Blowout Comedy
Blowout Comedy has been running comedy shows since 2009. We've run shows in Western Australia, New Zealand and Victoria. We are currently based in Melbourne.
Super Dark Times, Super Dark Comedy @ Bard's Apothecary
Thursday 31 July 2025
Life's Pretty Dark Sometimes.
Might As Well Laugh About It.
Ever notice how the funniest conversations happen at 2am when everyone's had a few drinks and starts talking about the really weird stuff?
The stuff that actually matters?
That's what this show is.
Two hours where you don't have to pretend.
We're not here to shock you for the sake of it.
We're here because sometimes the heaviest topics make for the best laughs - when done right. When it comes from a real place.
What you're in for:
Experienced comics who've figured out how to find the funny in the fucked up!
Stories that make you go "Oh shit, I thought I was the only one"
That feeling when a joke hits so true it's almost therapeutic!
Come for the laughs.
Stay for the weird sense of relief that we're all just figuring this out together.
Featuring comedy veterans Shayne Hunter (QLD), Dan Brader (NZ) and Sean Collier (NZ).
Bard's Apothecary
Blowout Comedy Competition @ Bard's Apothecary
Saturday 16 August 2025
Blowout Comedy’s Competitions have been banger shows, so we’re back with more!
You the audience get to decide who is the funniest on the night & that comic walks away with a sweet cash prize.
Hosted by a top shelf pro MC with a pro comic doing a short set whilst votes are tallied up.
The last few shows have been packed out so don't miss out on tickets!
Bard's Apothecary
Blowout Comedy Competition @ Bard’s Apothecary
Saturday 12 July 2025
Blowout Comedy’s Competitions have been banger shows, so we’re back with more!
You the audience get to decide who is the funniest on the night & that comic walks away with a sweet cash prize.
Hosted by Kiwi veteran comedian Dan Brader with acclaimed Melbourne comic Charisa Bossinakis doing a set whilst the votes are added up.
"Charisa's comedy was hilariously self-reflective. She truly has a bright future in comedy."--Theatre Travels.
"Brader's unique comedic style set him apart."--The Southland Times
"In a comedy world that can be a bit ‘same-y’, Dan Brader dares to be different"--ARTSHUB
Bard’s Apothecary
Kiwi Comedy Night @ Bard's Apothecary
Saturday 14 June 2025
Kiwi Comedy Night returns! This has been one of Blowout Comedy’s most popular shows. So don’t miss out. It’s always a banger line-up of some of the best Kiwi comics in Melbourne. This time we've got Sean Collier (Two time winner of Blowout Comedy Competition, Two time winner of Comedy Out West Competition) & Henry Yan (RAW Comedy Winner 2023, 2025 NZ Comedy Gala) who are fresh of successful seasons at Melbourne International Comedy Festival & New Zealand Comedy Festival.
This event will also be hosted by cult comedy veteran Dan Brader. Who has recently returned from a solo tour of the South Island. He also performed in Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Selling out Blowout Comedy shows there. “Brader's unique comedic style sets him apart.”--The Southland Times. "A delightfully quirky evening"--Otago Daily Times. "He walks his own line and drags the laughs out with a sharp shake."--Gagging For It.
Bard's Apothecary
Blowout Comedy Competition @ Bard’s Apothecary
Saturday 17 May 2025
Blowout Comedy’s Competitions have been banger shows, so we’re back with more! You the audience get to decide who is the funniest on the night & that comic walks away with a sweet cash prize. Hosted by Kiwi veteran comedy goon Dan Brader. "Brader is a comic you will love or hate, but he's never dull."--New Zealand Theatre Review.
"Brader's unique comedic style set him apart."--The Southland Times
"In a comedy world that can be a bit ‘same-y’, Dan Brader dares to be different"--ARTSHUB
"Known for his morally-questionable storytelling, Dan has a way of making your own wild stories seem tame by comparison"-- Busselton Mail
"He walks his own line and drags the laughs out of it with a sharp shake."--Gagging For It
Bard’s Apothecary
Super Dark Times, Super Dark Comedy @ Central Club Hotel
Saturday 12 April 2025
An awesome showcase of some of the best comedians at the festival doing their funniest dark jokes featuring Kyle Legacy (UK), Dan Brader (NZ), Shayne Hunter (Brisbane) & more.
Central Club Hotel
Dark Times Darker Comedy
Saturday 22 March 2025
An awesome night of comedy featuring comics doing their darkest and funniest gags. Featuring Marc Oshka, Dan Brader, Sean Bedlam, Alex Main, Gavin Sempel and more.
Bard’s Apothecary
Blowout Comedy Competition @ Bard’s Apothecary
Saturday 1 March 2025
An awesome night of comedy in which you the audience get to decide which comedian is the funniest on the night. When the votes are tallied we announce the winner and they win $100. We also have a special guest pro comic Alex Keen “Could very well be the next big thing in comedy. Watch this space.”—State Of The Art. The show is hosted by veteran Kiwi comedian Dan Brader “A delightfully quirky evening of comedy.”—Otago Daily Times.
Bard’s Apothecary
Blowout Comedy @ Bard’s Apothecary
Saturday 8 February 2025
Awesome night of comedy featuring outstanding comics like Joel Temperly, Sean Collier, Dan Brader (“A delightfully quirky evening” Otago Daily Times) and more!
Bard’s Apothecary
Kiwi & Islander Comedy Night
Saturday 25 January 2025
Blowout Comedy brings back this highly popular night of comedy featuring only Kiwi & Islander comics. Awesome comics like RAW Comedy winner Henry Yan, Blowout Comedy Competition winner Sean Collier, Kiwi comedy veteran Dan Brader (featured on Radio New Zealand) & more rad comics.
Club Voltaire
Super Dark Jokes For Super Dark Times
Friday 13 December 2024
A selection of rad Melb comics doing their darkest jokes hosted by Kiwi comedy veteran Dan Brader.
Club Voltaire
Blowout Comedy @ Bard's Apothecary
Saturday 16 November 2024
An awesome night of comedy featuring a bunch of rad Melb comics who are tearing it up in the scene.
Bard's Apothecary
Blowout Comedy @ Bard's Apothecary
Saturday 26 October 2024
An awesome line-up of exciting Melbourne comics: Richard Meneses, Ty Gray, Henry Yan (2023 RAW Comedy Winner), Danny Sewell, Andrew Portelli, Dan Brader ("A delightfully quirky evening"--Otago Daily Times), Gabe Hogan and Aaquib Merchant (2024 RAW Comedy National Finalist).
Bard's Apothecary
Kiwi & Islander Comedy Night @ The Golden Gate Hotel
Saturday 19 October 2024
Kiwi & Islander Comedy Night comes to South Melbourne!
We've put on three successful shows in North Melbourne so we thought we'd head south.
We have three awesome comedians for you Dan Brader ("A delightfully quirky evening"--The Otago Daily Times), Steven Bradshaw and Sean Collier (Winner of The Best Of The West and Blowout Comedy Competition)
Golden Gate Hotel
Blowout Comedy @ Bard's Apothecary
Friday 27 September 2024
A great night of stand up comedy hosted by Matt O'Neill. Matt burst onto the comedy scene in 2017, delivering rule breaking, genre bending stand up. He has opened for Steve Hughes at the Atheneum, won ‘Best new comer’ at Kings of Comedy, and shared the stage with Dara ÓBriain, Wil Sylvince and Dave Hughes to name a few.
Also featuring Gavin Sempel (Australia's Got Talent), Dan Brader ("A delightfully quirky evening"--Otago Daily Times), Sean Collier (Blowout Comedy Competition Winner), Jess Pearman (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) and Lauren Mabbett (NZ) who won funniest Twitter account at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards.
Bard's Apothecary
Super Dark Jokes For Super Dark Times
Saturday 7 September 2024
A bunch of great Melbourne comedians doing their darkest, most controversial, hilarious jokes!
Sick of tame gags? Then this the night for you.
Featuring Gavin Sempel (Australia's Got Talent), cult Aussie comic Marc Oszhka, cult Kiwi comic Dan Brader ("A delightfully quirky evening" Otago Daily Times) and more!
Club Voltaire
Kiwi & Islander Comedy Night @ Club Voltaire
Friday 9 August 2024
An awesome night of comedy from Kiwi and Islander comedians including Henry Yan (RAW 2023 winner), Dan Brader "A delightfully quirky evening"--Otago Daily Times, Sean Collier (Blowout Comedy Comp 2024 winner), Steven Bradshaw and more great talent!
Club Voltaire
Blowout Comedy's Comdey Competition @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 6 July 2024
12 Melbourne comedians compete for best on the night to win a cash prize and you the audience vote the winner.
Club Voltaire
The Diverse Comedy Universe @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 25 May 2024
Diverse Universe returns in May with a fab line up with a range of comics diverse in ethnicity, sexuality, neurodiversity and more giving you a range unique comedic perspectives.
Featuring RAW comedy national finalists and comics who've appeared on ABC TV.
Club Voltaire
Kiwi & Islander Comedy Night @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 27 April 2024
After a ripper show last year Blowout Comedy is bringing back Kiwi Comedy Night! An awesome show with a line up full of Kiwi comedy talent plus some of our hilarious Islander friends. Featuring Dan Brader, Daniel Sewell, Steven Bradshaw, Sean Collier and more!
Club Voltaire
Ten Comedians For Ten Bucks @ Club Voltaire
Thursday 21 March 2024
Ten comics for ten bucks!
Featuring Alessio Carducci, Jeremy Dooley, Bobby Osman, Ross Purdy and more!
Club Voltaire
The Present Is Female @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 16 March 2024
Blowout Comedy brings you a night of comedy with 100 percent female talent because the future NO the present is female!
For just $15 we've got ace comics like
Casey Gothard (RAW Comedy State Finalist/Comedy Untamed)
Jess Pearman (2022 Comedian Of The Year Guerilla Comedy)
Helena Hogan (Raw Comedy State Finalist)
Anna Perry ("Round up your pals and see her now” – Adelaide Advertiser)
Hayley May Bracken ("Bringing bags of
infectious energy to the stage.”
– The Herald Sun)
And more...
Club Voltaire
Ten Comedians For Ten Bucks @ Club Voltaire
Thursday 29 February 2024
Ten comedians plus an MC for just ten bucks!
A mix of experienced and fresh talent doing rapid fire sets.
Featuring
Krutika Harale (ABC)
Fergus Neal (Channel 7, ABC, The Daily Mail)
Gavin Sempel (ABC, Australia's Got Talent)
Hosted by cult Kiwi comedy veteran Dan Brader (Radio New Zealand's Laugh Track, Flicks Australia contributor)
And more awesome comics for the low low price of a tenner!
Club Voltaire
Blowout Comedy Feat. David Rose & Aaron Gocs @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 17 February 2024
Banger night of comedy featuring some of Melbourne's best comics.
Hosted by David Rose (ABC) headlined by Aaron Gocs (ABC)
Support from Rohan Ganju, Mimi Shaheen, John Dore & Joel Temperly.
Also shining a spotlight on new talent with Bell Woolley doing a short set.
Club Voltaire
The Diverse Comedy Universe
Saturday 6 January 2024
Blowout Comedy’s January show brings you a show with a banger line-up featuring a wide variety of hilarious and unique comedic voices from across the cultural spectrum.
It’s not one of of our old “just a bunch of white guys talking white guy things” gigs we are all bored of.
We're packing in the talent too with an MC and 8 performers doing short, snappy sets and it's all for a affordable ticket price as well!
Here's the awesome comics performing
William Wang
Bobby Osman
Ellen Mahoney
Krutika Harale (as seen on ABC's Win The Week)
Maren May
Adem Ulutas
Steven Bradshaw
Rao Moruspalli (Judge's Pick at Melbourne Fringe Festival)
Club Voltaire
Kiwi Comedy Night
Saturday 2 December 2023
An awesome ALL KIWI comedy evening!
We have several different Kiwi comics to entertain you.
The night is hosted by cult Kiwi comedy veteran Dan Brader who's recently moved back to Australia. Brader began his career in 2007 and has gigged all over his home country in a host of festivals and solo tours.
He has received the following reviews:
"Brader is a comic you will love or hate, but he's never dull."--New Zealand Theatre Review.
"Brader's unique comedic style set him apart."--The Southland Times
"In a comedy world that can be a bit ‘same-y’, Dan Brader dares to be different"--ARTSHUB
"A delightfully quirky evening of reminiscences from cult comedian Dan Brader"--Otago Daily Times
"He proceeds to perform the entire gig shoeless"--Sydney Morning Herald
And the evening is brought to a close by the hilariously awkward Henry Yan who won RAW Comedy 2023 and has fast become a favourite in the Melbourne comedy scene.
Club Voltaire
Dan Brader @ Club Voltaire
Saturday 11 November 2023
Veteran cult Kiwi comic brings to you his latest hour of jokes, stories and maybe even a bit of loose fun crowd work if you're up for it!
"Brader is a comic you will love or hate, but he's never dull."--New Zealand Theatre Review.
"Brader's unique comedic style set him apart."--The Southland Times
"In a comedy world that can be a bit ‘same-y’, Dan Brader dares to be different"--ARTSHUB
"A delightfully quirky evening of reminiscences from cult comedian Dan Brader"--Otago Daily Times
"He proceeds to perform the entire gig shoeless"--Sydney Morning Herald
Club Voltair
