Northies Candlelight Comedy Special

Steve Philp - Finalist for Time Out comedian the year.  More recently Steve has been revving up and humouring TV studio audiences as the warm up guy for TV Show’s such as CH 10’s Ready Steady Cook, CH 7’s Battle of The Choirs , CH 10’s hit “So you think you can Dance” and Ch 9’s NRL Footy Show. But Steve’s big break came in 2008 when he was selected as one of 14 Australian comedians to travel to Miami and compete in NBC’s top rating show “Last comic Standing” in which he made the Quarter finals and got to perform to a sold out Miami improv and an American TV audience of well over 2 million. This has led to Steve appearing on Australian TV this year with a comedy spot on Ch 9’s NRL Footy show which has led to him becoming a semi regular appearing on numerous Footy show sketches.

Steve also appeared on SBS’s new Sports quiz show The Squiz as a panelist and more recently appeared on The Best of The Footy Show Comedians DVD Vol 2. Steve also has been seen in several TV commercials of late including a national Pizza hut campaign and Castrol.  

Steve is quickly is one of most in demand comedians in Australia with his all round appeal and style.

‘A Natural…one of the funniest acts of the night’ - Sun Herald

Jamal Abdul - Jamal began making waves in the Sydney comedy scene after winning the Stand Up and Be Counted Comedy Competition in 2017. He then became a RAW Comedy State Finalist in 2018 further legitimising himself as a Sydney comedy mainstay. Jamal has since gone on to be featured on Tony Hinchcliffe’s Kill Tony Podcast and sell out shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Born into an ethnically diverse family to his Italian mother and Arab father Jamal, at three months old was diagnosed with a rare eye condition which is the cause of his blindness. From the very beginning Jamal was an outsider observing the world and the people around him from a perspective not many would share with him. It’s his I’m not weird, your weird attitude that makes his stand up comedy performances so unique.

Bec Charlwood is a rising-star of Australian comedy. Engaging, effortless and telling stories with hilarious candour, Bec has established herself as one of the most exciting new voices on the scene and a favourite at comedy clubs across the country.Originally from Perth and now based in Sydney, Bec has performed stand-up at major festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy, Sydney Comedy Festival, and Perth Fringe World.

She was hand-picked to be the opening support for Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh at the 2019 Sydney Comedy Festival, had performed stand-up at Splendour in the Grass, and was a feature act on Rove McManus’s live variety show“The Popular Experiment”.

Bec is also the co-host of “The Ladies Guide to Dude Cinema Podcast” with her best mate and fellow comedian Alex Jae. Together they review movies that dudes just can't believe they haven't seen before. So, while there’s a chance you haven’t heard of Bec yet, she’s pretty good at comedy and destined for big things.

Riv Narak Aussie stand-up Riv Narak has been on a tear.

Wowing audiences at the 2022 Sydney and Melbourne Fringe festivals, Riv went on to be a RAW Comedy NSW Finalist in 2023 and recently awarded Best Emerging Comedian at the Lithgow Comedy Festival.

Now preparing for his next festival show Class Browns, Riv is one of the good ones you don’t want to miss.

Wowing audiences at the 2022 Sydney and Melbourne Fringe festivals, Riv went on to be a RAW Comedy NSW Finalist in 2023 and recently awarded Best Emerging Comedian at the Lithgow Comedy Festival.

Now preparing for his next festival show Class Browns, Riv is one of the good ones you don’t want to miss.

He Huang grew up in a secluded small town in the southwest of China, a mountainous region. She went to the US for her master's degree in policy analysis; however, she found her passion in stand-up comedy. Now she lives in Melbourne Australia to pursue her dream of being a professional standup comedian. She has been performing stand-up comedy in the US including Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New York City, Rochester NY, Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma  and Dallas Texa etc. She also performed in China, Bangkok, Cambodia. She was a RAW 2020 comedy competition national finalist."

JACKIE LOEB

Winner of the prestigious and iconic Australian ‘MO Award’ for ‘Best Live Comedy Act’, Nominated for ‘Best Comedy’ at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. In 2020 was thrilled and honoured to host the inaugural ‘Australian LGBTI Awards’.

Jackie is the only Australian comedian to be invited to perform at the famed Aspen Comedy Festival, the Dinah Shore Festival in Palm Springs and Women’s Week in Provincetown, USA. Jackie was a Series Regular on the award winning Television Series ‘Full Frontal’ and has made guest appearances on Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, Studio 10,  The Today Show, and this Christmas portrayed the feminist ‘Mrs Claus’ in an online campaign for ‘ActionAid Australia’ raising awareness of gender inequality and the plight of women living in developing nations. Jackie can also been seen on NBC's 'Superstore'.

LA WEEKLY SAYS “GO”

“ONE OF THE TOP 5 COMICS” Sydney Morning Herald