20 January – 14 February

This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

A cheerful woman in citrus earrings and a blue dress stands before a white, heart-patterned backdrop filled with Galentine’s-themed icons. Bold red and blue text reads “Galentine’s Day Gala 2026,” with playful stickers like hearts, “gals over guys,” and “girl gang.”
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Galentine's Day Gala '26

Bring your bestie/s or make some new bffs at the 8th annual all gal comedy love-in (in the spirit of tradition set by Parks & Rec's Leslie Knope).

Share good times and great laughs as Australia’s longest running comedy club The Laugh Resort presents Fringe’s funniest comedians of the female persuasion, on the stage that helped launch the likes of Mel Buttle and Claire Hooper.

"A night filled with great fun and plenty of laughter... (with) fantastic stand-up acts from a diverse pool of local & international female comedians." Perth Happenings, 2023

With previous guests including TV & radio stars and festival faves, 2026 - with ★★★★★ award winning homegrown MC Amy Hetherington - promises a gender-inclusive celebration of friends, laughter & surprises.

"Laughed so hard I cried" Fringefeed, 2022

Presented by: Laugh Resort Inc.

In '91 The Laugh Resort became Australia’s only known Incorporated Association of & for comedians. For 25 years, it presented a weekly club show in Northbridge, programmed festival stages, main stage theatre and charity galas, relaunching in 2018 with a show upstairs in Yagan Square the 3rd Wed of each month. As a not-for-profit, the Association relies on the support of its members and audiences, and distributes all earnings back to the creatives you see on stage and behind it. After a short break in 2025, the Club's amped to be back in full force, providing advocacy, advice and other benefits to comedy industry members, and fostering the best in Perth comedy by providing development & performance opportunities for emerging and established artists, and top value entertainment for audiences
Comedy • Stand Up
Western Australia

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Family friendly: No
Sexual References
Coarse Language: Occasional
Mental Health

Presenter

Presented by: Laugh Resort Inc.

In '91 The Laugh Resort became Australia’s only known Incorporated Association of & for comedians. For 25 years, it presented a weekly club show in Northbridge, programmed festival stages, main stage theatre and charity galas, relaunching in 2018 with a show upstairs in Yagan Square the 3rd Wed of each month. As a not-for-profit, the Association relies on the support of its members and audiences, and distributes all earnings back to the creatives you see on stage and behind it. After a short break in 2025, the Club's amped to be back in full force, providing advocacy, advice and other benefits to comedy industry members, and fostering the best in Perth comedy by providing development & performance opportunities for emerging and established artists, and top value entertainment for audiences