A Night at the Festival Club explained

Genre:stand-up comedy
Creator:Darren Chau
Director:Jordan Robinson
Presenter:Adam Hills & Jason Byrne (2008), Josh Thomas (2010)
Starring:Des Bishop, Hannah Gadsby, Justin Hamilton, Adam Hills, Claire Hooper, Josie Long, Josh Thomas, Mark Watson, Harley Breen, Melinda Buttle, Smart Casual, Dead Cat Bounce, Reginald D. Hunter, Tommy Little, Kate Micucci, Celia Pacquola, David Quirk
Opentheme:Yuri Worontschak
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Executive Producer:Darren Chau, Ted Robinson, Susan Provan
Runtime:60 minutes (with commercials)
Company:GNW TV Productions, Foxtel, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Network:The Comedy Channel

A Night at the Festival Club is an Australian stand-up comedy television event, created and executive produced by the Comedy Channel programming director Darren Chau, produced by Ted Robinson and GNW TV Productions for the Comedy Channel, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The series centres on bottling the unique comedic live performances and moments that occur late night in the Festival Club, during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

A Night at the Festival Club premiered on the Comedy Channel on 2 May 2008 hosted by Adam Hills and Jason Byrne, and features Des Bishop, Hannah Gadsby, Justin Hamilton, Adam Hills, Claire Hooper, Josie Long, Josh Thomas, and Mark Watson.

A Night at the Festival Club then returned[1] to the Comedy Channel on 13 May 2010, hosted by Josh Thomas, and features Harley Breen, Melinda Buttle, Smart Casual, Dead Cat Bounce, Reginald D. Hunter, Tommy Little, Kate Micucci, Celia Pacquola and David Quirk.[2] [3]

A Night at the Festival Club was then adapted into ABC's Comedy Up Late which aired every night of the festival in a half hour format.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airdate: Australia's Funniest – 2010 Comedy Festival Preview . Tvtonight.com.au. Seymor Smith. 20 December 2021.
  2. Web site: A Night at the Festival Club 2010 - Throng . 25 May 2012 . 3 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015647/http://www.throng.com.au/2010/05/a-night-at-the-festival-club-2010/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Cracker Night 2010 on the Comedy Channel - Throng . 20 July 2012 . 7 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107160646/http://www.throng.com.au/2010/05/cracker-night-2010-on-the-comedy-channel/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Comedy Up Late. Iview.abc.net.au. 20 December 2021.