Sydney’s biggest comedy event has revealed who will be making you chuckle in April and May of next year when the Sydney Comedy Festival returns for its 13th year.

With a huge lineup of international and local stars, the festival is looking to be one of the biggest to date, with acts like Jason Byrne, Aunty Donna and Dave Hughes appearing on the calendar. The full first lineup is below.

Internationals:

Jason Byrne (IRE)

David O’Doherty (IRE)

Urzila Carlson (NZ/RSA

Daniel Sloss (SCO)

Des Bishop (USA/IRE)

Stephen K Amos (UK)

Paul Foot (UK)

Rose Matafeo (NZ)

Jimeoin (UK)

Anne Klinge (GER)

Arj Barker (USA)

Australians:

Dave Hughes

Aunty Donna

Joel Creasey

Matt Okine

Nazeem Hussain

Rove McManus

Susie Youssef

Tom Gleeson

Merrick Watts

Neel Kolhatkar

Lehmo

Akmal

Lawrence Mooney

Alex Williamson

Luke Heggie

Rhys Nicholson

Tommy Little

Nick Cody

Justin Hamilton

Becky Lucas

Dave Eastgate

Puppetry of the Penis

The festival will be running from Saturday April 24 until Sunday May 21. For ticketing information, head over to the Sydney Comedy Festival website.

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