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Celebrate International Women’s Day with an unforgettable night of laughter at Stand Up for Women, proudly presented by Multicultural Australia in partnership with the Sit Down Comedy Club.
Enjoy a stellar lineup of Queensland’s most talented female comedians, including Emma Zammit, Kat Davidson, Nan Chen, Bianca Cordez, Beth Martin, Jaimeson Gilders and Angela Greensill.
This special fundraising event promises an evening filled with comedy, connection, and community, with all proceeds supporting Queenslanders from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Proudly Supported by Surf Lifesaving Queensland, the Dolphins, the Brisbane Lions, Queensland Theatre and the Broncos.
Tickets are limited so early bookings are encouraged.
Who is performing?
Kat Davidson
Emma Zammit
Nan Chen
Bianca Cordez
Beth Martin
Jaimeson Gilders
Angela Greensill
Kat Davidson
Who has 25 years comedy experience, brilliant stories and keeps the laughs coming, no matter who is in the audience? This lady….
Seeing Kat on stage is like visiting an old friend you haven’t met yet. She’s shared the stage with the world’s best comics (Stephen K Amos, Steven Wright, Dave Hughes to shamelessly name drop a few), tamed a shed full of drunk miners, kept a 21-year marriage off the rocks and is currently being parented by her ten year old.
Equally at home in a corporate venue or a room full of hens and bucks, Kat brings a fresh and intelligent view to her comedy. She tackles relationships, observations and random events with equal passion and her unique storytelling ability takes her audience along with her for the ride.
Kat has been a professional improviser since 1993, hosted Gala Events, coached blue chip companies in communication and worked a crowd from the back of a cattle truck. Occasionally, all at the same time!
She can be heard regularly across Queensland ABC radio, broadcasting through weather events, the Covid 19 pandemic and bringing the news and some much-needed laughter during lockdown and beyond. Kat has headlined the best comedy clubs in Australia and Canada and can also be regularly found at sea performing for huge crowds on P&O Cruise ships. Her festival shows include Untidy at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, husband and wife co-production He Said, She Said (with husband Stav Davidson) at multiple comedy festivals and venues, solo show Still Standing Up (Perth Fringe) and saucy two-hander Love Hurts with Emily Kristopher (Brisbane Fringe, Wonderland Festival, Adelaide Fringe).
Emma Zammit
Emma Zammit began her standup comedy career in early 2008 after her sister decided it was time to move her one liners out of the lounge room and enrolled her in a standup comedy writing course for the sake of family harmony.
After graduation, she was inspired to work the hard yards and tighten her comedy antics in Sydney and Perth, and she has never looked back.
Emma’s relaxed and relatable style has been a hit with audiences in comedy clubs and at corporate functions. Her musings on parenthood, people and everyday life make her a highly entertaining performer. Recently, she’s been the support act for Jimeoin at his Brisbane shows, and has been featured on Channel 10’s Drunk History and Waltzing Jimeoin.
Emma is available for corporate and private functions as both a Comedian and MC.
Nan Chen
Join local Brisbane legend Nan Chen as she dishes out the laughs with her unique take on comedy.
Bianca Cordez
Growing up as an ADHD, homeschooled, theatre kid in rural South Australia, Bianca Cordez managed to dodge what some might call a healthy dose of schoolyard bullying – unfortunately leaving us with the bundle of undeserved confidence and energy we see today.
After throwing herself into the world of stand up and being awarded runner-up and crowd favourite at Good Chat Comedy’s Brat Pack competition (2020), Bianca was propelled into the comedy scene to become a two-time Raw Comedy QLD State Finalist (2022, 2024), opening festival shows for heavy hitters like Bec Charlwood (Triple J, Spicks & Specks) and becoming a regular face on stages around SEQ.
Her debut festival split-bill Sunday Service, sold out in 2021, and she now co-produces Brisbane’s favorite queer/femme comedy show Not a Boy’s Club, which made its Brisbane Comedy Festival debut in 2024.
Bianca uses comedy to tell stories about her hometown, growing up homeschooled and just plain unconventional childhood because hey, it’s cheaper than therapy.
Beth Martin
Since beginning stand-up comedy in early 2024, Beth Martin has become a regular in Brisbane’s comedy scene. Her sweet appearance belies a subversive sense of humour, often described as unexpectedly edgy.
Outside comedy, Beth has a background in independent theatre. She has trained and performed with Impro Melbourne, hosted storytelling sessions for pre-schoolers, and performed with Ipswich Little Theatre. In 2021, she earned a spot on Theatre Haus’s “Wall of Faves” for her role in “The Savannah Sipping Society”.
Jaimeson Gilders
Jaimeson Gilders is one of Brisbane’s most promising rising comedians.
Kicking off her career in 2019, she was a finalist in Good Chat Comedy Club’s inaugural Brat Pack competition, and has since become a regular in the Brisbane scene. Jaimeson went on to support the likes of Randy Feltface and Mel Buttle at their sold out Brisbane shows and grace festival stages at Yonder and Junglelove.
Jaimeson has quickly cemented herself as a vivid storyteller with memorable punchlines. With only four years of stage time under her belt, she is a natural with a stage presence beyond her years. The daughter of a lighting technician and a comic, Jaimeson is purpose built to put on great show.
Jaimeson was the winner of the Queensland State Final of RAW Comedy in 2024, performing in the National Grand Final during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
With a style described as “debonair and ridiculous” she’s a certified quirky girl with pink hair and more breakup stories than she’d like to admit to. This whirlwind of a woman is goofy, earnest and would really love to make your day.
Angela Greensill
The enigmatic Angela Greensill will keep you guessing.
Surprising and a bit messed up, her razor sharp wit is a sure crowd pleaser. Her punchline driven comedy really packs a punch and should not be missed.
Seasoned from performing at venues around the country, this up and coming talent is really hitting her stride.
As a professional writer, Angela is known for her well written jokes. Drawing on her colourful life experiences Angela will entertain you with thought provoking premises and a peppering of, ‘Did she really just say that?’ moments… And did she really write all of that about herself…
