About this event
🎤 BEST OF UNDERGROUND COMEDY – Multiple shows every week
One of Melbourne’s longest-running underground comedy rooms.
12+ years. running!
1,000+ shows. The bluestone basement under one of Collingwood’s coolest cocktail bars.
This is where the names you see at the festival cut their teeth! Past Big Acts include:
Hannah Gadsby. Dave Hughes. Akmal Saleh. Peter Helliar. Tom Ballard. Josh Thomas. Danny Bhoy. Lehmo. Claire Hooper. Even Hamish and Andy used to run it!
Every show is a curated lineup of of around 7 or so professional or undiscovered comedians –
headliners, festival regulars, and the rising acts you’ll be bragging about seeing first.
⏱️ 75 mins • 🍸 Full bar • 🔞 18+ only • 📍 80 Smith St, Collingwood
WHY PEOPLE COME BACK
✅ No two shows are ever the same
✅ Tickets $10 – cheaper than a movie!
✅ Walk to 30+ bars on Smith/Gertrude after
✅ Grab a pre-show cocktails at the bar upstairs
See the booking widget to see shows!
⚠️ Shows regularly sell out – book ahead!
We cannot always say if we have a huge act coming down, but if they do it is a huge suprise. Such popins include:
Akmal Saleh, Lehmo, Sam Tallent, Luke Kidgell, Tedsthetics, Peter Helliar, James Mccann, Josh Thomas, Claire Hooper, Dave Hughes, Danny Bhoy, Tom Ballard, Hannah Gadsby and more.
⚠️Please arrive 10 minutes before the show, grab a drink and relax until we welcome you into the room! Grab a drink!
🎤 WHAT TO EXPECT
A curated lineup of 7ish stand-up comedians – local legends, interstate headliners, international acts passing through Melbourne, and the occasional wild card we just had to put on stage.
No two shows are ever the same. That’s the point.
There’s a particular Dirty Secrets energy down here – you’ll feel it within the first five minutes. Most people get hooked.
📍 THE VENUE
80 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
We run out of a bluestone basement underneath one of Collingwood’s coolest cocktail bars. Low ceilings, brick walls, candlelight – the kind of room comedy is meant to happen in.
GETTING HERE
🚋 Tram: 86 to Smith St
🚗 Free parking on the side streets just off Smith (the locals’
secret – it’s where the comics park too). Paid parking on Smith St.
🍸 ON THE NIGHT
Grab a drink when you arrive and we’ll welcome you down to the basement when the room’s ready.
Drinks come down with you (we recommend it). Phones away. 75 minutes of comedy. You can leave at any point to grab another drink!
⚠️ THE FINE PRINT
• Refunds available up to 24 hours before showtime
• Lineups subject to change (we’ll always make it worth it)
• Schedule updated weekly – check back for new dates
• 18+
Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets offers a unique, intimate atmosphere where comedy thrives. Nestled in a bluestone basement, the venue captures the essence of Melbourne's underground scene, and locals flock here for an authentic night of laughter with a rotating lineup of both established and emerging talent.
