Rooftop Comedy

Andrew Barnett (Headliner)

Andrew Barnett, Barney to literally everyone, walked away from a promising medical career to do stand-up full time. Medicine's loss, your night out's gain. He hit the ground running in 2010, reaching the NSW State Final of RAW Comedy, and he's barely been off stage since. Sydney crowds know him well from regular spots at The Comedy Store and Happy Endings, and he's taken his act to Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Perth Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe. His comedy lives in the everyday stuff: parenthood, the small absurdities of being a functioning adult, the moments you didn't realise were funny until someone points them out. You'll also know him from Fox Sports' Sunday Night with Matty Johns and The Back Page, and from presenting on SEN Radio.

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Chris Safi

Chris Safi is a Sydney stand-up with a dry, relatable style. A plumber by trade, he finds comedy in real jobs, his Lebanese family, big weddings and the changing face of Western Sydney.

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Concetta Caristo

Concetta Caristo is one of Australia's most loved comedians, with TV credits including Taskmaster Australia, The Cheap Seats and Question Everything. She won the 2023 Moosehead Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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Leon Filewood

Leon Filewood swapped the courtroom for the comedy stage. After a decade practising law, he won a national Melbourne International Comedy Festival competition in 2018 and hasn't looked back. He's since toured the Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra comedy festivals and the Adelaide and Perth Fringe festivals, and appeared on the MICF Oxfam Gala and the Comedy Allstars Super Show. He's toured with Steph Tisdell and the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars, and his solo shows Whichway? and Holding Space debuted at MICF in 2025 and 2026. Expect sharp observations, big laughs and the occasional truth bomb.

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Charlotte Casey

Charlotte Casey finished in the top three of Stand Up 101 and is fast becoming one to watch. Catch her now so you can say you saw her first.

Phil Chapman (Headliner)

Phil Chapman has been making rooms laugh since 2006, starting out in the North of England. Since then he's become one of the UK circuit's busiest writers, with a reputation for fresh material and a very quick wit. He's been invited to write for BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack, and he's a go-to act and MC, regularly hosting at Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool and clubs around the UK and overseas. Expect a sharp, topical set from a comic who keeps rewriting so no two shows feel the same. He's also a recording artist, having teamed up with DJ Hans Face Space on the single "Slogans".

Peter Meisel

Peter Meisel swapped teaching in New York for Australia in 1976, and the classroom's loss became comedy's gain. With more than 30 years in Australian stand-up, he's a true Sydney veteran, having headlined and MC'd rooms like the Comedy Store and the Comedy Cellar, and opened for the likes of Robin Williams, Carl Barron and the Umbilical Brothers. His style is deadpan, mock serious and gloriously opinionated. He's also done TV, radio and film work, so there's a good chance you've laughed at him before without knowing it.

Andrew Hastings

Andrew Hastings is a Sydney-based comedian with over a decade of experience. Meeting audiences at the intersection of gross, silly and shockingly honest, he’s known for his crowd-pleasing festival shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. If nothing else, Hastings is sure to make you feel better about your own life and choices. "Genuine Brilliance" - Adelaide Advertiser

Laura Coleman

Laura Coleman is a Sydney stand-up who has been on the radar of the local scene for a while now. She was a RAW Comedy State Finalist in both 2020 and 2022, then sold out her debut solo show at the 2023 Sydney Comedy Festival. Tom Cashman and Bec Charlwood have both called her one of their favourite new comics, which is the kind of endorsement money can't buy.