--- title: "Nick Harriott: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Nick Harriott, 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/nick-harriott/ 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 # Nick Harriott Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Nick Harriott is a musical comedian from Melbourne whose speciality is accompanying improvisers at the piano. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/nick-harriott/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Nick Harriott? Nick Harriott is a musical comedian from Melbourne whose speciality is accompanying improvisers at the piano. He has played the live score for the cult hit Dragon Friends, and has been a regular with the troupes Speakerbox, Blank: The Musical and Baker's Eight. He has twice won the Melbourne Fringe's Tour Ready prize and trained at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival he was in the cast of Exposure Therapy, an Improv Theatre Sydney show, alongside Tim Dunk, Elliot Ulm, Ru Halwala, Steph Ryan and Allana Duncan in the Main Theatre. [1] [2] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Base** Melbourne **Known for** live piano soundtracks for Dragon Friends **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Nick Harriott 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 forlive piano soundtracks for Dragon Friends [1] 2. Creditmusic for Impro Australia's Celebrity Theatresports [1] 3. Credit · 2026 [Exposure Therapy](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/exposure-therapy/), ITS Comedy Festival, Main Theatre [2] 4. AwardMelbourne Fringe Tour Ready prize, twice [1] 5. Member ofBaker's Eight, Blank: The Musical and [Speakerbox](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/speakerbox/) (regular player) [1] 6. Teachesthe musical curriculum at Improv Theatre Sydney, with [Bridie Connell](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/bridie-connell/) and Tom Cardy [1] ## Plays with Baker's Eight, Blank: The Musical and [Speakerbox](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/speakerbox/) (regular player). ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## Nick Harriott: questions **What is Nick Harriott known for?** live piano soundtracks for Dragon Friends. **Where can I see Nick Harriott live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Nick Harriott stand-up?** No: Nick Harriott is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. **Where is Nick Harriott from?** Nick Harriott works from Melbourne. ## Find Nick Harriott [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/nick-harriott/) ### Sources 1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/nick-harriott/) 2. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/exposure-therapy) [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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