ARJ BARKER

Arj Barker is arguably Australia’s favourite American comedian. In recent years, he has spent more time in our country than his own and has come to understand our culture perhaps better than we understand it ourselves. His stand-up is both insightful and pointed, like a mind-reading thumb tack, if there were one of those.

Arj has gained major International exposure from his role as ‘Dave’ on HBO’s “Flight of the Concords”. This, as well as dozens of appearances on popular Aussie TV shows like the original Hey Hey It’s Saturday (yep, he’s been coming here for a while) Thank God You’re Here, The Project, Talkin’ Bout My Generation, Spicks and Specks, and of course the MICF Gala, he has become a household name in Australia.

STEPHEN K AMOS

Stephen K Amos has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his natural, assured delivery and his honest, original material for years.

A BAFTA nominee, an RTS award-winning comedian and star of stage (playing the iconic role of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady in 2022) and screen (appearing in the 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Stephen is even a prolific writer of comedy, having written his own memoir in 2012 ‘I Used to Say My Mother Was Shirley Bassey’.

JIMMY McGHIE

Jimmy McGhie has performed stand up all over the world and is now a top circuit act in the UK, as well as a highly sought after corporate awards host and TV warm up artist.

He has appeared on numerous television and radio programmes including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central, ABC Australia, THREE New Zealand, Absolute Radio and regularly provides the studio warm up for BBC1’s Graham Norton Show, ITV’s Loose Women and Ch4’s Deal or No Deal.

LAURA LEXX

Laura Lexx is a comedian, author and actor, with over 10 years in stand-up under her belt and 2 published books. In 2026 she was a finalist in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in 2018 won Best Performer in the Comedian’s Choice Awards and was in the top 10 of the Funniest Joke of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won the Comedians’ Choice award at the 2019 Chortle Awards.

Her television appearances have included Roast Battle, Hypothetical, Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week.

OLIVER BOWLER

Hailing from the mean cobbles of Bolton, Oliver Bowler is a talented rising star of the UK comedy scene. A natural born storyteller, Oliver is one of the most exciting stand-ups to hit the circuit in recent years and is marked as one to watch after winning over audiences across the UK.  Oliver mixes hilarious physicality, dry wit and cheeky charm to his relatable experiences through his well-crafted jokes.

WILLIAM WANG

William Wang, known for his sharp observational humour and distinctive delivery, has been performing stand up comedy since 2018 and has become a regular on the Australian comedy circuit.

His comedy is clean yet edgy, blending quirkiness with a fresh perspective and confidence to the stage.