DAD (hates) JOKES: A Night with Award-Winning Comedic Storyteller Jon Bennett

Saturday, May 3, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Grab your friends for a night that will leave you laughing for months after the show.

DAD (hates) JOKES is another brilliant work by Jon Bennett, exploring the unique and sometimes surreal relationship between him and his conservative father—a man who has faced death multiple times. The show mixes Bennett's sharp wit with deeply personal reflections on family, love, and the complexities of their father-son dynamic. Through a combination of heartfelt storytelling and his signature self-deprecating humor, Bennett creates a touching tribute to the ordinary yet extraordinary life of his father.

Bennett's father, who always wished for his son to follow a traditional path and become an author like Banjo Patterson, provides the central narrative arc. However, Jon's (Author of the hit book Pretending Things are a Cock) unconventional path as a comedian becomes the backdrop for this poignant exploration of familial expectations, generational differences, and shared memories. The result is a highly engaging show that effortlessly oscillates between laughter and deeper emotional reflection.

Take it from them:

• Just for Laughs Award nomination for Best Comedy (Montreal Fringe, 2013)
• Selected (Just for Laughs Zoofest, 2014)
• Producers Pick Award Winner (London Fringe, 2017)
• Best in Venue Award Winner (London Fringe, 2017)
• Best Comedy Award Winner (Victoria Fringe, 2017)
• Best Solo Show Award Nominee (New Zealand Fringe, 2017)
• Best Comedy Award Nominee (Perth Fringe World, 2015)
• Best Solo Show Award Winner (Orlando Fringe, 2015)
• Best in Venue Award Winner (Orlando Fringe, 2015)

"Armed only with self-deprecating wit and memories, Bennett reminds us that ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. ★★★★★" - The Sunday Mail (AUS)

"An example of how much comedy can achieve in terms of depth and range, that it can be belly laugh funny and emotionally powerful. ★★★★" - Chortle (UK)

Tickets: $25