DAN RATH: ENCORE SPECIAL EVENT

“You probably already know me from reading the news. In 2018, I dressed up as a sewing needle and hid inside a strawberry.

There should be a French word for the moment you realize a bald dude actually has a ponytail.

I'm so used to failure that success represents an existential threat.”

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About DAN RATH: ENCORE SPECIAL EVENT

The cracked prince of Australian alt-comedy returns to the Comedy Store with his best hour of jokes! Combining the best bits from his 2025 SCF Best of the Fest award-winning hour ‘Tropical Depression’, and his 2026 show ‘Help Me Please’, this special event will be filmed as part of Dan Rath’s upcoming comedy special.

"His mind works like no other” ★★★★★ – Chortle (UK)

“The speed and frequency of his jokes is dizzying… Buckle up” ★★★★ – The Guardian

“The antithesis of run-of-the-mill white-bread stand-up comedy” ★★★★ – ArtsHub

“The most sublime, cracked writer, an absolute artist in bleak hilarity” ★★★★ – The Scotsman

"Book yesterday” ★★★★ – The Age

Winner: Best of the Fest, Sydney Comedy Festival, 2025

Winner: Director’s Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2025