Comedy group builds up audience

The Laugh Garage Comedy Club, the first venture of its type in Parramatta, has been forced to move on after three years following a dispute with the landlord of its upstairs location on the corner of Church and Phillip streets. Ironically, the venue has been leased to The Comedy Club Parramatta.

"We did all the legwork and it involved a lot of time and risk," Darren Sanders told the Parramatta Advertiser, having built up audience numbers to 150-200 on Friday and Saturday nights, and sometimes a full house of 300. He has moved his venture to the Riverside Theatres where he will hold a comedy night every Saturday from 9pm.