean
Tom Siegert
Tony Martin
Tori Hodgman
Tor Snyder
Tracey Cosgrove
Trent Henderson
Tyler Sonnichsen
Valerie Cameron
Victoria Haberley
Will Newbery
Xavier Michelides
Xavier Susai
Yianni Agisilaou
Zack Dyer
Zara
Gavin and Jane have many years experience running professional comedy nights and venues including Three Degrees Comedy at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2007-2013), Laugh-Aid Comedy Gala Fundraisers (2008-2010), Impro-Vice (2007-2010), The Lower House Comedy Lounge (2010-2013), Kingston Comedy Bar (2011-2012) plus the Tasmanian RAW Comedy state heats and finals (2012-2015, 2020-21) and Class Clown competition (2020-22).
Acts who have performed at Jokers:
Aaron Gocs
Aaron Maxwell
Adam Richard
Alanta Colley
Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall
Al Del Bene
Amrita McNeil
Alex Johnston
Alex Mackenzie
Alex Ward
Alice Fraser
Amanda Bergmann
Amanda Gray
Amelia Jane Hunter
Amy Cunningham
Andrew Dawson
Avenue Q (cast)
Andrew Harper
Andrew McLelland
Andy Collings
Andy Matthews
Andy Saunders
Angus Reynolds
Anna Kidd
Anna Piper Scott
Annie Harvey
Annie Louey
Anthony Morgan
Ari Shaker
Arnie Pie
Asher Treleaven
Ashlee Cairns
Bart Freebairn
Bec Melrose
Ben Darsow
Ben Klingberg
Ben Kochan
Ben Lomas
Ben McKenzie
Ben Payne
Ben Richardson
Bev Killick
Bhavika Sharma
Birdmann
Blake Everett
Bluey Von Steiger
Bob Franklin
Bonnie Tangey
Brad Oakes
Brent Watkinson
Brett Blake
Brittany Szlezak
Brodi Lucas
Cal Wilson
Cameron Duggan
Cassie Workman
Catherine McClintock
Charisa Bossinakis
Charley Rico
Chloe Black
Chloe Escott
Chris Franklin
Christian Elderfield
Christine Basil
Chris Wainhouse
Ciaran Lyons
CJ Fortuna
Claire Hooper
Claire Stewart
Clinton Haines
Concetta Caristo
Damian Callinan
Daniel Connell
Daniel J Townsend
Danielle Walker
Daniel Townes
Daniel Walker
Danny McGinlay
Dan Willis
Darren Casey
Darren Sanders
Daryl Peebles
Dave Callan
Dave O'Neil
Dave Thornton
David Bakker
David Devito
David Ja
David Moore
David Pryde
David Quirk
David Rish
David Rose
David Tulk
DeAnne Smith
Denise Scott
Des Dowling
Desh
Dilruk Jayasinha
Dion Dijon
Doug Schindler
Dylan Hesp
Elisa Ryan
Elliot Goblet
Elizabeth Davie
Emalisa White
Erin Michelle
Ethel Chop
Evan Hocking
Firdi Billimoria
Frank Findlay
Frankie Rowsthorn
Gavin Baskerville
Gerard McGowan
George Youngman
Georgie Carroll
Geraldine Hickey
Gillian English
Gordon Southern
Greg Fleet
Greg Sullivan
Hamish Levis
Harley Breen
Heath Franklin's Chopper
Helen Shield
Ian McCarthy
Iona Colville
Isaac Jones
Isabella Roldán
Ivan Aristeguieta
Jack O'Sullivan
Jacqueline Mifsud
Jacques Barrett
Jake Baylis
James Donald Forbes McCann
James Scheibner
James Thurstans
James G Warren
Jane Hamilton-Foster
Jane New
Jared Duggan
Jarryd Goundrey
Jason Leong
Jay Wymarra
Jeff Green
Jen Carnovale
Jenny Wynter
Jen Smith
Jez Watts
Jodie J Hill
Joe Shaffer
John Cruckshank
John Menezies
John Lynn
Johnny Kats
Jonathan Schuster
Jon Bennett
Jono Mastrippolito
Joseph Green
Josh Earl
Judith Lucy
Jules Zimmerman
Julia Wilson
Justin Hamilton
Justin Herman
Kate Boden
Katie Burch
Kaycee Sharp
KC Martin-Stone
Kel Balnaves
Kelly Fastuca
Kerri Gay
Kevin Glidden
Kevin Kopfstein
Kevin Kropinyeri
Kevin Lim
Kieran Menagh
Kirk Smith
Kirsty Webeck
Kyle Wisniewski
Lars Callieou
Laura Davis
Laura Dunemann
Lauren Foot
Lawrence Leung
Lehmo
Lewis Garnham
Liam Donnelly
Lisa Gatenby
Liz Miele
Louisa Fitzhardinge
Lucy Ewing
Luke Heggie
Luke Joseph Ryan
LuLu LaMarr
Mad Cowley
Madi McShane
Maedi Prichard
Mamma Rosa
Marcel Blanch de Wilt
Marcus Ryan
Marcel Lucont
Mark Williamson
Martine Delaney
Matt Elsbury
Matt Grey
Matt Klein
Matt Stewart
Matt Young
Mel Buttle
Mel K
Merrick Watts
Michael Chamberlin
Michael Connell
Michael Tancredi
Michael Williams
Mick Davies
Mickey D
Mick Lowenstein
Mick Meredith
Mick Neven
Mike Cain
Mike Goldstein
Mikey Robins
Morgan Meehan-Lam
Nath Roye
Nath Valvo
Ned Townsend
Nellie Ryan
Nelly Thomas
Nick Cody
Nick Sun
Nick Quon
Nicky Wilkinson
Nikki Britton
Oliver Clark
Oliver Hunter
Paul Savage
Perri Cassie
Peter Berner
Peter Jones
Peter Rowsthorn
Peter Szumowski
Pierre Joubert
Rachel Berger
Randy Feltface
Raj Chopra
Rebecca Collins
Richard Stubbs
Riley McDougall
Rob Braslin
Ro Campbell
Rod Quantock
Russell Redmond
Rusty Berther
Ryan Coffey
Ryk Goddard
Sallie Don
Sally Rose McShane
Sami Shah
Samora Squid
Samwise Hemmings
Santa Claus
Sara Cooper
Sarah Bennetto
Seymour Mace
Shaun Eli
Sharnie Stimm
Showko
Simon Palomares
Sonia Di Iorio
Stella Kinsella
Steph Tisdell
Steve Hoskins
Steve McNees
Steven J Whiteley
Stewart Bell
Sue-Ann Post
Suzy Cooper
Suren Jayemanne
Tanya Losanno
Tash York
The Birdmann
Tien Tran
Tim Clark
Tim Logan
Tom Ballard
Tommy Dean
Tom Siegert
Tony Martin
Tori Hodgman
Tor Snyder
Tracey Cosgrove
Trent Henderson
Tyler Sonnichsen
Valerie Cameron
Victoria Haberley
Will Newbery
Xavier Michelides
Xavier Susai
Yianni Agisilaou
Zack Dyer
Zara