Wee Jasper Comedy Festival

Yes, you have read correctly, the town with a population equal to 10 people and fifty sheep have a comedy festival. One of the many summer adventures I had was taking some friends to this grand occasion. Let me tell you that hilarity ensued.

My type of town!

Jan, the lovely owner of Wee Jasper's local, alerted me to this monumental annual event whilst I was passing through on my way to Melbourne for Christmas. It consists of lots of people sitting on the front lawn of the pub, and about six comedic acts being staged from the back of a truck. Named Capital Punishment, it featured comedians from Sydney, Canberra, and the South Coast. It was used as a way for these young performers to fundraise their way to the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Comedy on a truck - its funny even before she starts talking.

The MC tried quite hard to be funny, and he succeeded with his story about the hardships of a trolley, but otherwise he struggled a little. On the other hand, the acts (including Daniel Connell, The Stevenson Experience, Dayne Rathbone and Kathryn Bendall) were hilarious and totally worth the 60-odd minute drive. Other highlights included visiting Yass Macdonalds, who were struggling with the changeover to breakfast menu at 12:30am. It only took 40 mins for them to serve 5 people...

Damn straight we'll be back next year.