What a great way to surprise a friend. Your booking can be made by email or phone.
Just call, TXT or email us, letting us know your email contact, and we will email you a Questionnaire form, which you complete and email back to us. We use the information you provide as a basis to write the script, which is customised towards the particular person, situation or event.
Include in your email the exact location & time of day for the Comedygram, & we will let you know the travelling expenses incurred, & the all up price. As a rough guide, off-peak travel bookings in the city (Sydney) incur $30 travelling expenses, Kings Cross - $35, Bondi - $40, Parramatta - $40, North Sydney - $10, Chatswood - $8, Lane Cove, Wollstonecraft - $ free.
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The most popular characters are shown in bold.
The above prices are regarded as base fees with more than five office days notice to prepare the script. Travelling Expenses are additional. Other costs may apply as per below. Corporate Fees are additional. Please follow the link below for Corporate Gigs:
* COMEDY SPECIALISTS, DON MURCHISON, ARTISTES & SCRIPT WRITER RESERVE COPYRIGHT ON ALL PERFORMANCES. Any video of the performance is for private use & must not be reproduced, sold, or screened on TV, without the express conditional approval of Comedy Specialists, the performers & script writer.
* Comedy Specialists expect a courtesy request to video or film the act. In return for allowing filming, the client will supply a copy of the video to "Comedy Specialists" for their records.
No booking is confirmed until we receive a non-refundable deposit. Until then we are not obligated to accept the booking & at our discretion may accept another booking should another deposit arrive earlier.
Deposits are normally paid by internet transfer. We do not accept credit cards.
The cost includes Script Writing, Comedian & Dancer [if relevant for this act].
When you verbally [or via email] confirm your booking with us, we will email you a CONFIRMATION & QUESTIONNAIRE FORM. You complete & email back to us. This becomes the brief to write the script.
The final payment is due 36 hours PRIOR to the performance, by internet transfer. Personal cheques and cash are accepted, but cheques must be received at least a week in advance of the booking.
* All performances are scripted & performed in jest, fun & good faith, without meaning to be vindictive. Comedy Specialists, the performer , comedian & script writer are not responsible if the performance happens to offend anyone. Care is taken to see the script & performance are in keeping with the information that is supplied as a guideline in the questionnaire. Your thorough completion of the questionnaire will assist us to write a memorable script.
Travelling time is additional and added to the fee. When you let us know the location & time, we will confirm the estimated travelling time. Peak hour travelling will incur an additional charge depending on the distance travelled and anticipated traffic.
Relevant Harbour Bridge, Tunnel & Road Tolls are additional.
* Usual SHORT NOTICE CHARGE to prepare script -
..................Only 3 or 4 office days - extra $25.
..................1 - 2 office days - extra $75.
..................Less than 8 office hours notice) - extra $125.
An additional charge, usually of $50 - $200 applies for bookings made outside Sydney.
* Sunday Performance Charge - extra $25.
* Public Holidays:
..................Xmas Day & New Year's Eve - additional minimum $300, extra for duet acts.
..................Good Friday to Easter Monday, Boxing Day, Anzac Day. - extra $250.
..................Most other Public Holidays or Public Holiday Weekends - $200.
* COMEDIAN also DANCES with recipient (if female) - can teach Ceroc steps - $75.
* BOOKINGS between 9.30 pm - Midnight, & 8am -10am - additional $250.
* BOOKINGS between Midnight - 8am - Negotiable
* BOOKINGS between 4 - 7 pm , Monday to Friday, except public holidays, when not affected by peak hour driving. - additional $75. This does not apply for local gigs.
* 'SILLY SEASON' BOOKINGS, 10th November - 9th January -
..................Saturday & Sunday Daytime - extra $75.
..................Thurs. Night - $75.
..................Fri. & Sat. Nights - $100.
..................Mon., Tues., Wed. (day & night), Thur., Fri. (day) - $50.
* 'Silly Season' Short Notice charge -
..................Only 3 or 4 office days - extra $50.
..................1 - 2 office days - extra $125.
..................Less than 8 office hours notice) - extra $250.
..................Scripts that need to be written during the weekend - extra $250.
* FLOWERS. / WINE. / HIRED COSTUME. / COURIER. - depends on cost and time involved to organise.
* The price allows for a half hour Starting Time Range. [This is to allow for potential delays in traffic or holdups if performing more than one gig.] If you want the show to start at a precise time, ie. a GUARANTEED STARTING TIME, this is an additional charge of $100. In this instance, if we are more than five minutes late starting, there is no additional charge of $100.
* If a female dancer is included, as part of a duet act [e.g. Cake Act, Surprise Retirement Parcel, or the Santa Comedy & Dance Act], occasionally, especially if short notice, we may not be able to book a dancer from our normal pool of talent. If this happens & we have to subcontract through an outside dance agency, the price may increase to reflect the extra dancer fee component of the act.
* OUT OF TOWN GIGS - extra $50 - $750, depending on travelling & extent it restricts other gigs being performed on the day / night.
* TWO /three / ...?... PERSON SCRIPT - (When script is written for 2 or more people.) - $50 per extra person. [Each person receives a copy of the script & is included in the script. For more people, the script & performance time may be longer.]
* PARKING needs to be arranged in advance by the organiser and if necessary paid for as an additional charge. Thi is not necessarily an issue, but essential for gigs in the CBD or popular city locations with restricted parking.
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COMEDY SPECIALISTS
Greenwich,
SYDNEY, NSW, 2065.
AUSTRALIA.
| fun@comedyspecialists.com.au | |
| Phone: | 61 - 2 - 9906 2350. (9.30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday.) |
| Mobile: | 0414 390 324. |
This page was last amended 7.9.2022.