Join us at Shark bar in the New Brighton Hotel for the opening launch of Manly Comedy Club. This night of good times and big laughs in the heart of Manly's corso promises to be the hottest comedy ticket in town on the Northern Beaches. 

October Line Up 

Neel Kolhatkar

Neel Kolhatkar is a comedian and film-maker from Australia. He is well known for his cultural, political, and observational comedy. Over the past twelve years he has performed sold out tours across Australia and released multiple self-produced comedy specials. Neel is also a prolific film-maker having written, directed, and starred in the worldwide viral hit ‘Modern Educayshun’, among many other short films. Neel also produced and created the online web series ‘Crossing the Line’ in 2019. He helped start ‘Comedy Untamed’ in 2022, managing regular comedy shows across Australia.  

Paul Dougals

Paul Douglas is one of the busiest live stand up comedians in New Zealand and winner of Best Live Show and Best Gag at the 2019 New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards.

A master storyteller, Paul’s simultaneously laid back and frenetic energy has been winning over audiences for more than 10 years and will leave you wanting to have a yarn with the man himself.

A regular headliner at the Classic Comedy Club and as seen on 7 Days and TVNZ’s Comedy Gala.

Stella Wu

Stella Wu, a Hong Kong born comic with scything wit and charming persona will share with you her conflicting experiences between living in Honk Kong and Australia. Hilarity ensues as she shares her cultural misunderstandings and whimsical observations to bring a fresh perspective to an immigrant’s life in this country.

Lauren Bonner

Lauren Bonner is a comedian, writer and actor based in Sydney Australia. She has toured her hours Heartbreaker and Elephant across Australia’s major comedy festivals and is a regular on the local comedy club circuit. On screen, she recently wrapped a recurring guest star role on Freeform/Disney series While You Were Breeding (in post-production).

Marty Bright

Over the past decade Marty Bright has taken his unique brand of physical, observation stand up performed around major cities across Australia, USA, Canada and New Zealand at the top clubs including the Sydney and LA’s Comedy Store, Caroline’s and Broadway Comedy Club in NYC and The Comedy Nest in Montreal.

Having been hand chosen for the prestigious FRESH, BREAKOUT and ROADSHOW productions at Sydney Comedy Festival, Bright has established himself as an affable and charismatic performer that is in demand around Australia. 

He has opened for Akmal, ARIA nominee Luke Heggie, Steve Hoffstetter and Daniel Muggleton as well as sharing stages with Matt Okine, Ronnie Chieng, Dave Hughes, Rhys Nicholson, and Fiona Oloughlin to name a few. 

Doors at 7:30pm with the show commencing at 8pm. Food available in the lower levels of the venue.