Stone the crows: It's the Sydney Comedy Festival!

Get ready for three weeks of big yuks with acts like Charlie Murphy at the Sydney Comedy Festival.Whatever you think about the Aussies, there?s no denying they have a sense of humor -- they pinched most of it from the Brits, after all.

Keeping that reputation alive is the much-loved Sydney Comedy Festival, which hits its eighth edition later this month.

Running from April 24 to May 12, this year?s bash features homegrown and international acts tickling ribs at venues across the city. Organizers expect the usual inrush of tourists as well as locals keen on yuks by the bucket load.

International appeal

?Its fantastic to see the festival grow year after year,? says Festival Director, Jorge Menidis. ?Our audience members fly in from all round Australia to attend, with some performances bringing in visitors from New Zealand and even Southeast Asia.?

The festival opens with its traditional Cracker Night -- American readers might need an Oz dictionary, lest they get the wrong idea -- on April 24.

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