Launched in 2005 as The Cracker Sydney Comedy Festival at a number of inner city venues, the Festival has grown quickly and now attracts 111,000 patrons every year at venues all across Sydney.

[4] Performers have included Ronny Chieng, Matt Okine, Rhys Nicholson, and Corey White.

[4] The Sydney Comedy Festival produces the following current special events:[citation needed] Special events in past years include: No festival was held upon cancellation.

The inaugural Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase brought the laughs to all corners of regional NSW and QLD leaving an audience of over 10 000 in stitches.

[8] Touring over 11 weeks (July – September 2013) with 33 shows, the show visited the following towns and cities: Comedians who have appeared at The Sydney Comedy Festival include:[9]