Breaking down barriers for emerging comedians

Payments can be made via credit card using the Memberful platform and Stripe to ensure secure payments.

No, financial support of Comedy Lab is not currently tax deductible.

Humdinger will offer its Comedy Lab recipients 6 months of support from when successful applicants are announced.

Applications will be assessed by the Humdinger Team who will score them based on our key selection criteria. Our assessment criteria aims to be as inclusive and supportive as possible.

We try to make the application process as quick and easy as possible. Artists will just need to fill out a form that covers info about themselves and the project they are working on and how a Comedy Lab residency will help to move that project forward. We encourage them to provide support material where possible, to strengthen their application, but this is not mandatory.

Comedy Lab is open to all Victoria-based comedy practitioners including performers, writers, directors and producers. The assessment panel will however take into consideration the overall goals of supporting new talent and making Australian comedy more varied and inclusive.

Comedy Lab is not a cash grant. We provide in-kind support via access to our studio and resources.

Comedy Lab Residency’s provide participants with a free 6-month membership to Humdinger Studios including a hot desk, 4 hours of podcast studio access per month, unlimited access to our meeting and rehearsal room space, exclusive opportunities for members including events and promotional opportunities and heavily discounted (sometimes free!) access to our sound stage.

Humdinger is a certified social enterprise whose purpose is to support emerging and diverse Australian comedians by providing access to our professional facilities and award-winning production team. Our goal is to break down barriers, support new talent, and make Australian comedy more varied and inclusive. Applications will be assessed by a panel independent to the Humdinger team.

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