--- title: "Lily Hensby: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Lily Hensby, an improviser, next at ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/lily-hensby/ 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 # Lily Hensby Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Lily Hensby is a Sydney improviser who learned her craft at The Groundlings in Los Angeles, at The Improv Conspiracy in Melbourne and at Improv Theatre Sydney. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://lilyhensby.com/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Lily Hensby? Lily Hensby is a Sydney improviser who learned her craft at The Groundlings in Los Angeles, at The Improv Conspiracy in Melbourne and at Improv Theatre Sydney. Since finishing an honours degree at UOW in 2019 she has been making her own shows for stages and festivals such as the Old Fitz Theatre, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Improv Theatre Sydney. At that theatre she is on Aunty's Nephews, one of its graduate house teams, alongside Rachel Slee, Mikey Burford, Sam Downing and others. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival she was in the cast of Harold in a Wig with Kate Ingram, Steph Merriman, Jonah Maranan, Tasman McClymont-Griffiths and Slee. [1] [2] [3] [4] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Base** Sydney **Known for** sketches and characters on TikTok **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Lily Hensby 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 [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 forsketches and characters on TikTok [2] 2. Credit · 2026 [Harold in a Wig](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/harold-in-a-wig/), ITS Comedy Festival, Mini Theatre [4] 3. CreditBonehead, a solo show of stand-up, sketch and improv, directed by [John Glover](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/john-glover/) [5] 4. Member of · 2026Aunty's Nephews, an Improv Theatre Sydney house team coached by Kat Hoyos [3] 5. Member of · 2026Jajartment, an ITS Smackdown team with [Rachel Slee](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/rachel-slee/), [Jack Moran](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/jack-moran/) and [James Kehoe](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/james-kehoe/) [6] 6. Teaches · 2026Inside Out Improv, a character workshop, ITS Comedy Festival [1] ## Plays with Aunty's Nephews, an Improv Theatre Sydney house team coached by Kat Hoyos. Jajartment, an ITS Smackdown team with [Rachel Slee](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/rachel-slee/), [Jack Moran](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/jack-moran/) and [James Kehoe](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/james-kehoe/). ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## Lily Hensby: questions **What is Lily Hensby known for?** sketches and characters on TikTok. **Where can I see Lily Hensby live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Lily Hensby stand-up?** No: Lily Hensby is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. **Where is Lily Hensby from?** Lily Hensby works from Sydney. ## Find Lily Hensby [lilyhensby.com ↗](https://lilyhensby.com/) [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/lalahenz/) [TikTok ↗](https://www.tiktok.com/@lalahenz) [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/@lilyhensby) ### Sources 1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/inside-out-improv-with-lily-hensby) 2. [lilyhensby.com ↗](https://lilyhensby.com/about) 3. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/house-teams/) 4. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/harold-in-a-wig-idiot-box) 5. [lilyhensby.com ↗](https://lilyhensby.com/bonehead) 6. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/its-smackdown-heats-2026/) [The Comedy Festival Comics DB](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/) [Every name on every bill](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/lineups/) Your Vision Board ### “I want to do that.” “We could play there.” Tap ♡ on any card to keep it here, with the festivals and ideas you save on the front page. [Open my Vision Board →](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/#board) Comedy news 8 in the last few days ### The latest in comedy. - [Industry 13 Nov **'Sunset P.I.' 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