How do you escape a mad world when time is fleeting, nothing is real and idiots are (still) everywhere? Chris Ryan gets lost in the weeds of her new rental, slowly pressing moisturiser into her face and scrolling marketplace until everything’s a blur. When a stranger called Barbara taunts her on a no-buy garden group online, it stirs up more questions than answers.

★★★★“…a trenchant, acutely funny hour”

Sydney Morning Herald, 2024

Tickets & pricing

$30

Duration

60 minutes, with no interval.

Warnings

Performance contains coarse langauage and adult themes.

Dates & Times

May 2026

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" “…a distinctive, vital voice…a trenchant, acutely funny hour, raging against modern malaise but never pretending to have all the answers.”"

Sydney Morning Herald – 2024

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan’s hard truths and relatable cynicism, paired with a raw, genuine vulnerability have become her signature take on the hilarious absurdities of life. Touring the biggest comedy and arts festivals in Australia, Chris has had a meteoric rise in the past five years, cementing her as a household name in Australian comedy.

Awarded Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival (2019) with her debut show, Bogus, she went on to create a new show Big Hair, Big Dreams that saw her nominated as Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2021.

Her laconic take on everything from romance to passive aggressive co-workers has also earned her spots on Australia’s premium Comedy Galas.

Chris’s stand up is based on her life and the people in it, making it real and relatable, delivered in her signature understated, laconic style. If you’re looking for a song and dance, you’re not getting it but you will get laughs — plenty of them.