Comedy Underground Saturday Showcase

A weekly dose of the funniest live comedy in the Basement

Every Saturday night Comedy Underground in the Basement is a 90 minute showcase of hand-picked talent. Big name acts, up-and-coming crushers and the wild, subversive and unique voices making waves in live comedy.

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts and Based Comedy

Weekly Showcases and Solo Shows 

Get into the Basement for our weekly 7pm showcase shows, and supersize your comedy fix with full hours from special guests heading underground – just add the 9pm session when booking.

Sat 27 Feb, 7pm: Showcase

Our weekly Saturday night showcase in The Basement featuring top talent from all over the country. It’s 90 minutes of hand-picked, wild and subversive comedy underground.

Sat 27 Feb, 9pm: Jacques Barrett

One of Australia’s top-line bona fide international headliners…Boom-Jacqua-Laka explores the journey that brought him to this very moment. Every idiot has an origin story…this is his.

Sat 6 Mar, 7pm: Showcase

Our weekly Saturday night showcase in The Basement featuring top talent from all over the country. It’s 90 minutes of hand-picked, wild and subversive comedy underground.

Sat 6 Mar, 9pm: Bec Charlwood

Bec Charlwood is one of the best young comedians in Australia. In this show she’ll be presenting her best and dirtiest jokes to the delight of audiences and the dismay of her mum.

Eat & Drink

The bar will be open for these events – enjoy a drink with friends while having a laugh.

Keeping you safe

It is incredibly important to us that you have a safe experience when you come to HOTA. We have a COVID Safe plan and there are some new conditions of entry which you should read before purchasing a ticket or attending an event at HOTA.

All events are set up to ensure we meet all social distancing and hygiene guidelines. All you have to do is enjoy yourself.

Acknowledgments

Comedy Underground is presented by Based Comedy, HOTA and supported by the RADF. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.