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OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words

Asians are Funny

Session 15
Comedy Special Event Weekend of Words Talks
Space Theatre
Asians are funny
1 date

Dates

  • Times

    • Sunday
      3:30 pm — 4:30 pm

Prices

Admission

FREE

Join top Asian Australian comedians as they navigate humour, stereotypes, and cultural expectations, sharing hilarious stories and insights into how they break stereotypes while tickling your funny bone.


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Beverley Jason Sami on Stage

OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words: A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Curated by Sami Shah. Discover, engage, inspire.

Discover Weekend of Words

Jason Chong

Speaker

Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia 

Jason has been performing standup comedy for more than 20 years, appearing in festivals around the world, radio, and TV. You can hear Jason presenting the Evenings Program on ABC Local Radio (SA, NT and Broken Hill). 

Appearing in: Session 6, Session 15, Closing Night Debate 

Jason Chong

Lawrence Leung

Speaker

Naarm, Melbourne, Australia 

Lawrence Leung is a screenwriter, actor, and award-winning standup comedian. He created the ABC1 comedies Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable and Choose Your Own Adventure. He also hosted the TV series Our Brain and was recently a writer/performer for WTFAQ on ABC1. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Session 15, Opening Night Gala 

Lawrence Leung

Urvi Majumdar

Speaker

Naarm, Melbourne, Australia 

Urvi Majumdar is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actor. She has written for The Project and The Weekly, and recently wrote and starred in her own online series, Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School, as a part of the ABC Freshblood initiative. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Session 15, Closing Night Debate 

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Jennifer Wong

Moderator

Cammeraygal Country, Sydney, Australia 

Jennifer Wong is a writer, comedian, presenter of Chopsticks or Fork? (ABC), and columnist for The Guardian. Her humorous essays and reporting about food, culture, and mental health have been published by ABC Everyday, ABC News, Monocle, SBS Food, and SBS News. 

Appearing in: Session 15, Workshop: Crafting Comedy, Closing Night Debate 

Jennifer Wong

Performance Location: Space Theatre

Space Theatre

You can enter the Space Theatre by foot from North Ter­race, Ade­laide Rail­way Sta­tion, Ade­laide Oval, or King William Road. 

From North Ter­race, walk down the laneway along­side SkyC­i­ty Casi­no. From King William Road, you can walk over Fes­ti­val Plaza (there’s a lift and esca­la­tor down to the Dunstan Play­house lev­el) or along the Walk of Fame from Elder Park.

Directions via Google

Accessible drop off

There is an acces­si­ble drop off area locat­ed off Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under the River­bank Footbridge.

A des­ig­nat­ed dis­abil­i­ty drop off is also avail­able 45 min­utes before per­for­mances. To access this drop off area, turn onto Fes­ti­val Dri­ve from King William Road, pass the Fes­ti­val Plaza car park entrance and stay left, dri­ving through the EOS Hotel vis­i­tor drop off loop to arrive at the Dun­stan Play­house & Space Theatre access drop off. 

Taxi services

The best place to be dropped off by taxi is on King William Road at the Fes­ti­val The­atre or on North Terrace. There is also a drop off area locat­ed off low­er Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under­neath the River­bank Footbridge. 

Car parking

The nearest car park is the Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park

  • Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Location: Festival Drive (adjacent Montefiore Road), Adelaide
  • Entry: Festival Dr via King William Rd (Height: 2.0m) | Festival Dr via Montefiore Rd (Height: 2.0m)

Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre. 

Go to Adelaide Convention Centre website

Public transport

Accessible by many forms of public transport including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.

Go to Adelaide Metro website

We want to make your vis­it as enjoy­able as pos­si­ble and offer many ways to assist if sup­port is required.

Accessible seating

Patrons using a wheel­chair and those unable to man­age stairs can be seat­ed in the bal­cony or on floor lev­el depend­ing on the venue configuration. 

Lifts

Stair-free seat­ing is avail­able at the upper bal­cony lev­el only. 

Toilets

Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.

Assistance animals

Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly. 

Audio assistance

Space Theatre has hearing loop facilities, limited to particular seats in the venues.

Audience members who require hearing assistance are now able to enjoy the show via the Beyerdynamic Hearing System. Please advise the oper­a­tor at the time of booking. 

Find out more about our access services

The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar

The perfect meeting place for a pre-show drink or snack.

Located in the foyer of Dunstan Playhouse, The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar offers a great selection of South Austra…

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Malt Shovel Taphouse Adelaide

Great beer, delicious food and river views

Celebrating all things craft beer and flavoursome, authentic food, the Taphouse is a destination that offers unique exp…

Malt Shovel Taphouse Adelaide

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