Back with new names, fresh jokes and more laughs, the Civic Theatre has released its line-up for 2019's Wagga Comedy Fest.
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Coming to the city on June 13-18, attendees can expect Australia's top names in comedy to grace the stages of both the Civic Theatre and Riverina Playhouse.
Anh Do and Anne Edmonds will make an appearance at the fifth Wagga festival, alongside other big names like Lano & Woodley, Rhys Nicholson, and the famous purple puppet that will have the crowd in stitches - Randy.
Becky Lucas will also take the stage, as well as Luke McGregor, Mel Buttle and The Chaser.
Anh Do kicks off the week-long festival on Thursday, June 6 before a second show the next night.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow will hit the Civic Theatre stage on June 13, when the Wagga event really gets under way.
Perennial funnymen from The Chaser Quarterly and The Shovel present The War on History at the Civic Theatre on Friday night, followed by a later show from Luke McGregor at 9.30pm.
Classic duo Lano and Woodley deliver Fly in two appearances on Saturday.
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Emerging local talent will deliver their own festival gig, with the Riverina Comedy Club kicking the Riverina Playhouse's Friday night off before Rhys Nicholson and everyone's favourite puppet, Randy.
Mel Buttle, Becky Lucas and Anne Edmonds fill out the Saturday night line-up at the Playhouse.
Returning for another round after last year's success, the winter markets will accompany both evenings of comedy on the Civic Theatre lawns to give attendees a taste of the region's best food and wine.
Tickets to the festival went on sale on Monday.
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