Hobart Science Comedy

See Hobart’s best scientists at the Dark Fringe Festival

Hobart Dark Fringe Festival

Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition is debuting in Hobart following sold out shows across Australia.

We have shows at the on 22, 23 and 24 June at Shambles Brewery and Hobart Brewing Co. Tickets are available here.

Each night features different scientists. They have partnered with comedians to infuse humour and laughs into scientific talks. Laugh and learn at the same time!

Each talk is on a unique topic. No two talks are the same! Speaker information is below.

For examples of our shows, visit our YouTube channel here.

Tickets available here

Hobart Dark Fringe Festival Speakers

Saturday 22 June at 7pm (Shambles Brewery)

Kate Fraser - Seaweed creatures
Emma Church - Reefs
Emille Boulot - Environmental law
Scott Spillias - AI & mapping oceans
Camille Mewett - Kids & mobility

Sunday 23 June at 7pm (Shambles Brewery)

Elleke Leurs - Roadkill
Joel Williams - Fish & habitats
Tegan Clark - Dust storms
Will Hobbs - Sea ice
Carles Ferre - Lizards

Tessa Smith - Beetles
Andrew Sullivan - Climate change agreements
Olly Dove - Birds
Chris Brown - Seagrass
Krzysztof Bolejko - Cosmology

Monday 24 June at 7pm (Hobart Brewing Co)

EOI is always open for scientists & researchers

If you’re a scientist, researcher or a technical expert (consultant, IT professional, etc), then join the Science Comedy Program for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn new skills and give your own 10-minute science comedy talk.

This program is a tonne of fun and will help you to advance your career!

Fill in our EOI form if you are interested in joining the Science Comedy Program. We will get in touch with you as soon as we open a program in your area. Our program is nation-wide.

We will the program on a first come, first serve basis.

In this program, you will participate in a series of workshops that will help you to strengthen your presentation skills and help you to weave humour into your talks.

For additional information, see testimonials and FAQs below, or visit our program page.

EOI form

What program participants say

"Incredibly professional and helpful. Performing was unreal. "

Hannah Kunst
"Great program connecting scientists to amused audiences."

Sally Hurst
"Super fun and I learned heaps! Great experience."

Lorenzo Logi
"Dave is a really nice and supportive facilitator."

Taylor Szyszka
"I learnt a lot and had an awesome time doing it!"

Joel Raymond
"It was fun and a great way to meet diverse, intelligent people!"

Amanda Khoury
"A blast! I highly recommend this program"

Lachlan Gray
"A very cool way to learn some skills for future presentations."

Zoe Xirocostas
"This program helped me get on the National Science Quiz!"

Paige Erpf
"Very fun to present my research in this way."

Toby Kovacs
"This program gave me so much! I can apply these tools to any talks."

Inna Osmolovsky
"So much fun to weave jokes into my science talks."

Faraidoon Haghdoost
"Such a unique experience being able to feature in a comedy show."

Tanja Rosenqvist
"I really enjoyed the experience - would recommend it!

Kovi Rose
"This was a lot of fun. Great way to learn some new skills."

Jared Bergman
"A great way to present my science and research."

Levi Tegg