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The Friend in Hand - High Five Comedy
Sunday 27th September - Peter Berner, Simon Kennedy, Kirsty Carr, Billy D'Arcy and Joe Daymond.
Peter Berner is one of Australia’s most respected comedians and broadcasters, performing across the country for nearly three decades. Known for his intelligent, versatile style, he moves effortlessly between satire, observational, and reactive comedy.
He has hosted major TV and radio programs including BackBerner, The Einstein Factor, The B Team, and Triple M’s The Cage, presenting over 500 hours of national broadcast content across comedy, news, and documentary formats.
Berner is also a trained visual artist and cartoonist, a National Art School graduate, and was a finalist in the 2018 Archibald Prize. He is the author of The Book of He (2015) and The Book of They (2017).
- As seen on the Channel 7 Morning show, The Project Ch10, Ch9 Morning Show, regular host of Studio 10 on Network 10. With more than 16 years as an international headline comedian, presenter and writer, Simon Kennedy is one of Australia's most intelligent, insightful, and versatile Entertainers.'A World Class Comedian' - Concrete Playground
2024 SOVAS Voice Arts Award - International Best Voice Actor, Outstanding Body of Work.
2024 SOVAS Voice Arts Award - Best Voice Actor, Promo TV or Streaming
Kirsty Carr - Originally from the South Coast of NSW, Kirsty Carr is no stranger to a four letter word. She made her comedy debut in 2020 right before the world shut down (and still pleads the events were unrelated). Opening shows at the 2022 Sydney Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe Festival for heavyweights Tom Orr and James O'Connell, she quickly became a fixture on the Sydney comedy circuit. She placed 3rd in WA Comedy Lounge's Gong Show in 2022, was a semi finalist in the 2023 Yo Mama Battle and shocked everyone when she took out the Australian Roast Battle title in 2023. 2023 also saw Kirsty completing multiple variety shows in both Sydney and NZ Fringe festivals. Beyond the stage, Kirsty's comedic charm has gone viral on Yeah Mad TV, making her a recognisable face in the online comedy realm
Billy D’Arcy is a young Sydney-based comedian quickly making a name for himself on the Australian comedy circuit. A 2017 triple j RAW Comedy National Finalist and 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival Roadshow pick, he is known for rapid punch lines and a class clown energy that lands well in major rooms across Sydney. His comedy also has an edge, taking aim at everything from personal trainers to Australia’s Next Top Model. He has shared stages with acts such as Nick Cody and Rhys Nicholson.
“Boasts a slick, well practiced delivery and he writes with an easy wit” – Chortle UK
Joe Daymond - Comedian, Actor, Creator, Writer
A star in his native New Zealand, Joe Daymond has recently moved to our shores and destined to follow in the footsteps of Russell Crowe, pavlova and Crowded House -something beloved by Australians that we’ll unsuccessfully try and claim as our own.J oe exploded on to the comedy scene in 2020 winning the Best Breakthrough Act at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards and being the youngest person ever to sellout Auckland’s prestigious SkyCity Theatre – Not just once, but twice.
His audience online continues to grow exponentially, with over 200,000 followers and his hilarious stand up clips and sketches garnering ten’s of millions of views. Joe has performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of Just for Laughs Australia, as well as appearing as a guest on TV shows such as Have You Been Paying Attention NZ, 7 Days and Celebrity Treasure Island. He is the creator, star and director of the Comedy Central series, Bouncers, whichs aw him nominated for Television Personality of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards.
Joe was also a co-writer on Comedy Central’s first ever Polynesian comedy series, SIS. Joe has also started to make strides in the US, becoming the second Kiwi ever top erform in the Main Room at the world famous Hollywood Comedy Store, beingi nvited by comedian Noel Miller to open for him on his US national tour, and supporting the like Bill Burr and Theo Von both in the US and around New Zealand. Since moving to Australia at the start of 2024, Joe has sold out shows faster than he’s been able to unpack his bags. Performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and the Gold Coast to massive houses."
Joe Daymond is the next big thing" – The Spinoff NZ
“Daymond’s natural charm belies a methodical drive” - The Big Idea
"Don’t forget Joe Daymond’s name. If you don’t already know his work as an actor and comedian, you soon will” - Stuff NZ
“You might recognise Joe Daymond. If not for his charming sense of humour the nat least for his rising star status” - NZ Herald
Event venue
Friend in Hand Hotel, 58 Cowper Street, Glebe, Australia
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