--- title: "Edan Lacey: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Edan Lacey, an improviser: who they are, and where to see them next: ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026. Every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/edan-lacey/ updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![The Eternity Playhouse, once the Burton Street Tabernacle, Darlinghurst, 2018, Sydney](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/fest-its-comedy-festival-1600.webp) Improv The Comedy Festival Comics DB # Edan Lacey Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Edan Lacey writes, directs, acts and improvises, and is one of the founders of Improv Theatre Sydney. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Edan Lacey? Edan Lacey writes, directs, acts and improvises, and is one of the founders of Improv Theatre Sydney. Twice a national Theatresports champion, he has played the Adelaide Fringe, the Sydney Comedy Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as UCB, iO Chicago and the People's Improv Theatre. His screen work includes Aaron Chen Tonight and the ABC's The Checkout, and as a director he has made the Sydney Uni Revue and Owl Eyes On You, a show by Susie Youssef. He trained at Ecole Philippe Gaulier and at The New Actors Workshop under Mike Nichols, among other schools, and is heard each month on the podcast The Dragon Friends. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival he played the opening Sunday Megamix and The Teachers' Lounge. [1] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Known for** co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Edan Lacey next - ![Outside the Enmore Theatre, Newtown, Sydney, on a show night in March 2013](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/aus-sydney-1600.webp) 8–15 November 2026 **ITS Comedy Festival** Sydney, Australia · headlining [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) ## On stage and screen 1. Known forco-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney [1] 2. Known forThe Dragon Friends, a monthly podcast [1] 3. Known forgraduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, Ecole Philippe Gaulier and The New Actors Workshop [1] 4. CreditAaron Chen Tonight and The Checkout (ABC) [1] 5. Credit · 2018director, The Sydney Uni Revue and Susie Youssef's Owl Eyes On You (MICF) [1] 6. Credit · 2026Opening Show: Welcome to Country + Sunday Reset, ITS Comedy Festival [2] 7. Credit · 2026The Teachers' Lounge, ITS Comedy Festival, Eternity Playhouse [3] 8. Awardtwo-time National Theatresports champion [1] ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia, headlining ## Edan Lacey: questions **What is Edan Lacey known for?** co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney. **Where can I see Edan Lacey live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Edan Lacey stand-up?** No: Edan Lacey is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. ### Sources 1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/edan-lacey/) 2. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/opening-show-welcome-to-country-sunday-reset) 3. 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