All male line up?

Win! What a joke!

CAMPAIGN UPDATE: In 2014 when Just for Laughs made headlines for their all male pre-sale line-up, Fair Agenda members called on festival organisers to address their gender problem, and worked together to make sure this issue dominated the festival's social media in the first weeks of promotions. When the festival announced their full line up months later, there were 8 women in the show; and one woman included in every single group event at the Festival. Thanks to everyone who was involved in the campaign!

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What’s wrong with this picture? Despite the myriad of talented female comedians available, Just for Laughs Sydney have just announced the pre-sale lineup for their upcoming festival - and there’s not a woman in sight.

Amazing funny lady Maeve Marsden has just called it out, and pointed to the exceptional pool of talented, award-winning female comedians that could have appeared in this kind of line-up. She’s calling for better. And we are too.

Just for Laughs are still finalising their full line-up - which means they still have time to address the problem. Can you help show them how many Australians want to see more women featured in their upcoming Sydney festival?

1,057 SIGNATURES

Dear Just For Laughs,

Australia has a large pool of talented, award-winning female comedians. We’d like to see them better represented and featured in your Sydney festival.

Signed,

Latest activity

Bill , 4563  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:41:37 +1000
"I am a male and I vote for women. I think Judith Lucy is the funniest comedian I have seen."
Amy , 4000  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:41:04 +1000
Tara , 2905  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:40:38 +1000
Neil , 4220  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:40:29 +1000
"All male comics! decidedly unfunny!!!!!!"
Glenda , 4171  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:39:39 +1000
"To have absolutely no female comedians in your line-up is a travesty. Young aspiring female comedians need role models, they need to see that there is opportunity for them to be as successful as males."
Liz , 5171  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:38:21 +1000
"Hello What is going on with you folk? Its 2014 for goodness sake. You have to add women to your line up. None of my male or female friends in Sydney are going to come to your festival this year on the basis , that you seem so out of touch"
Patrice , 5109  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:38:09 +1000
Barry , 2482  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:37:18 +1000
Colin , 4165  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:37:17 +1000
"Whatever has become of sexual equality in Sydney?"
Karen , 2782  /  signed 2014-07-21 16:37:07 +1000
"Isn’t it time for some gender equality in 2014!"
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