--- title: "Rama Nicholas: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Rama Nicholas, 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/rama-nicholas/ 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 # Rama Nicholas Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Rama Nicholas acts, writes, directs and makes comedy, and is an improviser who performs, directs and teaches improvisation at festivals around the world. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://ramanicholas.com/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Rama Nicholas? Rama Nicholas acts, writes, directs and makes comedy, and is an improviser who performs, directs and teaches improvisation at festivals around the world. Rama's scripted solo shows put a whole cast of characters in one performer's hands, pairing sketch-sized boldness with the shading of drama. In 2014 Rama won Melbourne's Moosehead award for comedy, and was twice nominated for the Golden Gibbo, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's prize for independent work. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Rama was in the cast of ITS Now or Never, a one-time show joining visitors and local favourites, and taught a workshop there. [1] [2] [3] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Known for** The improv formats Close To You and The Wishing Tree **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Rama Nicholas 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 forThe improv formats Close To You and The Wishing Tree [2] 2. Credit · 2026Fairy Smut, solo show, Melbourne Fringe Festival [2] 3. Credit · 2023Evidence, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne International Comedy Festival [2] 4. Credit · 2026ITS Now or Never, ITS Comedy Festival [3] 5. Award · 2014Moosehead Award (Melbourne International Comedy Festival), After Ever After [2] 6. Award · 2013Fringe Tour Award, Death Rides a Horse [2] 7. Teaches · 2026Truth, Emotion and Reaction workshop, ITS Comedy Festival [1] ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## Rama Nicholas: questions **What is Rama Nicholas known for?** The improv formats Close To You and The Wishing Tree. **Where can I see Rama Nicholas live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Rama Nicholas stand-up?** No: Rama Nicholas is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. ## Find Rama Nicholas [ramanicholas.com ↗](https://ramanicholas.com/) [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/the_rama_nicholas/) [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/rama.nicholas) ### Sources 1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/truth-emotion-and-reaction-with-rama-nicholas) 2. [ramanicholas.com ↗](https://ramanicholas.com/) 3. 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