As part of our three-day event in September we’ve invited one of Australia’s favourite stand-up comedians, Rachel Berger, to deliver a one-day Stand-Up Comedy workshop to ten first-time, would-be comedians who will perform their routines to a live audience that same night.
We all live with the fear of failure so why not bite the bullet and move out of the lounge room and onto the stage. There is no security for the comedian. Anxiety goes with the territory, it’s the cattle prod towards excellence. This is NOT a comedy-writing workshop. But a rare and unique opportunity to draw on Rachel’s thirty years of experience to help you understand your illogical self and what makes YOU funny? In order to be funny, you have to know and trust your comic-self on stage and that’s what this workshop is about, discovering your own funny!
About Rachel…..
Experience her machine gun delivery and ricocheting thoughts, and you realise she must be as pumped as any AFL footballer.” Stage Left Magazine
Rachel is one of Australia’s favourite stand-up comedians and a woman of remarkably diversified talents. In addition to playing the xylophone and carving avocado pips into small Buddhas she’s recently stopped feeling guilty. There are no cows too sacred for this Berger. Rachel has worked variously as a comedian, broadcaster, novelist, columnist, agitator and television entertainer. She’s taken four solo shows to the Edinburgh Festival and her dynamic presence and engagingly sharp observations have made her an extremely popular performer both live and on television, across Australia and overseas. In this workshop Rachel creates a safe environment for discussion and the opportunity for participants to work on their routines (max 5 minutes), find their own voice, confidence and authentic delivery, to perform in front of an audience later that evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arg6dV6sko
https://www.rachelberger.com/
Important!
- Places are limited to between 10-12 people
- You must be available from 9.00am for the entire day. The workshop, is followed by a rehearsal/soundcheck and then the performance that evening.
- The workshop and show will take place at the same venue.
- Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Duration of Workshop: 9.00am to 4.00pm [Lunch break 12 -1.00pm]
Rehearsal: 5.00pm to 6.00pm
ShowTime: 70 minutes ~ 7.00pm – 8.10pm
Applications close Friday 21st August 2026
For further information please contact David Power thebluedogfoundation@gmail.com