--- title: "Laura Hart: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Laura Hart, 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/laura-hart/ 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 # Laura Hart Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Laura Hart has spent more than fifteen years performing as an actor, an improviser and a drag king. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/laura-hart/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Laura Hart? Laura Hart has spent more than fifteen years performing as an actor, an improviser and a drag king. At Improv Theatre Sydney they were part of Confetti Gun, the first troupe there made up only of women, and travelled to New York with it to perform. Away from the improv stage, Hart started and still hosts The Kings, which counts among the largest drag king nights in Australia. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival they were one of the players in The Teacher's Lounge, the night's headline set. [1] [2] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Known for** The Kings, a drag king show they founded and host **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Laura Hart 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 forThe Kings, a drag king show they founded and host [1] 2. CreditImprovisation and Casting Director, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth (Disney+ and Nat Geo) [1] 3. Credit · 2023The Kings, record for the largest drag king performance, Mardi Gras [1] 4. Credit · 2026Flipping the Song, ITS Comedy Festival, Main Theatre [3] 5. Award · 2022ACON honour award, for work in the LGBTQIA+ community [1] 6. Award · 2017Young Social Pioneer, Foundation for Young Australians [1] 7. Member ofConfetti Gun, the first all-women improv troupe at Improv Theatre Sydney [1] 8. Teaches · 2026Improv Theatre Sydney, one of its teachers in The Teachers' Lounge [2] ## Plays with Confetti Gun, the first all-women improv troupe at Improv Theatre Sydney. ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia, headlining ## Laura Hart: questions **What is Laura Hart known for?** The Kings, a drag king show they founded and host. **Where can I see Laura Hart live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Laura Hart stand-up?** No: Laura Hart is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. ## Find Laura Hart [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/laura-hart/) ### Sources 1. 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