Comedy Underground | Raw Comedy 2024 - Gold Coast Heat

RAW Comedy is Australia's largest and most prestigious comedy competition.

RAW Comedy happens in every capital city in Australia and in some regional centres between January and March annually.

You enter your details and your preferred heat when registering online.

You perform a 5 minute spot of new, original comedy material at the heat.

Heats are compered by a professional comedian and are open to the public to attend.

The best acts from the heats progress to appropriate finals.

The best acts from the State Finals generally go onto the National Final.

The National Grand Final is held in the Melbourne Town Hall as a feature event of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The national RAW Comedy winner receives a trip to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they’ll have a chance to compete in So You Think You’re Funny?

Presented by Based Comedy